CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR plans to restart its engines with a flurry of races at two historic tracks.

NASCAR said it is set to return May 17 with an elite Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, the first of seven events in an 11-day stretch across the top three series.

There will be no practice, no qualifying. The entire venue will be used to maintain distancing in garage stalls and where the haulers are parked.