A vaccinated driver just needs a negative COVID-19 test three days after an exposure to be all clear. Under NASCAR’s current COVID-19 protocols, a vaccinated driver is cleared to compete much sooner than an unvaccinated driver after a close contact. LaJoie was forced to miss Sunday’s race after he was a close contact of someone with COVID-19 earlier in the week. Sunday’s major topic of discussion at Michigan International Speedway was NASCAR’s changing COVID-19 protocols in the wake of the coronavirus spike across the country and Corey LaJoie’s absence from the race.
Just how many top-tier NASCAR drivers are putting themselves at an increased risk of missing a playoff race by not getting a COVID-19 vaccine?
