The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Indianapolis (Speedway), IN · Indiana
- Level
- Organizer
- Issued
- 2020-06-26 June 26, 2020
- In force
- June 26, 2020 (the notice's date)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Passenger Transportation and Travel Services SEC-21
Operative words
"Based on policies and procedures put into effect by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IMS officials announced today that attendance for the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, Aug. 23 will be approximately 25 percent of capacity. Face coverings will be required for all attendees" (IMS, July 21, 2020, Ex. SEC-21-GM-038)
The organizer's notice
IMS Indy 500 Aug 23 Reduced Attendance 50 Percent
Notes
2020: Rescheduled March 26, 2020 to August 23 (Wikipedia); June 26, 2020: 'venue capacity limited to 50 percent attendance' (Ex. SEC-21-GM-037); July 21, 2020: 'approximately 25 percent of capacity. Face coverings will be required for all attendees' (Ex. SEC-21-GM-038); August 4, 2020: run without spectators, citing 'COVID-19 case trends in Marion County' (Wikipedia). Marion County Public Health Orders 20-2020 through 25-2020 (July-August 2020) capped venues and required masks (Exs. MET-IND-020, -021, -022, -025); Indiana's Back on Track order (Ex. IN-024). 2021: Run May 30, 2021 before 135,000 ('40 percent of venue capacity,' Ex. SEC-21-GM-039) under Marion County Public Health Order 9-2021 (Ex. MET-IND-043); all Marion County capacity restrictions lifted July 1, 2021 (Ex. MET-IND-042). Usual dates: Memorial Day weekend; 2020 edition moved from May 24 to August 23, 2020. Scale: 'the world's largest outdoor sports facility' (IMS); 2021 limited to 135,000 spectators, '40 percent of venue capacity' (IMS, May 27, 2021, Ex. SEC-21-GM-039). Venue orders 2020: MET-IND-020, MET-IND-021, MET-IND-022, MET-IND-025, MET-IND-029, IN-024, IN-035. Venue orders 2021: MET-IND-043, MET-IND-042, FED-020.