It will be a summer in the South for NASCAR after the stock car series announced Thursday it will stick to Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, Florida and Alabama for June races – all of them without fans.

NASCAR has now set plans for 20 races – including nine in the elite Cup Series – as it returns to the tracks after being shut down for more than two months by concerns about the coronavirus.

The Cup Series is scheduled to resume at Darlington Raceway and run four times in 11 days at the South Carolina track and at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina.

“As we prepare for our return to racing at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, the industry has been diligent in building the return-to-racing schedule,” Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, said in a statement.

“We thank the many government officials for their guidance, as we share the same goal in our return – the safety for our competitors and the communities in which we race.”

Then NASCAR will go to Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee – roughly three hours’ driving distance for most of the Charlotte-area based teams.

Races will follow at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Georgia, Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, Homestead-Miami Speedway in South Florida and Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.

Also Thursday, NASCAR announced the postponement of various series events in Kansas, Michigan, Ohio and Texas.