Because the quarantine rules in New York are so strict, NASCAR cannot meet them and has decided to move its August race from Watkins Glen to the road course at Daytona International Speedway.

The road course race will be held Sunday, August 16. and will be NASCAR’s debut on the course used by the IMSA sports car series.

The season finale at Daytona International Speedway will be held on Saturday, August 29.

Florida’s WESH Channel 2 anchor tweeted, “BREAKING: #NASCAR announces for the first time, the Cup series will race at Daytona International Speedway’s Road Course.”

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  WATKINS GLEN, NEW YORK - AUGUST 03: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 iK9 Toyota, and Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 MoneyLion Ford, take the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Zippo 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 03, 2019 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen

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  WATKINS GLEN, NEW YORK - AUGUST 04: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet, takes the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 04, 2019 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)

• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GoBowling at The Glen

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  WATKINS GLEN, NY - AUGUST 05: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota, leads Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 SunEnergy1 Chevrolet, Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Crunchy Mint Toyota, and the rest of the field into to turn one following the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GoBowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 5, 2018 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GoBowling at The Glen

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  WATKINS GLEN, NY - AUGUST 05: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 SunEnergy1 Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GoBowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 5, 2018 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GoBowling at The Glen

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  WATKINS GLEN, NY - AUGUST 05: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 SunEnergy1 Chevrolet, races during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GoBowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 5, 2018 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GoBowling at The Glen

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  WATKINS GLEN, NY - AUGUST 05: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota, lead the field during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GoBowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 5, 2018 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

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