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- Well, this Memorial Day weekend marks a return to tradition in Indianapolis. The Indy 500 will become the biggest crowd-- will host the biggest crowd at a sporting event since the start of the pandemic.

Bob Donaldson, of our CBS affiliate, WTTV in Indianapolis, is at the Speedway.

The iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been eerily quiet through the pandemic. The Indy 500 was postponed last Memorial Day weekend. And the race was run without fans last August.

But as the nation recovers from COVID, so too does the legendary Speedway.

- I love this place, I miss this place.

BOB DONALDSON: Fans have returned to what they call the Brickyard this year. Though some things have changed.

So-called mask ambassadors circulate in the stands, trying in vain often to get fans to comply with local masking requirements still in place here.

135,000 fans will watch the race in person. That's 40% of the tracks capacity, and enough, Speedway officials say, to maintain social distance.

DOUG BOLES: As you're coming in, and as you're standing in concession stands, and going to restrooms, we're trying to keep people distanced as much as possible. So you will see signage everywhere.