Thousands collect diplomas at North Carolina NASCAR track

Graduating senior Xavier Faulkner from Cabarrus Early College of Technology waits in his car to receive his diploma at the Charlotte Motor Speedway during a graduation event in Concord, N.C., Friday, June 12, 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic Cabarrus County schools participated in a first-of-its-kind commencement ceremony for students and family. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Class of 2020 graduating seniors from Cabarrus Early College of Technology drive across the start-finish line at the Charlotte Motor Speedway to receive their diplomas during a graduation event in Concord, N.C., Friday, June 12, 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic Cabarrus County schools participated in a first-of-its-kind commencement ceremony for it's students and family. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Class of 2020 graduates from Cabarrus Early College of Technology drive on the Charlotte Motor Speedway to receive their diplomas from principal Vance Fishback during a graduation event in Concord, N.C., Friday, June 12, 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic Cabarrus County schools participated in a first-of-its-kind commencement ceremony for students and family. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Principal Vance Fishback addresses class of 2020 graduates from Cabarrus Early College of Technology on a giant screen as they sit in cars at the Charlotte Motor Speedway during a graduation event in Concord, N.C., Friday, June 12, 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic Cabarrus County schools participated in a first-of-its-kind commencement ceremony for students and family. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Principal Vance Fishback presents a diploma to a graduate of the class of 2020 from Cabarrus Early College of Technology at the Charlotte Motor Speedway during a graduation event in Concord, N.C., Friday, June 12, 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic Cabarrus County schools participated in a first-of-its-kind commencement ceremony for students and family. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Principal Vance Fishback holds a diploma to presnt to graduates of the class of 2020 from Cabarrus Early College of Technology at the Charlotte Motor Speedway during a graduation event in Concord, N.C., Friday, June 12, 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic Cabarrus County schools participated in a first-of-its-kind commencement ceremony for students and family. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Class of 2020 graduates from Cabarrus Early College of Technology drive on the Charlotte Motor Speedway to receive their diplomas during a graduation event in Concord, N.C., Friday, June 12, 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic Cabarrus County schools participated in a first-of-its-kind commencement ceremony for students and family. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

A family member places a makeshift cap of the roof of a vehicle as Class of 2020 graduates from Cabarrus Early College of Technology prepare to drive on the Charlotte Motor Speedway to receive their diplomas during a graduation event in Concord, N.C., Friday, June 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Class of 2020 graduates from Cabarrus Early College of Technology drive on the Charlotte Motor Speedway to receive their diplomas during a graduation event in Concord, N.C., Friday, June 12, 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic Cabarrus County schools participated in a first-of-its-kind commencement ceremony for students and family. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Cabarrus County School Board member Laura Blackwell waves at Class of 2020 graduates from Cabarrus Early College of Technology as students and family drive on the track at Charlotte Motor Speedway to receive their diplomas during a graduation event in Concord, N.C., Friday, June 12, 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic Cabarrus County schools participated in a first-of-its-kind commencement ceremony for students and family. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)