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North Carolina Racetrack Holds 2,000 Person ‘Protest’ Amid Virus Restrictions

North Carolina Racetrack Holds 2,000 Person ‘Protest’ Amid Virus Restrictions
A race car on the track at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C., on May 30, 2020. Al Drago/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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6/8/2020|Updated: 6/8/2020

A North Carolina speedway drew a crowd of more than 2,000 spectators Saturday in defiance of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions after declaring the race a “protest.”

The office of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper warned Ace Speedway in Altamahaw earlier last week that a crowd of more than 25 would violate the state’s Phase 2 restrictions, imposed to curb the spread of the deadly bug.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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