North Carolina race track owners protest governor’s executive order

Race track owners are revving up their efforts to protest Gov.

Roy Cooper’s executive order limiting fans in their stands.

14:29:40 - 14:29:45'IVE HAD TO STRUGGLE JUST TOGET IT RIGHT WHERE IM ATRIGHT NOW.'MICHELLEA CAN OF SPRAY PAINT...ROWSBLOCKED OFF...ANDMANDATORY SOCIAL DISTANCING...MIKE FULP/311 SPEEDWAYOWNER OF 10 YEARS, 5514:22:45 - 14:22:48'THE LAST THREE RACES WE DID, WERAN WITHOUT FANS.'MIKE FULP IS RUNNING OUT OFOPTIONS TO KEEP HIS TRACK AT 311SPEEDWAY AND HIS LIVELIHOODRUNNING.

MIKE FULP/311 SPEEDWAY14:23:39 - 14:23:38'IVE LOST ABOUT $20,000 AMONTH.'MIKE PLANS TO FOLLOW MOST CDCRECOMMENDATIONS IN TERMS OFSOCIAL DISTANCING...SANI TATIONAND FACE COVERINGS...BUTHE WILL NOT LIMIT THE CROWDS.14:24:32 - 14:24:37'WED JUST LIKE TO GET PEOPLEOUT IN PROTEST TO OPEN THISCOUNTRY BACK UP.'HE EXPECTS 400 FANS TO FILL THESTANDS SATURDAY...WHICH IS ADIRECT VIOLATION OF THE STATESEXECUTIVE ORDER.14:24:56 - 14:25:02'WE JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE AVOICE AND EXPRESS OUR FEELINGS.'NO ONE AT THE STOKES COUNTYSHERIFFS OFFICE OR THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT HAVE CONTACTED MIKESINCE HE ANNOUNCED THISWEEKENDS RACE.HE REALIZES THERES A GOODCHANCE OF GETTING SHUTDOWN...BUT HES NOT GIVING UPWITHOUT A FIGHT... MIKE FULP/311SPEEDWAY14:29:48 - 14:29:50'WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP ONTRYING.'