The owner of a North Carolina short track is opening his track’s gates to fans on Saturday. But “corona-infested” media members are barred from attending unless they buy a ticket like a regular fan.
311 Speedway in Stokes County is allowing fans in defiance of an executive order by Gov. Roy Cooper barring large events with more than 25 people. That’s a limit 100 times fewer than the 2,500 capacity of the track’s grandstands, but track owner Mike Fulp is going ahead with his plans to let people watch races in-person on Saturday night.
He does not want media members covering those races, however.