//North Carolina stock car track repeatedly defies pandemic orders by holding races with crowds

North Carolina stock car track repeatedly defies pandemic orders by holding races with crowds

North Carolina health officials have ordered Ace Speedway in Alamance County to close, saying the stock car track’s defiance of limits on mass gatherings during the pandemic makes it an “imminent hazard” for spreading coronavirus. Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson has refused to cite the speedway for violating state restrictions, saying it is unfairly being singled out.The speedway has held racing each of the past