NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) - The owners of a South Dakota racetrack plan to hold car races Saturday amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Park Jefferson International Speedway tweeted that all 700 tickets to the open-wheel racing event are sold out.
The track plans to limit spectators as well as limiting entries. KELO-AM reports no more than 10 people will be allowed in a team’s pit area.
Organizers advise people who may be susceptible to COVID-19 to stay home.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said at her daily briefing Monday that she did not know about the planned races and would check into it.
Noem has not ordered businesses to close or issued a stay-at-home order like most other governors have as a way to stem the spread of the coronavirus. But the Republican governor has stressed following precautions to slow the spread of the disease for “several more weeks.”
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