ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. — Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson said he will not issue a citation after Ace Speedway held a racing event over the weekend.
Ace Speedway held the event despite a request from Governor Roy Cooper's office to not hold an event with more than 25 people.
On Saturday, Ace Speedway held the race and posted a sign that read, "peaceful protest of injustice and inequality everywhere."
WFMY News 2 reached out over the weekend for comment from the Alamance County Sheriff's Office. A public information officer for the department said, "We understand Ace Speedway has posted signage that the event is a peaceful protest. The Sheriff is aware and will evaluate the merits of this claim."
On Friday, Gov. Roy Cooper’s office sent a letter to Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson encouraging him to enforce his executive order at Ace Speedway.
Sheriff Johnson said he would not issue the citation because numerous speedways and Go Cart Tracks held events over the weekend. In a letter response in part he wrote, “This concerns me greatly to know that my citizens have basically been singled out for the same alleged violations that are occurring all over the State of North Carolina.”