Hundreds of people are scheduled to attend two large auto races over the weekend in South Dakota, but Governor Kristi Noem warned that it is not a good idea amid the pandemic.
The Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson tweeted that all 700 tickets have been sold to the Open Wheel Nationals race on Saturday. Also in Jefferson, the New Raceway Park said on Facebook Monday that 310 of their 500 tickets were sold to a race on Sunday.
"I still recommend that we follow the plans that I have laid out for South Dakota where we don't gather in sizes of over 10 and that folks continue to social distance if they're not feeling well to stay home and to wash their hands."Asked if she could do anything stronger to stop people from attending the races, Noem said encouraging people not to attend is the course she will take.
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