ECONOMISTS SAY IT SHOWS AMERICANS ARE STILL LOSING THEIR JOBS EVEN AS THE ECONOMY APPEARS TO BE SLOWLY RECOVERING AS BUSINESSES PARTIALLY REOPEN. >>> THE ALAMANCE COUNTY SPEEDWAY HAS BEEN ORDERED TO PUT THE BRAKES ON RACES WITH A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ABOUT MASS GATHERINGS. THREE RECENT RACES DREW THOUSANDS. BRYAN MIMS SPOKE WITH THE TRACK OWNER WITH REACTION YOU WILL ONLY SEE ON WRAL. >> Reporter: THE 8S SPEEDWAY IS OUT IN THE COUNTRY, A 20 MINUTE DRIVE NORTH OF BURLINGTON AND HAS BEEN OWNED BY A FATHER AND SON, ROBERT AND JASON TURNER. THEIR WEBSITE HAD BEEN ANNOUNCING TWO MORE RACES IN THE COMING WEEK BUT TODAY, THE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER WAIVED THE RED FLAG. IT'S FRAUGHT OF THE SEASON UP FOR A LATE START IN MAY BUT THE CROWDS CAME ROLLING IN AND THE OWNER, ROBERT TURNER SAID HE LOST FIVE EVENTS DURING THE PANDEMIC SHUTDOWN BUT MANAGED TO RUN THREE RACES SINCE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND EACH RACE HAD ABOUT 2000 AND 10 DAYS WITH VIDEO SHOWING MOST OF THEM NOT WEARING MASKS. >> NOW WE ARE SHUTDOWN FOR TWO EVENTS AND IT IS A DEATH WISH FOR THE COMPANY. >> Reporter: TURNER TOOK THE ADVICE OF COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS AND PLACED PLEXIGLAS SHIELDS AT CONCESSION STANDS AND TOOK TEMPERATURES. HE SAID THERE IS NO WAY HE COULD STAY IN BUSINESS WITH 25 SPECTATORS. >> THEY PAID MONEY AND THEY CHOSE TO BE THERE AND THEY WANT TO BE WITH FRIENDS AND THEY WANT TO BE WITH FAMILIES AND THEY FEEL SAFE OR THEY WOULD NOT BE THERE POINT-BLANK. THAT'S PART OF THE EQUATION THAT KEEPS GETTING MISSED. >> Reporter: LAWYER ANDREW CASPER FOR THE STATE SAID ACE SPEEDWAY WAS OPEN AND FLAGRANT ABOUT THE RACES AND CONSIDER TOASTING THEM AFTER WARNINGS. THE JUDGE SAID HE UNDERSTANDS THE ECONOMIC STRESS AND LONGING TO GET BACK TO NORMAL BUT WE ARE NOT THERE YET. >> THE LEADER SHOULD BE APPLAUDED FOR TRYING TO DO WHAT THEY CAN, DELICATE BALANCING ACT BETWEEN OUR ECONOMY AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. >> Reporter: TURNER IS SURPRISED BY THE DECISION, SAYING HE HAS RUN THE RACES SAFELY HAD NO COVID CASE HAS BEEN LINKED TO HIS TRACK. >> AT SOME POINT, YOUR CHECKBOOK HAS TO TELL YOU THAT YOU CAN'T GO NO FURTHER AND YOU'VE GOT TO OPEN. YOU WOULD ROLL OVER AND DIE IS ACCOMPANIED AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. >> Reporter: THE STATE HAD GIVEN ACE SPEEDWAY UNTIL LAST TUESDAY TO ANNOUNCE TO THE PUBLIC THAT IT WAS CANCELING THE RACES BUT THAT DEADLINE CAME AND WENT WITH NO CHANGE TO THE SPEEDWAY SCHEDULED. THAT LED TO THE HEARING TO FORCE THE SPEEDWAY TO SHUT DOWN TEMPORARILY. THE RACES SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT WEEK ARE NOW OFF AWAITING THE SPEEDWAY AND THEY NOW AWAIT