Build a Track and They Will Come and Bring money! Well that depends on who you ask!

I was researching publics who were against a track being built in Washington State and I came across a group called C.H.E.C.K. ( Coalition for Healthy Economic choices for Kitsap). There quote "evidence" for why they don't support the track got me fired up not just because I am a race fan but because I am also a voter! So after examining their website I went on to find publics that support the track in order to lift my spirits back up. I found an article that talks about the Lt. Gov of Kitsap and his views on bringing a track to Washington. The following are some quotes from the interview.

Lt. Gov. Owen, who lives in nearby Shelton off Route 3, said he is a supporter of bringing NASCAR to Washington, not because he is a racing fan but because of the projected economic impact.
"I've always felt that the track was a tremendous economic opportunity for the state that would be foolish to pass up," Owen said.
Economic development agencies throughout the region have competed in efforts to lure the track, which could generate $87.3 million to $121.8 million in business a year, mostly from out-of-state tourists, according to a study commissioned by supporters.
ISC owns most of its 11 tracks outright, but the proposed track near Marysville would have been publicly owned and leased to the company for three car races a year -- the same number contemplated at the Bremerton National site.
Company officials said a similar partnership is part of the new plan.
ISC officials said they were eager to build a racetrack in the Pacific Northwest, which now has at least 11,000 ticket-buying fans, because the Southeast market is well-saturated and the nearest West Coast track is in Sonoma, Calif., about 40 miles north of San Francisco, Lynch said.
"When you look at the map, there's basically a quarter of the country that we're not serving," Lynch said.