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Jesus is King! Crazy racing fan. 8 & 11 fan 2 time Fantasy Football champ

[MLB2NC @MLBRaleigh]

𝐌𝐀𝐉𝐎𝐑 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐒 𝐀𝐍 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐀 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍.

No other economic development project NC has ever taken on has ever had the ability to drive 750,000+ PEOPLE PER YEAR FROM OUT OF STATE, into our state.

Take 30 seconds, stop your scroll, and try to wrap your head around the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity we've been handed.

𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 🧵 👇

This MLB movement is not just about bringing America's Pastime to our great state; it's about capitalizing on an opportunity that can reshape and protect North Carolina in a number of ways.

Baseball's 81 home games, and 28k average attendance per game, bring 2.4M fans to the stadium per season.

That's great for uniting the community, but it's also great for creating tax revenue for our state and local governments.

The opponents of the opportunity can't argue that number, but they will argue that the economic impact it creates isn't new. Their talking point will be that it's just taken from other areas and redistributed.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞...

According to @MLB, an average of 33% of ticketed fans come from OUTSIDE teams' 150-mile designated market area.

For context, the Braves (the only MLB team publicly traded - allowing their financials to be public) had 32% of their ticketed fans come from OUT OF STATE.

Assuming those averages hold in NC (and with no MLB team in VA, TN or SC, that'd be a strong bet) that would mean over 750K fans would come from outside North Carolina.

That is ALL new revenue to the state/city that did not exist before and would not exist without MLB.

Want some context for that 750k number? We got you

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[NASCAR @NASCAR]

A racer through and through.

[Mariner 🇬🇷 #ForeverRowdy 🕊️ @CCF_Mariner]

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened
He lives on in our memory

[Tyler Strong @TylerJStrong]

My personal favorite Rowdy moment:

Had this view for a special moment between Kyle, Samantha and Brexton after he won the championship in 2019.

Hug your loved ones a little longer. Call that friend. Send that “just wanted to say hey” text. Life’s just too short not to.

[NASCAR @NASCAR]

We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport's greatest and fiercest drivers. He was 41 years old.

We extend our deepest condolences to the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and the entire motorsports community.

[NASCAR @NASCAR]

Handsome Harry will be remembered forever.

The newest inductee in the #NASCARHOF is Harry Gant.

[NASCAR Legends @LegendsNascar]

🏁 Today's NASCAR date is:

Dale Earnhardt Jr / Dale Earnhardt

[DJ Mercure Gabriel @Nascarpixtures]

On this day in 2012, Dale Earnhardt Jr snapped a 143 race winless streak by winning at Michigan!

[NASCAR on USA @NASCARonUSA]

REPOST to congratulate Denny Hamlin!

With a baby on the way, he's a WINNER at Michigan! #NASCAR

[FloRacing @FloRacing]

🏆 The first to ever win the #DLMDream three years in a row, @TheFast49 has won the 31st Dirt Late Model Dream at @EldoraSpeedway in dominating fashion!

[Kyle Busch @KyleBusch]

Qualified 2nd here in Michigan! The @RCRracing & @ECRengines guys brought a hot rod!🔥

@BetMGM l @TeamChevy

[NASCAR @NASCAR]

Six strings and a checkered flag for @Blaney!

His first victory of 2025 comes at @NashvilleSuperS!

[Nashville Superspeedway @NashvilleSuperS]

THE FASTEST TRUCK IN TENNESSEE 💨

@rajahcaruth_ | #Rackley200

[NASCAR Legends @LegendsNascar]

Dale Earnhardt Jr made his first career Winston Cup start in the 1999 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte 26 years ago today.

@DaleJr @CLTMotorSpdwy

[The SuperSquad @The_SuperSquad_]

SOOOOOO can Prime takeover FOX's portion of the schedule forever from now on

[NASCAR on USA @NASCARonUSA]

REPOST to congratulate Ross Chastain! 🏁

He passes William Byron to WIN the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway! #NASCAR

[Prime Video @PrimeVideo]

Like father, like son. Earnhardt is now streaming.

[NASCAR Legends @LegendsNascar]

Darrell Waltrip won the 1983 Valleydale 500 at Bristol 42 years ago today. 🏁

#DW won 7 straight Winston Cup races at Bristol from 1981 to 1984.

#NASCARLegend 🏁 @ItsBristolBaby

[MLB @MLB]

The legacy continues 🏁⚾️

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive the No. 8 Budweiser MLB car once again, 24 years after first winning with it at Daytona

This time, the NASCAR Hall of Famer will pilot the iconic scheme in support of the Speedway Classic at Anderson Speedway in the CARS Tour Series on August 16