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A near-capacity, boisterous crowd of about 650 people jammed into a high school auditorium Monday night in the first public meeting about a NASCAR racetrack proposed to be built in north Marysville Washington.

Supporters and critics showed up in full regalia: residents wearing bright red NASCAR jackets and logo-filled caps mixed uneasily with the red paper anti-NASCAR flags and protest signs of other residents. Both sides at times interrupted speakers with loud applause or boos.

Local government leaders told the crowd that they plan to continue researching the track and to share findings with the public.

Marysville Mayor Dennis Kendall said the city will form a citizens group to continue fact-finding work on the impact of a track. The Marysville City Council last week unanimously approved spending $30,000 on a race-day traffic study.

North Marysville is one of several sites International Speedway Corp. is considering in its plans to build a NASCAR track in the Northwest. City and county officials prepared a proposal for a 75,000-seat track on 600 acres near the Arlington Airport.

Other potential sites include Monroe, near Olympia, in Kitsap County and near Portland, Ore.

While the Marysville proposal has many supporters, it also has organized opposition. Some have joined Snohomish County Citizens Against a Racetrack, or SCAR. Critics say a NASCAR track would be costly to taxpayers, would create traffic and noise problems, would harm the environment and wouldn't be the economic boon predicted.

Snohomish County's leaders disclosed the county's site recommendation in April, generating strong reactions from two groups.

People representing SCAR, waved red flags in opposition last night. Members of Fans United for NASCAR, meanwhile, wore "Back the track!" buttons.

Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon and county Executive Director Paul Roberts told the audience that a recently published economic-impact study and officials' visits to tracks elsewhere were only first steps in a lengthy research process.

Greg Wright, an Arlington resident, said he wanted to show leaders there's positive sentiment for a track.

As they were leaving the meeting, Marysville residents Richard and Wendy Lester said most of the details discussed were included in a flier they received in the mail, they said.

"They understandably don't have all the answers yet," Wendy Lester said. "It's too early in the game to make a decision pro or con."

Richard Lester said he's most concerned with whether a race track would negatively affect his property values. The couple has heard opinions on both sides of that question.

Tamma and Rusty Hicks of Marysville liked the idea that nonprofit groups would benefit from a race track and be able to use it for fund-raising events.

"I didn't realize some of the environmental issues that are going on," Rusty Hicks said. "I think Marysville's smart on trying to get it. If it's going to come in, everybody should get behind it and make some demands for what they want, like the schools. We're in the music business, so wed like to see music events held there."

Tamma Hicks lived in Phoenix, where NASCAR has another track, and worked for a drugstore chain.

"The stores near the track tripled their sales for the week (when there were races), she said.

Dustin Sorenson of Arlington said he thinks the track "is a done deal. I think we should do it. This meeting was basically to tell us that they're going to answer our questions later. I think they're going to go ahead and build it, but I'm happy about that. "

Others, such as SCAR member and Arlington resident Bob Heavey, remained skeptical.

"I'm a concerned taxpayer who doesn't want my pocket picked," he said.