[Hilltopper413]

Assuming the Kentucky transportation cabinet is correct I'm going to use Lebanon as the center of Kentucky.

A quick use of Google maps reveals the following:

Lebanon to Richmond is 62 miles
Lebanon to Bowling Green is 99 miles.

So this whole centralized argument is over a total of 37 miles. If one facility wants the Championships, is the nicer facility, has the most corporate sponsorship, more hotel rooms, in the 3rd largest city in the state, and has had overall positive reviews is it really worth arguing over 37 miles?