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Originally Posted by RacingFan52
I hope one of his duties is to find series sponsors so that we can get off the minimum $5k to win. I know lots of races pay more but the minimum needs to get up up there higher. We claim this is the pinnacle of n/w racing; let's pay like it is. I realize that we are in a moment of time where these sponsors are hard to find but the winged world seems to be finding money somewhere. I just want a piece of it for n/w!
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Sponsors (Advertisers), generally, go where the most people are. In sprint cars racing right now that is winged sprint cars. If you want higher payouts the only way to do it is with more fans in the stands. I'm not saying USAC couldn't do more to help that, but it really comes down to what the largest share of entertainment consumers are wanting to watch. It's no real mystery. There's not some person getting rich behind the scenes while the racers get the same purse they did 15 years ago. If the attendance were the same as USAC as they are for WoO or High Limit with the same ticket prices, you would likely have the same purses.