[jjones752]

I don't know if you struck a nerve. Richie is doing his stats-guy thing and answering your question, I'm just stating the obvious; money always has and always will prevail. Even in the long-lamented "Good Old Days", I betcha that Howard Keck and Bob Wilkie had deeper pockets in their respective heydays than the car owners that were struggling to get their cars fast enough to make the race.