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treecitytornado (Offline)
  #31 11/10/18 3:30 AM
It is a lot more travel to run with WoO, but they actually ran 71 Shows this year, because of all the Rain Outs. Schatz still Won just shy of $600,000! Not to shabby and $150,000 for the Points. 3/4 of a Million! Even after his cut, he earned a damn good living. Several others earned a decent living too.
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motorhead748 (Offline)
  #32 11/10/18 8:54 AM
Originally Posted by treecitytornado:
It is a lot more travel to run with WoO, but they actually ran 71 Shows this year, because of all the Rain Outs. Schatz still Won just shy of $600,000! Not to shabby and $150,000 for the Points. 3/4 of a Million! Even after his cut, he earned a damn good living. Several others earned a decent living too.
I've heard from a pretty good source that when shatz wins a few select higher paying shows his cut of the winnings is 100%.
treecitytornado (Offline)
  #33 11/11/18 5:02 PM
Well, that would be rare, but Tony may do that with him on select big paying events.
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dsc1600 (Offline)
  #34 11/12/18 9:58 PM
Johnny Gibson in his Knoxville fan forum said the driver percentage can range between 40-60%. Most of those guys make a ton on T-shirt sales as well.
Chief Wahoo (Offline)
  #35 11/12/18 10:25 PM
Originally Posted by Rpracing1:
Wonder why someone such as Brady Bacon, who runs well with the wing also, chooses to stay with the non wing stuff?
Cause he’s the macho man and has 3 kids to support! Closest thing we got to BC as far as how many races he does a year.

Eat dirt, be happy
Let’s go Brandon!!
Bryan Hirshman
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treecitytornado (Offline)
  #36 11/13/18 12:28 AM
Normally 40-50% is very common depending on where you finish. Maybe 60% on a 25 Grand or above paying show.
BrentTFunk (Offline)
  #37 11/13/18 7:38 AM
I saw a quote from Bobbi Johnson that said the team $341,000 inexpenses not counting equiptment. Because they hit many tracks only once a year, they do well with merchandise.
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Charles Nungester (Offline)
  #38 11/13/18 12:45 PM
Originally Posted by kendirt:
If I'm a budget team and that was my season I'd be proud of it. I'm sure you outran better funded cars every night.

The overall moral of the story is, there isn't a competitive car in the country operating on purse and/or point fund money. Hasn't been for a long time.
That's a fact, Even Schats team would have lost a bundle without sponsors,
Drivers can make some $$$ Maybe a dozen or so do it for a living, Most have day jobs.

Some of the well known drivers, Even wingless can do a bang up T shirt buisness.

If you did well in all three USAC divisions, You could do pretty well as a driver and still be home most weeks and often in your own bed race night when racing IN-OH-IL

Charles Nungester
dsc1600 (Offline)
  #39 11/13/18 6:31 PM
There’s a lot more than a dozen that are full time. All 13 Outlaws, several all stars, A few back in Central Pa and the Midwest. There’s at least 30 if not more 410 winged guys that do it for a living.
trackprep (Offline)
  #40 11/15/18 12:03 AM
Originally Posted by revjimk:
$20,000? That buys half an engine, right?
These guys need a raise!
When you say "raise". Does that also mean ticket price?
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