As many of you know I am new to the world of sprint cars. I was raised in a drag racing family and know the work that goes into putting any machine on the track for a night of fun.

I have what I would call a simple question and I am sure this varies from owner to owner but what does the driver typically take home from the purse?

For instance Sunday night Weir won the feature at TSS and took home $3000 but driving the 1G or G1 for Scott Gorby (I think that was his name)

Since the purses are fairly small compared to several other types of racing (WoO for instance) how do these drivers survive? I am only talking about drivers who drive strictly for someone else and not their own stuff.

Like I said most people can only speculate but many of you have been around longer than me.

I do not really want specifics on any driver as this is their business and that is not why I am asking. It just seems to me with the small purses and the number of drivers scrambling to take home the $$$ this could be very tough for some of them.

Do most of these guys get a flat fee before the race or get a share of the purse?