Originally Posted by riskybrisky5:
@Cowboyhar69: the deal is if they can get higher purses then the car owner can afford to add more races and travel. Example current USAC payout 5th place is 850.00 you say your team averages that 5th. 43 races you brought in $36,550.00 then you kept. 60% of that $21,930.00. I don't know what it cost's your team to run per night but lets use $700.00. 43x700=30,100.00 you are now in the whole 8,170.00. That is not counting any major crashes. But lets say USAC gets up to say an All Star purse and gets 2,000.00 for 5th. You add 28 races to the schedule and you average 5th. 2,000x71=$142,000.00 then your 60% is 85,200.00. Now your expenses lets say are the same per night 700x71=$49,700.00 Instead of losing you actually brought in some extra to take care of crashes. Now if they can pull off free pit passes and some show up money like the All Stars they could really make it nice for the car owners. Now with added 28 races and increased purse some drivers may make a living.
Kevin, your math has been pretty good on here lately. I'm just a fan so I don't know what it actually costs....I have an idea, but don't know for sure. I like seeing some of this laid out to have a better idea. I hope some folks in charge have been reading......
