Originally Posted by Dyno Don:
The problem is that every major Sprintcar race should pay $5000 to win at every race. 20 years ago they paid $4000 to win in USAC and that is the norm now. How much has cost gone up?
To much!
A race like DTWC should have paid at least $20000 to win in todays dollars. Teams do not show up because the money is not enough to cover expenses, unless you have a mega sponsor.
Did not see any mega sponsor's on the cars that were there.
To run a race team takes a lot of money, why tow for $5000 to win if there is no point fund to win to help with the costs?
Points fund for a one off show with one feature?
Look at the Midgets, cost are out sight and car count is down. How can you justify a $40000 motor to win $2000? The same thing is happening to the Sprinters. The purse needs to go up accross the board.
Or the cost of racing a sprintcar needs to go down or level off.
JMO