I think this is a bad idea. If you put up the kind of money you mentioned, the cars will come if you run it in the Wal-mart parking lot. Safety of the dirvers and fans should be the series' first concern. If you want a crowd for a potential race sponsor, get creative. Do something that will put butts in the stands. How about a full night of racing (1/4 mile track) with the same purse you mentioned but $1000 short, and then follow the feature with a 20 lap race going clockwise with $1000 to the winner? I'll be there for that one, but not the mile. "Think out of the oval."