Please take this for what's it worth and I cannot guarantee it, but I heard recently that a sprint car promotion in Indiana during the "big big week" reels in a $50-75,000 profit for the promoter. If that kind of money is being taken then why are the drivers/owners paying to entertain? Remember, I'm not advocating that the promoter shouldn't sell pit passes to individuals other than drivers/owners. But as BLoard pointed out, the drivers/cars are the THE entertainment.

Now, for example, and I don't mean to offend, but, announcers are apparently getting around a minimum of $150 per night and I doubt that they buy a pit pass. Are good announcers part of the show.. yes they are. But is an announcers services worth more than, as Bloard pointed out, the main attraction for the evening, drivers/cars. Obviously, announcers have drawn the lined of what they command and they are getting it apparently. On the other hand, the biggest majority of the stars of the evening do not leave or clear $150 for the evening.

EMT's are paid around $32 an hour for their services. Do we come to the track to see the EMT's? I don't think so. Here again they have a bottom line for what they will accept for showing up.