I agree with you, but from their point of view, most of the time renting a deal out with them is cheaper than starting up the operation yourself. Especially for next year, with just seven pavement sprint car races, would you sink a ton of money into your operation or just cut a check to run someone else's car? (And might I add that this car you'd be running is pretty much the best car in the field.)

Deals like that have also given opportunities to guys like Mike Spencer, Bryan Clauson, Damion Gardner, Casey Shuman, Brad Sweet, Ricky Stenhouse, Jason Leffler, Shane Cottle, and there will be many more in the near future.

Honestly, if I had the money, I'd be throwing it into racing too. I can't blame ANYBODY for choosing to put some of their fortune into their son racing, or themselves racing, or anybody racing. Really, the ones I worry about are those that don't have the surplus of money who are trying to keep their programs going...I hate to see anyone run themselves into the ground because of all this!