I'm going to approach this as if I was the promoter...
Since the overall sprint car feature payout is $7400 and positions 10-20 pays a total of $2,200, I'm going to keep those figures.
1st $1,400
2nd $800
3rd $700
4th $550
5th $450
6th $400
7th $350
8th $300
9th $275
10th $250
11th $240
12th $230
13th $220
14th $210
15th $200
16th $190
17th $180
18th $170
19th $160
20th $150
It's close... $7,425 total (The racer in me, added $25
) and positions 10-20 still pays a total of $2,200
From a promotional standpoint, $2000 to win and 200 to start just sounds better than $1400 to win, $150 to start. It's a delicate balance that needs to be thought out but as a promoter the bottomline is what is going to bring in more cars and more fans.
Now, we've seen a few tracks do a purse increase based on car count but what about adding a different conditional... an attendance based purse increase? It is possible to get 40 sprint cars and have a very low general admission attendance. Anyone remember Vermilion County Speedway.
Let's also not forget that I would be a new promoter with a lot of learning to do. I'm sure running a successful race track is much easier said than done.
