Casey, It looks like they put the money on the top (very similiar as in 2010) and then increased the bottom half.

As a racer, If I look at the sprint car payout by itself, I can see where some would question the difference, but if I look at the entire nightly payout, it actually looked pretty decent. I think Kokomo tried to make this a special event for all classes not just one. They probably tried balancing the payouts between classes. Of course, that's just a guess.

Finish	2011 Kokomo Klash	2011 Regular Show	Difference	Finish	2010 Kokomo Klash	2010 Regular Show	Difference
1	$2,011	$1,400	$611	1	$2,010	$1,400	$610
2	$1,000	$875	$125	2	$1,000	$875	$125
3	$700	$700	$0	3	$700	$700	$0
4	$500	$625	-$125	4	$500	$625	-$125
5	$400	$500	-$100	5	$400	$500	-$100
6	$350	$400	-$50	6	$350	$400	-$50
7	$300	$325	-$25	7	$300	$325	-$25
8	$250	$275	-$25	8	$250	$275	-$25
9	$245	$250	-$5	9	$225	$250	-$25
10	$240	$230	$10	10	$200	$230	-$30
11	$235	$220	$15	11	$195	$220	-$25
12	$230	$210	$20	12	$190	$210	-$20
13	$225	$200	$25	13	$185	$200	-$15
14	$220	$190	$30	14	$180	$190	-$10
15	$215	$180	$35	15	$175	$180	-$5
16	$210	$175	$35	16	$170	$175	-$5
17	$205	$170	$35	17	$165	$170	-$5
18	$200	$165	$35	18	$160	$165	-$5
19	$195	$160	$35	19	$155	$160	-$5
20	$190	$155	$35	20	$150	$155	-$5