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Originally Posted by Charles Nungester
They also had 22.000 to win races. Also not a very fair comparison to todays car owners.
Seen a pic last week of a mid 70s Hoosier Hundred winner standing with a big well over 20,000g check
Heres a article where the HH paid a 68,000 purse and the motors probably costed 6 grand, Today the rebuild is more than that.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vau...15/1/index.htm |
Some of that prize money was accessory money and lap money. Looking at the 1968 USAC yearbook AJ Foyt won the Hoosier 100 and collected $22,659 in prize money.
$11,709 from the purse, $1,650 from accessory awards, $8,800 in lap money and $500 for being the defending National Champion.