When was the last time National midgets got a pay raise?

I do not think anyone is asking for 10k to win each week but a $500 increase in both divisons to 3k and 4.5k would be nice.

You can make money racing but it is not on the track. You have to be a great salesman and a great busness man. The money is out there for the taking you just have to convence people why they should give you money.

I have talked to hundreds of teams over the years and most of them did hardly anything for their sponsers and most of them never stepped outside their circle to find sponsors. The best I have ever seen with sponsor relations in USAC has been John Scott. John made sure everything was clean tidy and presented a great image for the sponsers. He was always in constant contact with the sponsers not just when he needed something but kept them informed along the way. John told me one day and I stick by it that 25% of the value of any sponsorship he ever got was spent taking care of the sponsor. How many teams can say that?

On a National level the teams need to become more profesional through out the entire sport. Just look at NASCAR they did not start taking off and making stupid money until they started to shed the "Southern" image.