Originally Posted by sprntr:
Both Springfield & Syracuse were $700 to start, $10,000 to win, $45,800 total purse, this year. I would guess Indy & DuQuoin were the same. Short races pay less.
Thanks! The total purse in 2015 is less than it was in 1980, the winner's share in 2015 is more but the payout at the bottom is less. If you factor in inflation, the purses for Silver Crown, and all short track racing, haven't kept pace. I don't have an answer as to why; there are undoubtedly many factors that have caused this. As Joe Friday would say, these are "just the facts".