It's not that easy given the differences between the modern dirt and pavement cars. Given a rolling chassis is not that expense, and switching the same chassis back and forth takes a lot of time and effort. If your paying a mechanic, which is common place today, that also cost money. The race tonight at
Salem was good. Unfortunately the fan base is shrinking to new lows. The stands were 3/4 empty. One of the biggest problems, from the competitors point of view is the purse money. Adjusted for inflation the price money has fallen dramatically over the years. I think the fix to gain car count is paying a decent purse. The only way I see that happening is through fan support. That's the only way it will work. There are no TV contracts or other means to attract sponsorship. Compared to many forms of racing, USAC Racing is relatively inexpensive. Since there are not enough "sportsman owners" who want to do it at a loss, which seems to be the current case, bigger purses will help if not fix the problem. Running for 10 k to win when the Hulman Classic paid 12k to win in the 1970's pretty much tells it all.