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4/18/19, 8:56 PM   #13
chastaj
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Originally Posted by hairracer44 View Post
Not enough to field a car to run the full USAC Schedule and be competitive. I have heard costs from the low end of $150,000 a season to over $300,000. As a driver you make a precentage of what the car makes and the owner and sponsers bare the brunt of the expenses. If you have the talent and can get a ride without paying for it(that doesn't happen very often if at all anymore) you can make a little bit of money but it's not Indy Car and NASCAR where you sign a contract to make X amout of money with incentives and bonuses to win big races.
Speaking from experience, it takes $60-75,000 Just to run local shows for a season. With travel I’m thinking $200k rock bottom to run USAC For a year
 
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