Originally Posted by spankytoo:
Year Races Total Pay AVG Pay per Race
2010 39 $914,325.00 $23,444.23
2011 36 $870,200.00 $24,172.22
2012 39 $956,975.00 $24,537.82
2013 33 $835,300.00 $25,312.12
2014 32 $799,100.00 $24,971.88
2015 39 $983,500.00 $25,217.95
2016 43 $1,146,550.00 $26,663.95
2017 38 $944,500.00 $24,855.26
2018 41 $1,041,280.00 $25,397.07
2019 36 $992,349.00 $27,565.25
2020 27 $755,200.00 $27,970.37
2021 43 $1,202,700.00 $27,969.77
Increase in pay 2010 vs. 2021 16%
This doesn't even cover inflation at 2.5% per year. No wonder every driver the last two nights has been saying they are happy they are running for more money and have more races. I think Bacon said something about putting food on the table last night. Pretty clear they think they are underpaid.