Originally Posted by deadhorse30:
Honestly, I think the Fremont/Attica comparison is much better than the Knoxville one. Fremont and Attica seem to have more in common with the Indiana tracks. In my opinion they seem to have around the same size of fan base and bleachers. Knoxville is huge and holds the biggest sprint race on the planet, nothing in Indiana compares.
So I think it's a fair question why 2 tracks in small town Ohio can pay double what any Indiana track pays weekly. With the die hard fan base in Indiana I seems like a valid question.
Maybe because the National Wing guys don't just show up when they aren't busy? Therefore the price has to go up to bring in talent?
I have always wondered what impact the National USAC guys bring when they show up to local races. Showing that they are willing to race for $1,500 to win and $200 to start. I bet the top 10-15 national guys have to win a local race to break even when they start tallying the crew, tires, and fuel they are paying for.
Also, Wing guys are busier. Once spring hits, there aren't a lot of weekends off for the WoO and Allstars. USAC, while it has a similar amount of races, does theirs in spurts with weeks off in between.