I think you are all missing the point. Larson scheduled this race knowing the Outlaws and All Stars were going in opposite directions in the coming days. What he is trying to accomplish is providing better paying races to guys who deserve it. You may complain about paying $40 to be entertained and not getting the big names, but you are contributing to guys finally getting paid a decent amount for the input costs of the sport. The handful of USAC regulars would have had to run top 5 in a national show or win a local show to get what they did to start last night. Justin Sanders said it best when he made the comment that he had never won that kind of money racing, let alone for running second.
If this thing continues to grow, bigger names may step away from the All Stars or break their Outlaw contracts to race, but I think anyone of them would have had their hands full on that track with the guys who ran up front. I for one thought it was a great race and it showcased Putnamville nicely.

Get off the wing vs non wing soapbox and look at the racers and car owners who put their money and well being on the line to entertain you. Regardless of the genre, these guys all need paid better purses. It’s clear that no one in the non-wing world is doing anything toward this, so I think you’ll continue to see guys making the switch like we have over the last few years. With 35 cars in the pits, I think it proved there are more than enough sprint cars to go around.