It is interesting just sitting back and thinking about an event of this type again. Whether it be traditional sprints or late models, a promoter would be taking a rather large risk of putting enough butts in the bleachers to make this a viable opportunity. With the current economic environment, I don't see anyone including Tony who would feel comfortable enough to strap on this risk. However, with that being said, maybe Tony along with Roger might be the ones who step up and make this happen. With all of the companies who support Eldora with sponsorship, with Tony's connections they might be able to get this accomplished.

If I had a choice, I would rather see a three day show like Tri City has done with the midgets and Kokomo is doing this year with the sprints. It doesn't have to be $1 million to win or a million dollar show, just put together something that pays well throughout the entire field. In my opinion, that is what draws cars and fans. Many top heavy payouts haven't had nearly as many racers in recent years because you only have one winner. If you don't have the cars, most of the time you don't have the fans either.

Scheduling would be kind of tricky as well. I believe you would have to have this when other tracks aren't running. So it would be either an early spring race or a late fall race. Weather concerns in the spring would make me think that a fall date would be better. Then you run into college football on Saturdays or NFL on Sundays as competition.

Also, you have to have the right ticket pricing to go along with this. If it is too high you risk fans not coming especially with a downturned economy. I am sure others would want PPV so maybe you could make that worthwhile. Eldora runs a number of high dollar shows already and that makes me wonder if they would even consider it again.

I guess we can only wait and wonder what the future will bring.

You took home a grand for running 5th in the F-main?

i thought same thing i found the payout...

I was 20th in the E-Main and I remember it paid $850.

It was a VERY VERY good purse back through the field.

MOPAR MILLION SPRINT AT ELDORA POSITION BY POSITION PAYOUT

40-lap A Main
1. $200,000 10. $19,000 19. $13,000
2. $125,000 11. $18,000 20. $12,500
3. $100,000 12. $17,000 21. $12,000
4. $60,0000 13. $16,500 22. $11,500
5. $35,0000 14. $16,000 23. $11,000
6. $25,0000 15. $15,500 24. $10,500
7. $23,0000 16. $15,000 25. $10,250
8. $21,0000 17. $14,000 26. $10,000
9. $20,0000 18. $13,500 .

20-lap B Main
1. $100 09. $3,150 17. $2,080
2. $100 10. $2,900 18. $2,060
3. $100 11. $2,600 19. $2,050
4. $100 12. $2,500 20. $2,040
5. $4,000 13. $2,400 21. $2,030
6. $3,750 14. $2,300 22. $2,020
7. $3,550 15. $2,200 23. $2,010
8. $3,350 16. $2,100 24. $2,000

20-lap C Main
1. $100 09. $1,500 17. $1,070
2. $100 10. $1,400 18. $1,060
3. $100 11. $1,300 19. $1,050
4. $100 12. $1,250 20. $1,040
5. $1,950 13. $1,200 21. $1,030
6. $1,800 14. $1,100 22. $1,020
7. $1,700 15. $1,090 23. $1,010
8. $1,600 16. $1,080 24. $1,000

15-lap D Main
1. $100 09. $900 17. $685
2. $100 10. $860 18. $680
3. $100 11. $840 19. $675
4. $100 12. $820 20. $670
5. $990 13. $800 21. $665
6. $960 14. $750 22. $660
7. $940 15. $700 23. $655
8. $920 16. $690 24. $650

15-lap E Main
1. $100 09. $580 17. $540
2. $100 10. $575 18. $535
3. $100 11. $570 19. $530
4. $100 12. $565 20. $525
5. $625 13. $560 21. $520
6. $595 14. $555 22. $515
7. $590 15. $550 23. $510
8. $585 16. $545 24. $505

15-lap F Main
1. $100 08. $480 15. $445
2. $100 09. $475 16. $440
3. $100 10. $470 17. $435
4. $100 11. $465 18. $430
5. $500 12. $460 19. $425
6. $490 13. $455 20. $420
7. $485 14. $450 .

(Ten) 12-lap Heat Races
1. $100 - transfer to A-main 6. $200 - transfer to C-main 11. $350 - transfer to F-main
2. $100 - transfer to A-main 7. $250 - transfer to D-main 12. $350 - transfer to F-main
3. $150 - transfer to B-main 8. $250 - transfer to D-main 13. $550 .................................
4. $150 - transfer to B-main 9. $300 - transfer to E-main 14. $550 .................................
5. $200 - transfer to C-main 10. $300 - transfer to E-main 15. $550 .................................


$1,000,000 TOTAL PURSE

I wasn't necessarily taking a shot at JT, but if it paid that much for just essentially tow money that would be insane. I think today the sport could use a race like that for the publicity it would receive and all the people that would show up to race and watch this event.

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Thanks Lloyd for that. I knew to start the race paid a lot of money but was not really aware of the amount that was paid to the people who did not make it. All I can say is WOW those numbers are very impressive.

we need another million...i loved that race.even though we got told by the police to settle down and be quiet

ya and you got a $100.00 for your junk racecar that got crashed by a dumb a** in hot laps still should have beat the s**t out of him

could that be boston reid your talking about...you prolly still have my video i gave ya

Its ok, it was close enough to a grand with the heat race money. The point was, the pay was great and Earl is the man!

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