You also have to look at the car sponsor. His customer base my be local to one track area and putting the car on a track a couple hours away might reduce his return on investment.

The time difference is a big deal to the teams from the north, and another thing about Tri-State, it is harder on motors than almost anywhere else we race. I have heard of drivers being at 260-280 degrees after a feature down there on a regular basis. Not sure if it is the track being re-prepped before every feature or what it is, but I know we ran at 240 degrees last time there and normally are around 200 as much as possible. That place is normally flat out with the concrete walls real close, so I am sure a lot of guys consider those factors also. The racing is extremely tight in the corners.....It is a great facility, great track, and has great fan support. But when you bust a motor, or hit the concrete, none of that matters to the guy paying the repair bills....LOL

$5000 to win and $225 to start and you have to ponder why they got fewer cars? Two cars get half the purse. We skip those too.

Amen

Thanks to all of you that have taken the time to reply to my question. You have helped me understand and see things from a different perspective. I for one had never considered the sponsorship/customer base thought, nor had I taken in to account the impact of the time change. Interesting thoughts all.

That's all part of why it's so hard to pin down. Different people have different reasons on which races they attend.

So if TSS went with say 3K to win and maybe 300 to start they would get more cars?

If you allocate the $2000 you now have to work with throughout the purse, the $400 to start shouldn't hurt the car count.

You sir asked the very question I was wondering. But if TSS did offer such a purse and another track (say LPS) offered $4000/win and $200/start would LPS win out because they are so much closer to Indy?

Bud May I ask if you run with USAC? The 400 to start is lacking 100 from what USAC pays. MSCS is not USAC