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I misspelled here/hear also.
Tires $400 each trucks I believe get 3 or 4 sets total for the weekend.
Entry is around $1500....
most motor builders will charge you to rebuid after 20 laps I know toyota does but these motors have seals and have to run I believe 3 races before rebuild... toyota charges $100,000 for this rebuild in cup...trucks and nationwide have to run more then 1 race per motor, cup is different
so you really cant compare the 2 but if they were to start and park in cup they would make around 50 to 60 g's a race unless at Daytona they would make around $200,000.
So you can not tear stuff up and finish decent you will just squeek by with breaking even on the cash.....
The Shop
How much out of pocket is the driver that finishes 15th at ANY NASCAR event?
vs.
How much out of pocket is the rider that finishes 15th at a MX race?
The point is the cost of going racing at NASCAR is not relevant because the driver doesn't foot the bill for the fuel, tires, 18-wheeler, mechanics, travel, etc... Whether it costs $100 million dollars a weekend to go race or $100,000, the team owner pays those bills and pays the driver a salary. It's irrelevant.
On the other hand, a rider finishing 15th at a MX race could very well have paid his entry fee, the fuel to get there, the bike, the tires, his mechanic, etc..... Therefore, the cost to go racing IS relevant in MX.
It's apples and oranges. You should compare what the purse is for someone finishing 15th at the National dirt racing midget series. That is closer to what MX is.
Jason
Brad Keselowski is one example
Jennifer Jo Cobb is another
As is Ken Schrader and Mike Harmon
Avg finish = 23rd Winnings = $15,075
Jennifer Jo Cobb 9 starts
Avg finish = 23rd Winnings $93,770
Ken Schrader 3 starts
Avg Finish = 14 Winnings $37,325
Mike Harmon 6 starts (listed as racing for Darrell Abbott Ride for Dime | Lafferty Motorsports)
Avg finish = 34.5 Winnings $50, 864
Not sure if this supports the argument or squashes it.
Jason
Jason
Point is simple, and I can't be any clearer, people were arguing risk/cost vs reward and I was showing that RC finished 15th last week and his purse winnings was only $11,675
In last weekend's NASCAR Truck race, Ricky Carmichael won a purse of $11,675 for finishing 15th place Now that's a bit more than $650, but once you consider the differences in costs between fielding a NASCAR Camping World Truck series race (entry fees, team travel, tires, gas, etc....) Seems by percentage, the MX rider earned more for his 15th than RC did for his
So what exactly was your point with that last sentence?
I I never claimed to be a NASCAR insider and/or know all of the costs associated with racing in the Craftsman Truck Series, I only know it's more than a privateer in MX
I quoted from Bleacher Report because people wanted numbers (including you), which I provided. My estimates were not far off either, as shown by the post from jdj727.
As GuyB said, you're just being contrary to be contrary
I never claimed to be a NASCAR expert or insider. People were arguing risk/cost vs reward and I was showing that RC finished 15th last week and his purse winnings was only $11,675
Period.
Don't like that? Tough shit.
Sorry I didn't break out a calculator to figure out all the percentages in order to be spot on accurate because some douche would take everything so literal.
Pit Row
You posted horseshit and I called you on it. End of story. I'm out.
I get Dave's premise. Who freaking cares about the actual numbers? It's not like any of us are going truck racing next weekend.
At the NASCAR Hall of Fame, they had original checks from the first season's points fun ('47 or '48). If I remember correctly, some were as low as $15...and as high as $150. Obviously they've come a long way, and we've got something to aspire to.
I just wonder that if motocross and Supercross ever got that big, would all the first generation fans think that the sport wasn't core enough for them anymore? Some fans say they want the sport to grow, but do they want everything that comes along with it, like the feeling that they're not part of a small brotherhood?
Here is a bear at my front door
You people are fucking idiots.
what percent should he get to pocket while Mom and Dad go broke ?
I think Dave makes a valid point the money spent vs the money taken in is much more lop sided then
MX Privateer spent $4,000 to race and won $675
NASCAR truck driver spent 100,000 and won 11,000
He is the GOAT.
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