[Alan Roehrich]

NHRA will NEVER give sportsman classes money just to qualify. Especially not enough to really offset fuel costs.

However, there are things they could and should do.

1. Discounts on entry fees scaled on the number of races attended. The more you race, the more they discount. Sure, Fletcher, Biondo, and others like them don't necessarily need the help, but I see plenty of true small time racers running a LOT of races, and they COULD use it.

2. One crew member free with entry fee.

3. Reasonable increase in the purse.

4. Round money starting at least with 2nd round winners.

5. Cut or eliminate their (NHRA's) mark up on things sold to racers at the track, such as fuel, tires, other parts, even bags of ice (sort of ridiculous that ice at the track often cost 5 or 10 times what it costs at WalMart).