Divisional Payouts

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by HawkBrosMav

When searching for posted divisional payout on the Google.. a page comes up for Div 1 containing this info..

Super Street, Super Gas, Super Comp, Stock, Super Stock:

33+ Cars – R-3-100 – R-4-150 – R-5-200 – R-6-250 – R-7-300 - R/U-600 – Win – 1500
17-32 Cars – R-3-100 – R-4-150 – Runner-up – 400 – Win – 1200
9-16 Cars – R-3-100 Runner-up – 300 – Win – 600
5-8 – Runner-up – 150 – Win – 300
3-4 – Runner-up – 100 – Win -- 200
1-2 – Runner-up – 0 – Win -- 150

My question is "Is this consistent across all 7 Divisions? I'm specifically looking for Div 7 info...

Brad

D-1 needs to expand this to a 64+ car field! And there should be NO argument from NHRA!

[HawkBrosMav]

I don't disagree...

$170 *64 car = $10,880 purse

10880
1500
600
600 (2 @ 300)
800 (4 @ 200)
- 800 (8 @ 100)
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$6,580 profit for NHRA

Sweet Deal if you ask me.. We all know they gotta make money but...
SC
SG
SS
Stock
SST
TD
TS
7 classes with an average profit of say $5000 = $35000 an event...

7 Divisions with 7 events each $245,000 profit for the Divisional Series before Lucas throws a dime into the pot.... as an entity that runs an association I'd love to operate with this model! haha Too bad mine is actually a non profit.. that doesn't make a profit or pay it's 2 employees...

[Gmirza]

If memory serves me correct, some years ago div.1 raised the entry fee to $170 and upped the payouts.

[Adger Smith]

Sorry you have made a few mistakes figuring the Profit at divisional, but the divisional are bought by the track. NHRA is paid a flat fee by the tracks that hold a divisional. Any profit made is over and above what NHRA charges them. I know a few years ago the break even point was 400 cars entered. It has changed a little with the dropping of the alky classes. There is WAY more expense to a track owner than when you add up the entries and subtract the purse.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Adger Smith

Sorry you have made a few mistakes figuring the Profit at divisional, but the divisional are bought by the track. NHRA is paid a flat fee by the tracks that hold a divisional. Any profit made is over and above what NHRA charges them. I know a few years ago the break even point was 400 cars entered. It has changed a little with the dropping of the alky classes. There is WAY more expense to a track owner than when you add up the entries and subtract the purse.

True story, but I think there's a sliding scale now, where the more the track makes, the more NHRA makes.
Of course one can't expect the profit to come from the (lack of) spectators.

[Lenny5160]

I've been under the impression that the tracks pay a hefty hosting fee to NHRA to get on the schedule, but from there they are on their own to cover the purses and try to turn a profit.

I think I remember hearing something about NHRA taking an extra cut if the race draws a ton of cars.

**-looks like I should have typed faster instead of watching hockey.

[jmcarter]

In D2 we pay $160 to run for $1000. Don’t know of any other track and/or program that would have anybody roll through the gates for that.

[Nick_Siebert]

All I know is that if you don't get to the final and get the sticker money, you will never get even.

[Jim Caughlin]

Here's my bitch, as often as not, there are 5 cars in the quarters and/or 3 cars in the semis, where does the extra money go to? I know the answer but it seems like it should get redistributed.