bigred81

If you're running more than 3 or 4 divisions, you're a track attempting to live off the back gate because you know damn well the front gate ain't where it needs to be.

not a true statement.

take the 4 cyl class for instance; at dog hollow the avg car count is 12. 

The purse for 12 cars would be $670. (pit pass $25)

they need to sell 27 pit passes just to cover the purse. Say they sell 20 (if you notice, these guys come as teams and they all drive their own cars and change their own tires, they aren't selling many passes to a pit crew, most of their friends and families go to the front gate)

This class is a negative $175 for a night of racing.

for anyone thinking that the lower divisions are paying the purse for upper divisions needs to take another look at it.

 

Meh. I'm never a fan of adding divisions to an already bloated, back gate driven show.
 

There are very few instances where the pits actually pay the purse.