[Rich Biebel]

John Lingenfelter once said in an interview

You can't make a living drag racing....
but you can make a living off of drag racing....meaning a drag racing related business that made a profit and was promoted by your success in racing.....It always stuck in my mind what he said and I could not agree more. There are very few people to have made any money just from race winnings.....and over the long haul they would be in the red.....