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Originally Posted by CMcAllister
$25M for 21 races? So $1.2M per. Not exactly Earth shaking...
I may be mistaken, but I seem to recall when ND had such information shown years ago - mid 90s - it was normal to see total event purses at just over $1M. The page would show the numbers for every class.
More cars showing up then, too. Entry fees were ~$260. Contingencies were substantial. $1 was worth double today's dollar.
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That's back when Dave Layer, Timmy Worner and other hitters was shooting for the #1 Qualifying money. It was 1100 for a while, wasn't it? Then it dropped to 400, then went away. Those guys said it was to pay their fuel bill for the event. Travel money, so to speak. Remember all the free products? Hands cleaner, Brake cleaners, Oils, Tee shirts.... And I was bummed when they did away with the Dragster calling you... and doing a 'write up" on your car. How the rounds of the event went, all the particulars of your National Event Win. When we first started, to enter National Events... you would send your check in to NHRA. You had to be quick, because if it was full, they sent your check back with a 'sorry' letter. That would have been about 1988 or so?