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Boy wouldn't that send a message! I truly believe this is exactly what needs to happen at a NHRA National Event to make the executives realize just how important the Sportsman Racers and Sportsman Classes are for their business. They act like its a privilege for us to attend their events, instead of us being their customers, and wanting to make sure we know that they appreciate our business. It surely seems that they've become numb to the concerns of the Sportsman Class Racers and their concerns. To them, we are just a filler for down time during the pro's maintenance. Entry fees have doubled over the years, and payouts have remained stagnate in comparison. When you get more money for winning a Divisional Event than a National Event, there is something REALLY wrong. Millions of dollars flow into the National Events, Divisional races have a fraction of this kind of money flowing in, but the payout is bigger at the Divisional? How is this possible? I know most of the payout money for the divisional races come from the local track. But can someone explain why there isn't a bigger purse for sportsman racers at the National Events with all that revenue coming in? I remember getting down to the last 5 cars at Atlanta National event, and I only received $250! That didn't even cover the cost of the entry fee of the event! Again, how can that be justified?