NHRA LODRS Divisional payout info?

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Toby Lang

So, I guess the lower the car count the better and since the Jeg's All-Star race is only three rounds, that should be a breeze compared to a normal six or seven round race.

-=sigh=- You know what I was getting at. I'm sorry for not getting into every single permutation and combination of likely participants qualifying orders and head-to-head matchups AND I specifically said that the shorter field did not indicate a cakewalk. It still stands to reason in most circumstances that it's easier to win a 4 round race than a 6 round race.

There's a flaw in the D2 payout schedule

Has that been verified? (or should the Rnd 7 line simply be dropped?) At first glance the numbers looked the same as Div. 4.

Okay Mr. Beard since you have done this what is the solution? Can't classes get their own sponsors? Would that help the payouts with out hurting the tracks cut.

- We're not going to solve the world's (class racing) problems in an afternoon on a forum. I have a large list of things that could potentially help the sport, which have been done in the past, continue to implemented, or are advocated for the future. In many cases, the necessary parties are unwilling or unmotivated to make the short term sacrifices or long term commitments to see things through for the big picture. Some of the solutions are right under our nose.

- Yes classes could get sponsors, and obviously this could help all concerned. We have a pretty fair number of marketing partners for our Fall Footbrake Frenzy and American Doorslammer Nationals events, and you see S/SS Combo associations retain sponsors. I believe the biggest issues here are:
1) It's possible that there is an exclusivity issue with Lucas Oil / Summit Racing Equipment being the title sponsors that would preclude a naming rights sponsor on an individual class. But even barring that, you have a lot of companies already involved in contingency programs. What is their return on investment for additional sponsorship?
2) What extra value is the sanctioning body/track/promoter/event providing to these sponsors (existing and potential?)