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[BillyCarroll]

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

I still haven't heard from Jeg's, Summit or Hoosier. Odd they would pay you and not me yet? Jim


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Jim,

I can tell you from being on the other side of it and being responsible for making sure the racer is paid that in my situation this often comes down to not having a W9 on file for the racer. NHRA is the only sanctioning body that i deal with that does not provide me with a Federal ID # for payment.

When i receive the claims for an event i run through my list to see who i already have on file and complete the information internally. The ones that i do not have a number for get an email sent followed by a letter so sometimes there is a delay in payment while i wait to receive that information. I try to get the racers paid quickly, but you would be surprised how many requests i send out that do not get returned.

We have four postings between three brands and rarely does a divisional event come back with under a dozen claims and i have had a national event with well over a hundred (with class postings) so having the Federal ID number along with the claim would be a huge time saver for me and would cut down the time that it takes to get a lot of claims paid. This is something that i have asked for several times the past few years with no success, but i also understand it is something NHRA legal tries to steer clear of. Some companies might pay without requiring a W9, but with the number of claims we pay a year we simply cannot.

As far as companies that simply choose to not pay, well that is entirely another story and is pretty pathetic. You made a commitment to the racer by participating in the program. If the racer upheld their end of the deal, uphold yours.

The contingency program is a way to reward the racers who support you for their performance.


To be clear here, I don't owe Jim any money. I was using Jim's reply to hopefully give a reason for a delay to others.