NHRA LODRS Divisional payout info?

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Mike Carr

IHRA 63 cars x 135 per car = $8,505 taken in.
Payouts (round money plus Win and R/U) = $2,840 (3,040 in Super Stock); 33.3% payout of entry fees; IHRA keeps $5,665

Since the five lower Sportsman Eliminators (Stk, S/S, Q/R, S/R and H/R) are the same payouts (+/- $200), IHRA at that race would make, approximately, $27,500 per race, per day, based on entry fee at the gate vs payout. $55,000 for the weekend. Not counting the $40 per crew member for the weekend.

Wow. That was a pretty optimistic comparison. And the last IHRA Pro-Am that drew 441 cars was....?

It would seem that IHRA could be better served to up the round money a bit

If you recall, IHRA payouts used to start a round earlier, a practice which was discontinued when the car counts no longer sustained such payouts.

Please tell us what the car count would be in each class if the round money were doubled.

It's really easy to spend other people's money. Go rent a track, petition for a Pro-Am event, guarantee a significantly increased purse with no risk to IHRA or the track, and you can reap the rewards from the massive amount of racers that beat down your door.

Again, please offer suggestions for an entry fee/payout schedule that achieves the same bottom line.