If 9.2 million was the purse at the brickyard, why didnt they give the winner a million?

Question

as a matter of fact how is the purse determined...is it a ceratin percentage of the total revenue they make and do they pay the officials, vendors, tv crews and everyone else and give the rest to the racers...im curious

Answer 1

Tom P and Rudd..already gave the correct answers....thanks..I was not quick enough..lol

Answer 2

Here's an article that explains money distribution very well:

http://www.nascar.com/news/features/race...

Answer 3

They used the rest to pay for all of the tires that they used !

Answer 4

Why does it matter.

Answer 5

It depends on the venue.

Each race has a percentage for final finishing spot, laps run, laps led, etc.

There are sponsor bonuses paid for the finishing spot.

The purse is decided before hand, usually with money put up by the sponsors. the officials, track crews, etc are usually paid from the receipts at the door/gate.

I hope this helps.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_rule...