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One question that often gets asked throughout the NASCAR season is how in the world can a driver make less money than a driver who finishes behind him in a race.
I'll show you how it's done using the entry form NASCAR sent to teams for Saturday night’s Richmond Cup race as an example.
Stay with me folks. Hopefully, this should answer many of your questions (if not, ask and I’ll try to answer them).
The posted awards for Saturday night’s Sprint Cup race at Richmond is $4,991,887
A few things to note:
$953,164 is the racing purse (this is what the track pays to the competitors)
$2,334,554 is from TV money (this is TV network’s share that goes to competitors)
$102,500 is from Manufacture Contingency Awards
The remaining $1.6 million comes from various funds and special awards, including some money that goes to the season-ending point fund..
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RACING PURSE
This is what the track contributes ($953,164)
So, the winner receives (from the track) $51, 925. Last place receives $19,264. To keep this short, I’ll do the breakdown for the top 10 spots
1. $51,925
2. $39, 425
3. $32,625
4. $28,975
5. $26,800
6. $24,700
7. $22,950
8. $22,625
9. $22,400
10. $22,050
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TV MONEY
For Richmond, $2,334,554 is paid out to all 43 competitors with the winner receiving $112,700 from TV and last place receiving $46,529
Thus, just by adding the race purse (from above) and the TV money, you know the winner will receive a minimum $164,625 and last place will receive at least $65,793. Of course, there’s more.
Just to show you the breakdown of the top 10 in TV money, here it is:
1. $112,700
2. $103,050
3. $84,900
4. $73,675
5. $69,625
6. $64,550
7. $59,550
8. $56,500
9. $55,500
10. $54,500
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NOW IT GETS COMPLICATED
Because NASCAR has different plans, this is one area where drivers can earn extra money they someone that finishes ahead of them.
# $130,000 per race is set aside to competitors on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Owners’ Winner’s Circle Plan. A slight change was made to this program this year. It’s now paid to the 12 drivers who won the most races the previous season (ties are broken by points).
Thus, the drivers on the plan who receive extra money each race are: Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Jamie McMurray, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman and Juan Pablo Montoya.
Each is paid a bit differently. Since Hamlin won the most races last year, he receives $12,200 each race from this pot. Johnson was next in wins and gets $12,000 per race and is followed by Harvick at $11,800, Kyle Busch at $11,600, McMurray at $11,400 and Edwards at $11,000. .The other six drivers get $10,000 each per race.
# $240,000 goes to competitors on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Owners’ Special Plan 1. This pays teams an extra $8,000 per race. This is for drivers on teams that finished in the top 30 in car owner points the previous season. Once eligible, teams are on this plan for the entire season.
# For those not on Special Plan 1, there is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Owners’ Special Plan 1C, which pays $72,600 This is paid out to those in the top 40 in car owner points in the current season and not on the Winner’s Circle program. This changes every 12 races. So, if a car owner falls out of the top 40 in points after race 12, they don’t get this plan money for the next 12 races.
This pays $6,000 to the highest finishing competitor whose team is part of this plan with the second-highest competitor in this plan receiving $5,000, the third-highest getting $4,500, the fourth-highest getting $4,400, the fifth-highest getting $4,300 all the way to the 19th-highest competitor in this category getting $2,500.
# $492,203 is contributed from Television Awards to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Car/Champion Owner program. Eligibility is based on a formula using the 2010 owner points, 2009 owner points and bonus points for each Cup champion. The top amount paid out by this program is $28,936 and those that receive it are: Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, AJ Allmendinger and Matt Kenseth.
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QUALIFYING AWARD
$5,800 goes to the pole-winner. No one else receives any money for qualifying.
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CONTINGENCY AWARDS (Must have company’s decal to be eligible for this money)
$6,000 _ Craftsman awards divided: 1st-$4,000 2nd-$1,000 27th-$1,000.
$5, 800 _ Goodyear Belts & Hoses “Goodyear Gatorback Belts Fastest Lap” award to the eligible driver that records the fastest lap while leading the race. In the event of a tie, the award will be presented to the driver with the highest finishing position in the Event.
$5,600 _ Jeg's awards divided: 1st-$3,100 2nd-$1,500 3rd-$1,000.
$5,600 _ K & N Filters awards divided: 1st-$2,500 2nd-$1,100 3rd-$750 5th-$550 10th-$350 15th-$350.
$5,600 _ Mechanix Wear awards divided: 1st-$2,100 4th-$1,000 10th-$500 15th-$500 20th-$500 30th-$500 $500 lowest finishing eligible car owner.
$5,400 _ 3M awards divided: 1st-$1,400 3rd-$1,150 13th-$950 23rd-$950 33rd-$950.
$5,400 _ Competition Cams awards divided: 1st-$3,000 2nd-$1,500 3rd-$900.
$5,400 _ Lincoln Electric Welders awards divided: 1st-$2,600 2nd-$1,800 30th-$1,000.
$5,400 _ Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race award to the crew chief that improves the most from the first half of the race to the second half of the race utilizing the 40 best lap times.
$5,300 _ Auto Meter Gauges awards divided: 1st-$1,500 5th-$1,000 10th-$825 15th-$775 20th-$675 25th-$525.
$5,300 _ Holley Carburetors awards divided: 1st-$1,800 2nd-$1,000 3rd-$800 4th-$400 5th-$300 6th-$200 7th-$200 8th-$200 9th-$200 10th-$200.
$5,200 _ Edelbrock Intake Manifolds awards divided: 1st-$1,350 2nd-$1,200 3rd-$1,075 4th-$925 5th-$650.
$5, 000 _ DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race award to the crew chief who demonstrates the best qualifying and race effort as determined by the average of qualifying result and race finish.
$5, 000 _ Growth Energy "American Ethanol Green Flag Restart" award to the eligible driver who records the fastest average speed on restarts during this Event and finishes the race on the lead lap.
$5,000 _ Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award to the eligible engine builder who accumulates the greatest number of Mahle Clevite points during the Event. Points will be awarded based on qualifying position and finishing position. Bonus points will be awarded to the team that leads the most laps in the Event. In the event an engine builder prepares engines for more than one team, the points will be accrued by the team and may not be combined. In the event of a tie, the engine builder of the team with the highest finishing position will receive the award. To be eligible for this award the engine builders team must run the decal.
$5,000 _ Mobil 1 Oil "Driver of the Race" award to the highest finishing eligible driver.
$5, 000 _ O'Reilly Auto Parts "Position Improvement" award to the eligible driver who improves the most positions from their starting position to their finishing position in this Event. In the event of a tie, the eligible driver with the highest finishing position will receive the award.
$5,000 _ To the reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson if he enters before entry deadline, qualifies for and competes in the Event.
$5,000 _ USG award to the highest finishing eligible driver.
$1,500 _ Sunoco "Rookie of the Race" award to the highest finishing eligible 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year Candidate.
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OTHER TIDBITS FROM THE ENTRY FORM
Under Inspection Rules, the entry form states: “The first five cars to finish the race and any other randomly selected cars must report for inspection after the race.’’
Under Qualifying Rules, the entry form states (in bold): “All cars must qualify with the fuel cell full of fuel.’’
Under Starting Procedures, the entry list states this about the champion’s provisional: “NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car owners are eligible for a maximum of six (6) "Champion's Provisional" opportunities during the current season, regardless of the Champion driver. The most recent NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion driver not previously qualifying for positions 1 through 42 will be assigned the "Champion’s Provisional" starting position if the car owner is eligible.’’
Under Post-Race Requirements, the entry list states: “The first car and driver to finish the race must be presented in Victory Circle after the completion of the race in a timely fashion. NASCAR will determine what constitutes a timely fashion. The driver and team must follow all directives from NASCAR Officials with regards to Victory Circle. At the conclusion of the Victory Circle ceremonies, the car must immediately report for inspection. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the winning car is considered under impound from the moment it takes the checkered flag and must not be altered or adjusted in any fashion during any post-race activities or ceremonies.
“The winning driver must report to the media center for post-race interviews upon conclusion of Victory Circle ceremonies unless otherwise authorized by NASCAR Officials. The second place and third place drivers, and the highest finishing Rookie of the Year candidate, must also report to the media center upon the conclusion of the race.
# Inspection fee – Teams must pay $3,630 per entry to compete in a NASCAR Sprint Cup event. Those that file after the entry deadline (a bit more than a week before the event) must also pay a late fee of $1,375 for a total fee of $5,005.
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Complicated stuff. I believe NASCARS split of TV money is still 70% to track, 20% to teams and 10% to nascar. That means the track recieved over $8 million to host the race.
One question that often gets asked throughout the NASCAR season is how in the world can a driver make less money than a driver who finishes behind him in a race.
I'll show you how it's done using the entry form NASCAR sent to teams for Saturday night’s Richmond Cup race as an example.
Stay with me folks. Hopefully, this should answer many of your questions (if not, ask and I’ll try to answer them).
The posted awards for Saturday night’s Sprint Cup race at Richmond is $4,991,887
A few things to note:
$953,164 is the racing purse (this is what the track pays to the competitors)
$2,334,554 is from TV money (this is TV network’s share that goes to competitors)
$102,500 is from Manufacture Contingency Awards
The remaining $1.6 million comes from various funds and special awards, including some money that goes to the season-ending point fund..
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RACING PURSE
This is what the track contributes ($953,164)
So, the winner receives (from the track) $51, 925. Last place receives $19,264. To keep this short, I’ll do the breakdown for the top 10 spots
1. $51,925
2. $39, 425
3. $32,625
4. $28,975
5. $26,800
6. $24,700
7. $22,950
8. $22,625
9. $22,400
10. $22,050
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TV MONEY
For Richmond, $2,334,554 is paid out to all 43 competitors with the winner receiving $112,700 from TV and last place receiving $46,529
Thus, just by adding the race purse (from above) and the TV money, you know the winner will receive a minimum $164,625 and last place will receive at least $65,793. Of course, there’s more.
Just to show you the breakdown of the top 10 in TV money, here it is:
1. $112,700
2. $103,050
3. $84,900
4. $73,675
5. $69,625
6. $64,550
7. $59,550
8. $56,500
9. $55,500
10. $54,500
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NOW IT GETS COMPLICATED
Because NASCAR has different plans, this is one area where drivers can earn extra money they someone that finishes ahead of them.
# $130,000 per race is set aside to competitors on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Owners’ Winner’s Circle Plan. A slight change was made to this program this year. It’s now paid to the 12 drivers who won the most races the previous season (ties are broken by points).
Thus, the drivers on the plan who receive extra money each race are: Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Jamie McMurray, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman and Juan Pablo Montoya.
Each is paid a bit differently. Since Hamlin won the most races last year, he receives $12,200 each race from this pot. Johnson was next in wins and gets $12,000 per race and is followed by Harvick at $11,800, Kyle Busch at $11,600, McMurray at $11,400 and Edwards at $11,000. .The other six drivers get $10,000 each per race.
# $240,000 goes to competitors on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Owners’ Special Plan 1. This pays teams an extra $8,000 per race. This is for drivers on teams that finished in the top 30 in car owner points the previous season. Once eligible, teams are on this plan for the entire season.
# For those not on Special Plan 1, there is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Owners’ Special Plan 1C, which pays $72,600 This is paid out to those in the top 40 in car owner points in the current season and not on the Winner’s Circle program. This changes every 12 races. So, if a car owner falls out of the top 40 in points after race 12, they don’t get this plan money for the next 12 races.
This pays $6,000 to the highest finishing competitor whose team is part of this plan with the second-highest competitor in this plan receiving $5,000, the third-highest getting $4,500, the fourth-highest getting $4,400, the fifth-highest getting $4,300 all the way to the 19th-highest competitor in this category getting $2,500.
# $492,203 is contributed from Television Awards to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Car/Champion Owner program. Eligibility is based on a formula using the 2010 owner points, 2009 owner points and bonus points for each Cup champion. The top amount paid out by this program is $28,936 and those that receive it are: Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, AJ Allmendinger and Matt Kenseth.
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QUALIFYING AWARD
$5,800 goes to the pole-winner. No one else receives any money for qualifying.
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CONTINGENCY AWARDS (Must have company’s decal to be eligible for this money)
$6,000 _ Craftsman awards divided: 1st-$4,000 2nd-$1,000 27th-$1,000.
$5, 800 _ Goodyear Belts & Hoses “Goodyear Gatorback Belts Fastest Lap” award to the eligible driver that records the fastest lap while leading the race. In the event of a tie, the award will be presented to the driver with the highest finishing position in the Event.
$5,600 _ Jeg's awards divided: 1st-$3,100 2nd-$1,500 3rd-$1,000.
$5,600 _ K & N Filters awards divided: 1st-$2,500 2nd-$1,100 3rd-$750 5th-$550 10th-$350 15th-$350.
$5,600 _ Mechanix Wear awards divided: 1st-$2,100 4th-$1,000 10th-$500 15th-$500 20th-$500 30th-$500 $500 lowest finishing eligible car owner.
$5,400 _ 3M awards divided: 1st-$1,400 3rd-$1,150 13th-$950 23rd-$950 33rd-$950.
$5,400 _ Competition Cams awards divided: 1st-$3,000 2nd-$1,500 3rd-$900.
$5,400 _ Lincoln Electric Welders awards divided: 1st-$2,600 2nd-$1,800 30th-$1,000.
$5,400 _ Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race award to the crew chief that improves the most from the first half of the race to the second half of the race utilizing the 40 best lap times.
$5,300 _ Auto Meter Gauges awards divided: 1st-$1,500 5th-$1,000 10th-$825 15th-$775 20th-$675 25th-$525.
$5,300 _ Holley Carburetors awards divided: 1st-$1,800 2nd-$1,000 3rd-$800 4th-$400 5th-$300 6th-$200 7th-$200 8th-$200 9th-$200 10th-$200.
$5,200 _ Edelbrock Intake Manifolds awards divided: 1st-$1,350 2nd-$1,200 3rd-$1,075 4th-$925 5th-$650.
$5, 000 _ DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race award to the crew chief who demonstrates the best qualifying and race effort as determined by the average of qualifying result and race finish.
$5, 000 _ Growth Energy "American Ethanol Green Flag Restart" award to the eligible driver who records the fastest average speed on restarts during this Event and finishes the race on the lead lap.
$5,000 _ Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award to the eligible engine builder who accumulates the greatest number of Mahle Clevite points during the Event. Points will be awarded based on qualifying position and finishing position. Bonus points will be awarded to the team that leads the most laps in the Event. In the event an engine builder prepares engines for more than one team, the points will be accrued by the team and may not be combined. In the event of a tie, the engine builder of the team with the highest finishing position will receive the award. To be eligible for this award the engine builders team must run the decal.
$5,000 _ Mobil 1 Oil "Driver of the Race" award to the highest finishing eligible driver.
$5, 000 _ O'Reilly Auto Parts "Position Improvement" award to the eligible driver who improves the most positions from their starting position to their finishing position in this Event. In the event of a tie, the eligible driver with the highest finishing position will receive the award.
$5,000 _ To the reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson if he enters before entry deadline, qualifies for and competes in the Event.
$5,000 _ USG award to the highest finishing eligible driver.
$1,500 _ Sunoco "Rookie of the Race" award to the highest finishing eligible 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year Candidate.
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OTHER TIDBITS FROM THE ENTRY FORM
Under Inspection Rules, the entry form states: “The first five cars to finish the race and any other randomly selected cars must report for inspection after the race.’’
Under Qualifying Rules, the entry form states (in bold): “All cars must qualify with the fuel cell full of fuel.’’
Under Starting Procedures, the entry list states this about the champion’s provisional: “NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car owners are eligible for a maximum of six (6) "Champion's Provisional" opportunities during the current season, regardless of the Champion driver. The most recent NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion driver not previously qualifying for positions 1 through 42 will be assigned the "Champion’s Provisional" starting position if the car owner is eligible.’’
Under Post-Race Requirements, the entry list states: “The first car and driver to finish the race must be presented in Victory Circle after the completion of the race in a timely fashion. NASCAR will determine what constitutes a timely fashion. The driver and team must follow all directives from NASCAR Officials with regards to Victory Circle. At the conclusion of the Victory Circle ceremonies, the car must immediately report for inspection. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the winning car is considered under impound from the moment it takes the checkered flag and must not be altered or adjusted in any fashion during any post-race activities or ceremonies.
“The winning driver must report to the media center for post-race interviews upon conclusion of Victory Circle ceremonies unless otherwise authorized by NASCAR Officials. The second place and third place drivers, and the highest finishing Rookie of the Year candidate, must also report to the media center upon the conclusion of the race.
# Inspection fee – Teams must pay $3,630 per entry to compete in a NASCAR Sprint Cup event. Those that file after the entry deadline (a bit more than a week before the event) must also pay a late fee of $1,375 for a total fee of $5,005.
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Complicated stuff. I believe NASCARS split of TV money is still 70% to track, 20% to teams and 10% to nascar. That means the track recieved over $8 million to host the race.
