This lady is one FINE columnist at Insider Racing, also known as "The Lady In Black". I find her columns facinating, to the point and honest.
From her most recent..........
How Distribution of Purse Money Works
An Opinion
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By Patty Kay
June 30, 2006
I bid you welcome, gentle readers. Before entering into this week’s topics, it has once again been brought to my attention that folks are sometimes amazed when they respond to this column through email and receive an answer from the writer. Coming from what can most certainly be described as “old school,” I feel it’s only polite to answer someone that has taken the time to express his thoughts on any given subject. If you write to an Internet writer and don’t receive an acknowledgment, then shame on that person. Please note; I do not include in that category writers from the print media whose columns are copied over to the Internet from magazines, newspapers et al. Those are the folks making the big bucks and their time is more than filled with their jobs.
The reason for bringing up that thought today is that I received not one but two letters from a reader named Stephen, the first concerning the topic of last week’s article, and the second expressing profuse thanks for answering the first, then going on to ask a question.
His question was about something he said had confused him for a long time, probably because it’s one of the most confusing things in NASCAR to figure out…or explain. We’re talking about the purse money for any given race, and the distribution numbers that you see printed in your daily newspapers after the race.
He also wanted to know how much of the purse went to the driver, team owner, crew chief, crew, etc. The answer to those questions is complicated, but I did my best. Here then, for those of you that have wondered about the same thing, is my answer as written to Stephen.
• Wow Stephen, you start right out with the tough stuff. I know the answers, but the explanations might be as clear as pea soup.
Read the rest http://insiderracingnews.com/PK/063006.html
From her most recent..........
How Distribution of Purse Money Works
An Opinion
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By Patty Kay
June 30, 2006
I bid you welcome, gentle readers. Before entering into this week’s topics, it has once again been brought to my attention that folks are sometimes amazed when they respond to this column through email and receive an answer from the writer. Coming from what can most certainly be described as “old school,” I feel it’s only polite to answer someone that has taken the time to express his thoughts on any given subject. If you write to an Internet writer and don’t receive an acknowledgment, then shame on that person. Please note; I do not include in that category writers from the print media whose columns are copied over to the Internet from magazines, newspapers et al. Those are the folks making the big bucks and their time is more than filled with their jobs.
The reason for bringing up that thought today is that I received not one but two letters from a reader named Stephen, the first concerning the topic of last week’s article, and the second expressing profuse thanks for answering the first, then going on to ask a question.
His question was about something he said had confused him for a long time, probably because it’s one of the most confusing things in NASCAR to figure out…or explain. We’re talking about the purse money for any given race, and the distribution numbers that you see printed in your daily newspapers after the race.
He also wanted to know how much of the purse went to the driver, team owner, crew chief, crew, etc. The answer to those questions is complicated, but I did my best. Here then, for those of you that have wondered about the same thing, is my answer as written to Stephen.
• Wow Stephen, you start right out with the tough stuff. I know the answers, but the explanations might be as clear as pea soup.
Read the rest http://insiderracingnews.com/PK/063006.html
