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NASCAR was hit hard by America's recession, but that doesn't mean track owners aren't making money -- it's just that they've had to be more creative to do so. While admissions sales have declined ...
In order to drum up interest in its second-tier series, NASCAR made the Dash 4 Cash before the 2009 season. The original format included four races where all series regulars not competing in the Sprint Cup Series full-time could compete to win a $25,000 bonus on top of their race winnings if they won. If a Sprint Cup regular won, the money went ...
Johnny Chapman and MSRP were one of the more notable start and park combinations in NASCAR in the late 2000s.. Start and park is a term used in auto racing, particularly in NASCAR-sanctioned races, to describe the practice of racing teams starting races but pulling the car off the track after just a few laps in order to collect prize money while avoiding expenses such as replacement tires ...
The No. 17 Craftsman Truck Series team made its debut in 2000 with Ricky Hendrick driving with GMAC/Quaker State sponsorship. He made six races that season and finished in the top-ten four times. In 2001, Hendrick won his only career Truck race at Kansas Speedway, becoming the youngest driver at the time to win a truck race at age 21. [17]
Pockrass did not reveal the money pool for the Atlas 150. For comparison, the 2024 Daytona 500's purse, NASCAR's most popular annual event, was $3,510,021 (Xfinity) and $28,035,991 (Cup Series).
NASCAR implemented a new Cup Series car in 2022 that was initially touted as a way for teams to save money. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The Wood Brothers made the decision to transition to a full-time racing schedule, which significantly increased the team's workload and required greater investments of time, money, and manpower. As part of this new commitment, Warner Hodgdon and National Engineering departed as sponsors, and Valvoline was brought on as the team's primary patron.
NASCAR introduced its new Cup Series car in 2022 with the goal of decreasing costs for race teams.