NASCAR needs to sit down with all the team owners and come up with a plan to make racing more cost effective.
How about some shorter races 50 or 75 laps with no pitting 1 set of tires no fuel added unless the race runs long and there is a fuel stop, (Maybe add heats for a 50 lap race
) How about making the NH 1 day, qualifying in AM race in PM. Some teams can't get crews for the 2 or 3 day races. Even 1 day events for the bigger Thompson or Stafford races. How about a 2 race weekend, Stafford Sat, Thompson Sunday both with 50, 75 or 100 lap races paying a good purse. How about those 2 tracks working together? What about a 2 day show where there is a 50 lap race on Friday and 100 lap race on Sat like the World of Outlaws.
Tires? Fill in the blanks on that one.
Licences that are cheaper but good for a limited number of races. With no pit stops no fire suits needed for the crews. Riverhead only gets a handful of cars because it costs too much to enter the race. Maybe even a crate motor like the ACT cars use, saves the teams 10's of thousands of dollars per year. Lastly the series needs one more big sponsor to put the money right in the purse, Whelen is a great sponsor and promotor of the series , they puts a lot of money into the series but I am not sure it goes toward the purses. More money in the purses would draw more cars.
Last............. TV time, Versus was great last year but it lasted 1 season, now we have internet radio, great to listen to but it doesn't do for the series what TV does.
Last more Modmaniacs, Jim has done more for the Riverhead modified race and induvidual race teams than anyone. Thank you Jim!
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