@RealisticFisHed  At this point the purse should be doubled or tripled since it is the ALL STAR RACE

I think it says more about the All-Star Race itself than it does NASCAR as a whole

@@GrandpaShark I think you are missing the point. Rick Ware Racing is still running all of the laps, attempting to make good finishes. Maybe they do not have all the resources to do so but they are making an attempt. Back when there were true “start and park” cars, these cars would run 15 laps and park the car behind the wall. Huge difference to any modern cup series teams.

@@GrandpaShark I would hate to see Rick Ware booted out. There’s alot of people in the nascar garage pulling for him also.

Why is everyone romanticizing the start and park era of Nascar?

But it didn’t do that. Rick Ware Racing still finishes 30th every week.

As an original and diehard MWR fan, I have to disagree.
They had no trouble making the field except for the first year because Toyota really wasn’t ready for the big stage. They had those issues mostly ironed out by the end of that season.
They made all the races in ’08 and won their first race in ’09. By their 5th year they were legitimate contenders to run races and even had a few seasons where they were legitimate championship contenders.
Rob wasn’t panhandling for charters 9 years before they became a thing in 2016.

The only one who benefitted from the charter system was Rob Kauffman. He sold Nascar a bill of goods back in 2015 when they were negotiating it. He made sure that Michael Waltrip Racing got 2 charters, even though they were going out of business. (He was 50% owner). He immediately sold those for over $10 million. He also owned part of Chip Ganassi racing & got more when they sold to Trackhouse.

​​@@randomgamer19170and that’s at a less than 1% overall margin…. how much lower should the margin be to bring some tears to your eyes??
He made the best mousetrap and sells so much he can afford to nearly give everything away at cost.

Live by the sword and die by the sword.