AboutStooge Expertise 8 year crew member, 25 year NASCAR historian with VAST collection of
NASCAR data (stats, photos, old magazines, books, programs). I know all
or can find all about NASCAR Winston Cup trivia, including stats, driver
facts, race records, pit & inspection info, pics of old cars and
drivers, etc.
Experience Almost 40 year fan, 8 years on pit crew, high traffic NASCAR website, hundreds of old info sources including pics
Education/Credentials Life: lived it for 8 years, been following it for almost 40 years, been to more than 200 races, worked shoulder to shoulder with many of the drivers and crewmen of the present and past, been quoted in magazines and newspapers, website listed in a book, had picture published in Nextel Cup Scene (was Grand National Scene back then). *Just quoted in a Las Vegas magazine last month (Feb/March '07) about the Vegas race*
Expert: Stooge Date: 6/23/2008 Subject: Drivers share of the Purse
Question When we check the sports page every weekend the money earnings of each drivers, it run by hundreds of thousands to millions. Are these earnings are for the drivers alone or won by the team. If they are shared, what is the drivers percentage of the published earnings?
Also on exclusive sponsorship like Fedex with Denny and Home Depot for Tony do they get paid personally by the sponsors? Thanks a lot.
Answer Every driver has their own contract with what percentage of the purse goes to him. This is a closely guarded secret akin to asking someone what they make. Again, drivers are paid for personal appearances and commercials by their sponsors, what percentage of the annual sponsorship money goes to the driver is a closely guarded secret.
Can't give you a better answer than that because it is bad manners to ask someone what they make.
