Nobody is making money at racing at a local level. If you consider the "buy in" and operational expenses of a competitive car in any of the classes, you will find that the purse to expense ratio is generally within a few percent. Yes sprint cars get more purse than other classes, but just like all of the classes the people that choose to run these expensive cars do so for the love of the sport. It's really a question of your tolerance of financial risk to reward. Just ask yourself if you're willing to invest another 15 to $20,000.00 in your operation for a extra $75.00 a night.