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Can any shed some light on what the six trucks were dqed for? Had Ricky checked hard the first two nights, would there be any trucks last night?
I think that Tiresmok has a great point that needs to be answered or at least addressed. “Had Ricky checked hard the first two nights, would there be any trucks last night?”
The answer is NO!! there would not have been enough trucks to put on a show. But that isn’t why Ricky didn’t tech the trucks the first or second night, the reason is simple if the track would have done there job the first night they would have lost thousands of dollars. How you ask? Let’s do the math. Seventeen trucks started the race Saturday night, the same on Friday night and fourteen on Thursday, that’s an average of sixteen truck teams each night. I think that is more than fair to assume that each team brings in at least five paying people into the pits each night at $35.00 each that’s $2800.00 per night times three nights for a total of $8400.00 Now each team most likely bought four tires, I’m sure most bought more and a few didn’t buy any but the average of four per team is more than fair. The cost per tire is around $ 110.00 times four, times 16 teams for a total of $7040.00 dollars. Now let’s talk about fuel, each team had to use at least 20 gallons of fuel for the three nights and that is probably a low number but you get the point. I’m not sure what the price per gallon is now but the last time I bought fuel it was around eight dollars a gallon so that’s $160.00 per team time’s sixteen teams for a total of $2560.00 dollars. We can’t forget about concessions, as estimated before each team brings in about five people per night times sixteen teams that’s eighty people, if they spend seven dollars each at the concession stand that’s $560.00 per night times three nights for a total of $1680.00 dollars. Now do you understand why Fascar didn’t make Ricky tech the trucks on the first night? I’m sure the track will try and spin this to there advantage but if you look at this objectively there is only one conclusion and that’s $$$$.
I think that Tiresmok has a great point that needs to be answered or at least addressed. “Had Ricky checked hard the first two nights, would there be any trucks last night?”
The answer is NO!! there would not have been enough trucks to put on a show. But that isn’t why Ricky didn’t tech the trucks the first or second night, the reason is simple if the track would have done there job the first night they would have lost thousands of dollars. How you ask? Let’s do the math. Seventeen trucks started the race Saturday night, the same on Friday night and fourteen on Thursday, that’s an average of sixteen truck teams each night. I think that is more than fair to assume that each team brings in at least five paying people into the pits each night at $35.00 each that’s $2800.00 per night times three nights for a total of $8400.00 Now each team most likely bought four tires, I’m sure most bought more and a few didn’t buy any but the average of four per team is more than fair. The cost per tire is around $ 110.00 times four, times 16 teams for a total of $7040.00 dollars. Now let’s talk about fuel, each team had to use at least 20 gallons of fuel for the three nights and that is probably a low number but you get the point. I’m not sure what the price per gallon is now but the last time I bought fuel it was around eight dollars a gallon so that’s $160.00 per team time’s sixteen teams for a total of $2560.00 dollars. We can’t forget about concessions, as estimated before each team brings in about five people per night times sixteen teams that’s eighty people, if they spend seven dollars each at the concession stand that’s $560.00 per night times three nights for a total of $1680.00 dollars. Now do you understand why Fascar didn’t make Ricky tech the trucks on the first night? I’m sure the track will try and spin this to there advantage but if you look at this objectively there is only one conclusion and that’s $$$$.
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