Have you ever heard of start and park? How about making $22k for 8 laps?
The Quitting Game - Sport - Car and Driver
From the link above:
After eight laps, rain stalled the race, and as the other cars eased down pit road, Chapman and his teammate, Terry Cook, driving the No. 91 car, headed to the garage, parked in their stalls, shut off their engines, and quit. Chapman was still all smiles, and after a round of handshakes and high-fives, he headed inside the team transporter to change into street clothes.
Chapman’s car won $21,358 from the race purse, while Cook’s effort yielded $21,318, so MSRP Motorsports won a total of $42,676 that weekend at Charlotte. MSRP probably spent $20,000 to enter, practice, and qualify the two cars, so their profit might have been about $22,600.