[Craig T]

Originally Posted by MBAtarga

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.

This is BS. Purse = entry fee = Profit???? They forgot race fuel, tires, hotels and meals for the crew, car prep costs (brakes, tranny refresh, etc). My guess is the $42K minus $20K for entry, minus the other expenses was break-even at best.