While we're on the topic, NASCAR's two lower national series (Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series) are kind of a mess. The TV numbers are still okay, but attendance and sponsorship are a problem.
From a
Sport Business Daily article from back in October:
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It costs about $6 million to run a top Xfinity Series car per season, a figure that JR Motorsports executive Joe Mattes thinks needs to come down to $4 million to $5 million in order to keep teams better afloat. It costs about $4 million to $5 million to run a top Truck Series entry, a figure that Keselowski says should be closer to $2 million to $2.5 million.
Some observers have called for a re-evaluation of the sport’s split of television money. While teams get 25 percent of the $820 million annually that goes into the sport from Fox Sports and NBC Sports, the two lower-tier series get only a small percentage of the total.
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