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NASCAR won't be out a lot if the fields aren't full because what is lost is the TV money the teams get. The deal is, if there isn't a full field, FOX doesn't have to pay the entire tv money. If the field is short the teams that are there lose out on some of their money.

The tracks have to come up with the purse either through ticket sales or a sponsor.

The ISC and NASCAR are cousins with mutual family members but are 2 entirely different organizations. NASCAR is the sanctioning body and the ISC owns and operates many of the tracks. Their purposes in life aren't always the same and each looks out for their own wellbeing. The NASCAR officials were told at their meeting before the season not to forget that they work for NASCAR and not the ISC. What is good for one isn't always good for the other.

I don't think NASCAR will help sponsor a team it invites to come. Said teams will probably buy 2-3 sets of tires for the weekend, run a couple of practice laps, qualify, and run a couple of race laps before having engine failure. They don't wreck and they don't spend a lot of money. In the Busch Series, we call it grocery racing. Make enough to pay the expenses and the salaries of the guys back in the shop or on the road with you.