Whistleblower Reveals the $7-Million Reason Why Teams Aren’t Boycotting NASCAR Despite Recent Leak

Symbolic boycotts are often the go-to form of protest for any motorsport. However, after NASCAR teams decided to boycott the Team Owner Council meeting, many suspected they would not show up for the race either. Only a while, an eminent NASCAR journalist cleared the air on the speculated race boycott.

He also mentioned the real reason for teams to show up for the upcoming Bristol dirt race.

Journalist Bob Pockrass revealed the purse value for the upcoming race.

In his tweet he mentioned, “Purses for Bristol dirt weekend (includes all payouts, all positions and includes pre-race and historical per-race payouts to charter teams): Cup: $7,808,640 Truck: $738,461“

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Following this, a fan asked the journalist if the teams would boycott the race or not. Pockrass responded and mentioned, “No. They need the money.“

Why were the teams planning for a boycott?

In a previous tweet by journalist Adam Stern, he reported that the teams were planning to boycott the team owner council meeting. The main reason was that they believed that the proposed revenue talks were not headed in the direction that they would like them to be headed.

The revenue split talks from the new broadcast deal have been a hot topic for the team. There have been ongoing talks where the teams have been asking for a greater percentage of the share than what’s being given to them. Teams have oftentimes cited the costs of operations and how they are reliant on sponsor money to sustain themselves.

Their overall goal is to have enough revenue to have some degree of independence from just relying on sponsor funds.

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However, for teams to stage a symbolic boycott, would mean losing out on purse money for the upcoming race. That is something that would hurt them gravely. Considering the purse value for Bristol stands well above $7 million, it is only ideal for the teams to continue their participation in the race this weekend.