FIRST PERSON/OPINION: Road Trip Reflections On The State Of Professional Racing News Article // RoadracingWorld.com "Wood finished seventh in the AMA Formula Xtreme race and 10th in the AMA Supersport race. For his trouble, Wood earned $2250 in contingency money and another $1150 in purse money, for a grand total of $3400."

Good thing he's not racing in Grand-Am, a series run by Edmonson since 1999. A Grand-Am Prototype (the car costs at least $700,000) driver finishing seventh at VIR after racing 250 miles would have won a $4,000 purse. How do you think a Grand-Am Prototype team's weekend expenses compare to Wood's Supersport 600 effort?