Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway Increases Payouts For 2020 Season

Story By: CHRIS GRAHAM / CLYDE MARTIN MEMORIAL SPEEDWAY – NEWMANSTOWN, PA – In a move to place Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway as the only place to race, the Board of Directors voted to increase payouts for all divisions beginning in the 2020 season.

This includes the 600’s, 270’s, Sportsmen, and the newly combined 125 and Four Stroke division. Drivers will run for $500 to win every week, with cars seeing $50 just to take the green.

Payouts are balanced throughout the field, enabling more cars and drivers to take home more money. Included as a part of the payout increase is a return to car entry fees. Club members will see a $25 pit admission price, and $20 car entry fee. Non-members will have a $30 pit pass, and $30 car entry fee. With club membership costing only $35, members will recoup their membership dues after only four race nights, plus be eligible for the season-ending points award fund.

Club Vice-President and 600 driver Zach Light said, “A few of us put our heads together and tried to come up with a payout structure that increased the payback to the racer, while still making it financially feasible for the club. With our new payout structure, even 24th position makes a little bit over what it will cost to enter the pits and register your car for the night. We don’t believe there aren’t too many tracks around able to make that same claim.”

Having the same payout structure across classes was a key element of discussion for the Club. Light said, “One of the perceptions has been the other classes get paid less than the 600’s or 270’s. Mostly this was due to the structure being different. The purse was the same based on car count, but the money was distributed differently. This does away with different pay structures for different classes. All four classes will receive the same pay structure going forward.”