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  • ZERO25
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2018
    • 5240

    #1

    The greatest year ever?

    Barry Wright may consider his and Bloomers 1995 year, the best ever! Over $500k in winnings!

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  • dirtcrazy4u
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2017
    • 3212

    #2
    Long, long time ago, I can still remember..... Ole BW would get some guys back out there he would be great again.

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    • ImCryn2
      Banned
      • Oct 2009
      • 885

      #3
      Originally posted by ZERO25 View Post
      Barry Wright may consider his and Bloomers 1995 year, the best ever! Over $500k in winnings!

      http://www.dirtondirt.com/story_10447.html
      I wonder what Rumley & JD took in total during their historical season, if $750,000 was 1st place money.

      With the rising cost, I would guess Barry and Bloomer still had more profit.

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      • Raceready
        Senior Member
        • Jun 2015
        • 4737

        #4
        Million dollar man Donnie Moran. Imagine that season in todays money ?

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        • Thedoctor
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2018
          • 199

          #5
          Yeah I don’t know what Donnie did the rest of that season but one million bucks, I don’t think anybody is beating that, could break it down many ways, ( 10, $100,000 to win races ........20, $50,000 to win races ........ 100, $10,000 to win races, I’ve never seen anybody have any season like those. Even the fuel and general costs saved by winning a million in a 100 laps, 1 weekend. Insane.

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          • ZERO25
            Senior Member
            • Aug 2018
            • 5240

            #6
            Im pretty sure Donnie wasn't the team owner ie, he didn't get all the money!

            I read somewhere that he got to keep the car and still has it!

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            • Illtsate32
              Senior Member
              • Jun 2015
              • 3079

              #7
              Which raises the question, do these guys get to keep all of their winnings? Im pretty sure these guys are getting 1099ed right, its income the irs is getting theirs, so if the checks in their name they better dang well get to keep it all. Say last year if Pierce had to split purses with DB, how do they sort that out at tax time?

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              • mcarter815
                Senior Member
                • Nov 2016
                • 1690

                #8
                Originally posted by Illtsate32 View Post
                Which raises the question, do these guys get to keep all of their winnings? Im pretty sure these guys are getting 1099ed right, its income the irs is getting theirs, so if the checks in their name they better dang well get to keep it all. Say last year if Pierce had to split purses with DB, how do they sort that out at tax time?
                Of course the driver isn't getting all of the money. When you register at the track, the form you fill out has you specify who gets paid, and it's the owner's name or business that is getting written down. Drivers on the national tours racing in someone else's equipment usually make around 30%.

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                • Illtsate32
                  Senior Member
                  • Jun 2015
                  • 3079

                  #9
                  Originally posted by mcarter815 View Post
                  Of course the driver isn't getting all of the money. When you register at the track, the form you fill out has you specify who gets paid, and it's the owner's name or business that is getting written down. Drivers on the national tours racing in someone else's equipment usually make around 30%.
                  Right when I drove for someone we put down his name for the check to be written to at the end of the night. The reason I questioned is the name on the fake check when they win is the driver. So I wasnt sure but I guess its safe to say that the prize $ is written to the car owner even though the winner circle check is in the drivers name..

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                  • Dlmfan123
                    Senior Member
                    • Dec 2017
                    • 4520

                    #10
                    Originally posted by ZERO25 View Post
                    Im pretty sure Donnie wasn't the team owner ie, he didn't get all the money!I read somewhere that he got to keep the car and still has it!
                    Yeah they still have it. And that was a brand new car for that race

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                    • PRCKartRacer9
                      Senior Member
                      • Jun 2017
                      • 368

                      #11
                      Its covered in his shop. Motor is out but other than that it wasn't touched other than washed. And yes it was a brand new Rayburn

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                      • TS FAN
                        Senior Member
                        • Jul 2008
                        • 4236

                        #12
                        Jack Boggs had a good 1995 season too. Bloomer had so many good years, I never paid much attention. I knew he had a big purse paying year, didn't realize it was 1995

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                        • TS FAN
                          Senior Member
                          • Jul 2008
                          • 4236

                          #13
                          Originally posted by ZERO25 View Post
                          Im pretty sure Donnie wasn't the team owner ie, he didn't get all the money!

                          I read somewhere that he got to keep the car and still has it!
                          I talked to his wife and she told me he retired the car and kept it as a memento. I think, not sure, but I think he got most of the purse if not all. She said the taxes were a drag. IOW he was car owner

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                          • RaceEngineer
                            Senior Member
                            • Oct 2018
                            • 482

                            #14
                            Originally posted by TS FAN View Post
                            Jack Boggs had a good 1995 season too. Bloomer had so many good years, I never paid much attention. I knew he had a big purse paying year, didn't realize it was 1995
                            Yeah, just off memory, that was one of the better season in dirt late model racing.

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                            • ZERO25
                              Senior Member
                              • Aug 2018
                              • 5240

                              #15
                              Originally posted by RaceEngineer View Post
                              Yeah, just off memory, that was one of the better season in dirt late model racing.
                              Our driver, and most others, got tired of reading "Do it the Wright way", on the back of his spoiler! lol

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