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FWIW I generally think the "buy back" guys, or "mulligan" racers in this scenario, should have to go into a separate group and race each other, OR be out of the main money race all together and race for a much lesser purse.
Thats a good idea for all tracks, buy backs race for their own "buy back purse" .
Why? What difference does it make, if you have to run a car that bought back or not. You have to go (x) amount of rounds to win a race. Why would it really matter if you ran the same guy every round. Cut a light, run the number, win the race. Every track wants to pay a decent purse and racers want to race for a decent purse, so why begrudge a track for allowing buy backs, to get some extra cash. The first reason you always hear, "they don't put the buyback money in the purse", again, so what. It takes money to keep the gates of that track open, for you to come out and race for that guaranteed money, in front of empty stands. It would be nice if all the racers could be on the track owner or promoters side of things, just one time and see how hard it is to keep a track open and halfway updated and on top of that, provide you with a living, if you don't have a real job.
Monte
 I don't really like buybacks either but Monte is 100% right. With the money the tracks pay out and the low car counts the tracks need buybacks to survive. Bigdad,sorry this happened and I hope the cheater is a first round loser all year. maybe he will wise up but I drought it. 
also, with the cost of travel these days along iwth the time buy backs are a good idea imo. really doesn't matter who you are racing like Monte said. you have to beat every body you line up against to win a race.
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