Promoter doesn't care who gets paid what as long as everyone in the conversation agrees. The racers negotiate the remaining purse amongst themselves, regardless of what the flyer reads.
If you were in the finals, where winner takes $50k and loser takes $10k, wouldn't you try to hedge your bet a bit? Heck yeah you would.
No matter how good you are, somebody can lay a package on you and your day is over.
That said, in your above scenario, i cant think of anybody who, when they pulled into the track and it paid 50k to win and 10 to runnerup wouldnt take the 10 k and go hell yea, i won 10 k.
I know if i got to the final in that scenario and just had the “ feel” that today is my day, car is running the number, feel real comfy on the tree, that i would want the whole 50k.
Maybe you got lucky and didnt really get that “feel” and might have a different take and want to split
Guess i can see it both ways....me personally, i am not some hitter.. but i have had my days where i was hot, and like the chances over anybody. Those days are FAR and few between, but they happen..lol
