Given the used car market these days, they need to add a zero on to that price tag.
I bought a decent $3000 beater for my grandson, added maybe a grand in parts (incl good tires).
Now those cars are 5000+
Thanks Brandon!
No kidding. But that $500 doesn't include safety modifications such as roll cages, fuel cells, etc., so in reality nobody is driving a $500 car. But I think the rules state that the race directors reserve the right to buy any participant's car on the spot for $500.