NASCAR Daytona 500 Prize Money: How much is the winner expected to make at Daytona International Speedway in 2025?

After a preseason Cook Out Clash, the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series heads to Daytona International Speedway to officially kick off the season with the Daytona 500, the biggest race of the calendar.

The iconic 500-mile NASCAR Cup Series season-opener is expected to be exciting as the Next Gen car will run for the seventh time at the Daytona International Speedway. All drivers taking the field will be racing to win the most prestigious and important race in NASCAR on Sunday (February 16) at the 2.5-mile-long quad-oval track.

Along with the win, there will be monetary rewards for the Daytona 500 winner. In 2025, “The Great American Race” boasts a prize pool of $30,331,250, the biggest-ever purse in the history of motorsports.

Live action of the event can be enjoyed live on FOX, Peacock, and MRN. It will be broadcast on Sunday at 2:30 pm ET.

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What is Daytona 500 prize money for 2025?

All 45 drivers participating in NASCAR’s top-tier series will compete for monetary incentives this weekend in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site tweeted the total prize pool that will be up for grabs this weekend at Daytona:

“2025 Daytona 500 race purse: $30,331,250”

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Daytona 500 Prize Money Breakdown: How much will the winner make at the Daytona International Speedway?

According to NASCAR journalist Bob Pockrass, the 2025 Daytona 500 winner is likely to receive between eight and 10 percent of the total purse.

As per this assumption, the winner of this year’s Daytona 500 will likely get eight to 10 percent of the overall prize money of $30,331,250, which means a check of around $2,426,500 to $3,033,125.

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Explore 2025 Daytona 500 payout per position

After deducting the winner amount from the total prize money, the remaining purse will be divided among the charter teams according to their finishing position in the race, charter status, etc.

With the advent of the charter system in NASCAR, individual payouts per finishing position are no longer published.

NASCAR Cup Series action begins with practice and qualifying on Wednesday (February 12), followed by duel races and a couple of practice sessions before the main event on Sunday afternoon. Qualifying action will be available on FS1.

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List of "The Great American Race" winners

1. 1959: Lee Petty
2. 1960: Junior Johnson
3. 1961: Marvin Panch
4. 1962: Fireball Roberts
5. 1963: Tiny Lund
6. 1964: Richard Petty
7. 1965[c]: Fred Lorenzen
8. 1966[c]: Richard Petty
9. 1967: Mario Andretti
10. 1968: Cale Yarborough
11. 1969: LeeRoy Yarbrough
12. 1970: Pete Hamilton
13. 1971: Richard Petty
14. 1972: A. J. Foyt
15. 1973: Richard Petty
16. 1974[d]: Richard Petty
17. 1975: Benny Parsons
18. 1976: David Pearson
19. 1977: Cale Yarborough
20. 1978: Bobby Allison
21. 1979: Richard Petty
22. 1980: Buddy Baker
23. 1981: Richard Petty
24. 1982: Bobby Allison
25. 1983: Cale Yarborough
26. 1984: Cale Yarborough
27. 1985: Bill Elliott
28. 1986: Geoff Bodine
29. 1987: Bill Elliott
30. 1988: Bobby Allison
31. 1989: Darrell Waltrip
32. 1990: Derrike Cope
33. 1991: Ernie Irvan
34. 1992: Davey Allison
35. 1993: Dale Jarrett
36. 1994: Sterling Marlin
37. 1995: Sterling Marlin
38. 1996: Dale Jarrett
39. 1997: Jeff Gordon
40. 1998: Dale Earnhardt
41. 1999: Jeff Gordon
42. 2000: Dale Jarrett
43. 2001: Michael Waltrip
44. 2002: Ward Burton
45. 2003[c]: Michael Waltrip
46. 2004: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
47. 2005[e]: Jeff Gordon
48. 2006[e]: Jimmie Johnson
49. 2007[e]: Kevin Harvick
50. 2008: Ryan Newman
51. 2009[c]: Matt Kenseth
52. 2010[e]: Jamie McMurray
53. 2011[e]: Trevor Bayne
54. 2012[e]: Matt Kenseth
55. 2013: Jimmie Johnson
56. 2014: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
57. 2015[e]: Joey Logano
58. 2016: Denny Hamlin
59. 2017: Kurt Busch
60. 2018[e]: Austin Dillon
61. 2019[e]: Denny Hamlin
62. 2020[e]: Denny Hamlin
63. 2021: Michael McDowell
64. 2022[e]: Austin Cindric
65. 2023[e]: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
66. 2025: William Byron