NASCAR Quaker State 400 Prize Money: How much is the winner expected to make at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2024?

After an eventful Darlington race, the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series heads to Hampton, Georgia, with the Quaker State 400.

The first playoff race of the 2024 season is expected to be exciting as the Next Gen car will run for the sixth time at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. All drivers taking the field will be racing to win Sunday’s (September 8) 260-lap race at the 1.54-mile-long track.

Along with the win, there will be monetary rewards for the winners across NASCAR’s all two national series. In 2024, the Cup Series race at the Atlanta Fall race boasts a prize pool of $7,801,384. Meanwhile, the Xfinity Series races will reward the winner $1,480,058.

Live action of the Quaker State 400 can be enjoyed live on NBC Sports, Peacock, and MRN. It will be broadcast on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.

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What is Quaker State 400 prize money for 2024?

All 38 drivers participating in NASCAR’s top-tier series will compete for monetary incentives this weekend in Hampton, Georgia.

Renowned FOX Sports journalist Bob Pockrass tweeted the total prize pool that will be up for grabs this weekend at Atlanta across the Cup and Xfinity Series:

“Purses for Atlanta weekend, includes all payouts, all positions, year-end points fund contribution, contingency awards and for Cup, per-race payouts and historical performance payouts for charters: Cup: $7,801,384 Xfinity: $1,480,058”

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Quaker State 400 Prize Money Breakdown: How much will the winner make at the Atlanta Motor Speedway?

According to NASCAR journalist Bob Pockrass, the 2024 Quaker State 400 winner is likely to receive between eight and 10 percent of the total purse. The remaining purse will be divided among the full-time NASCAR Cup Series' 36 charter teams according to their finishing positions, charter status, etc.

As per this assumption, the winner of Sunday’s Quaker State 400 at Atlanta will likely get eight to 10 percent of the overall prize money of $7,801,384, which means a check of around $500,000–700,000.

NASCAR Cup Series action begins with qualifying on Saturday (Sept. 7) at 12:30 p.m. ET, while the main event is on Sunday. Qualifying for this year’s playoff opener can be watched live on NBC Sports.

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List of Quaker State 400 winners

1. 1960: Bobby Johns
2. 1961: Bob Burdick
3. 1962: Fred Lorenzen
4. 1963: Fred Lorenzen
5. 1964: Fred Lorenzen
6. 1965: Marvin Panch
7. 1966: Jim Hurtubise
8. 1967: Cale Yarborough
9. 1968: Cale Yarborough
10. 1969: Cale Yarborough
11. 1970: Bobby Allison
12. 1971: A. J. Foyt
13. 1972: Bobby Allison
14. 1973: David Pearson
15. 1974: Cale Yarborough
16. 1975: Richard Petty
17. 1976: David Pearson
18. 1977: Richard Petty
19. 1978: Bobby Allison
20. 1979: Buddy Baker
21. 1980: Dale Earnhardt
22. 1981: Cale Yarborough
23. 1982: Darrell Waltrip
24. 1983: Cale Yarborough
25. 1984: Benny Parsons
26. 1985: Bill Elliott
27. 1986: Morgan Shepherd
28. 1987: Ricky Rudd
29. 1988: Dale Earnhardt
30. 1989: Darrell Waltrip
31. 1990: Dale Earnhardt
32. 1991: Ken Schrader
33. 1992: Bill Elliott
34. 1993: Morgan Shepherd
35. 1994: Ernie Irvan
36. 1995: Jeff Gordon
37. 1996: Dale Earnhardt
38. 1997*: Dale Jarrett
39. 1998: Bobby Labonte
40. 1999: Jeff Gordon
41. 2000: Dale Earnhardt
42. 2001: Kevin Harvick
43. 2002: Tony Stewart
44. 2003: Bobby Labonte
45. 2004: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
46. 2005: Carl Edwards
47. 2006: Kasey Kahne
48. 2007: Jimmie Johnson
49. 2008: Kyle Busch
50. 2009: Kurt Busch
51. 2010: Kurt Busch
52. 2021: Kurt Busch
53. 2022: Chase Elliott
54. 2023: William Byron