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Daytona Race Payout Surges to Over $11 Million
30 Aug
Summary
- Coke Zero Sugar 400 purse totals $11,233,037.
- This is a $1.5 million increase from the previous year's race.
- The February Daytona 500 had a record-setting purse of $31.05 million.
The purse for the recent Coke Zero Sugar 400 race at Daytona International Speedway has been announced as $11,233,037. This figure represents a substantial increase of nearly $1.5 million compared to the $9,797,935 awarded in the 2025 summer race at the same venue.
This year's payout is identical to the prize money distributed at last week's Cup Series event held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. For comparison, the prestigious 68th Daytona 500, held earlier this year in February, established a new record for NASCAR with a total purse of $31.05 million.
The purse for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Winn-Dixie 250 held on Friday amounted to $1,661,806. NASCAR does not publicly disclose the specific amount of the prize money that the winning driver receives from the total purse.
