Here is how much Daytona 500 winners will bag in 2024, know it’s purse, prize money for the year, breakdown and more
It is time for NASCAR’s most iconic race at its most renowned track; it is race day at Daytona International Speedway.
Daytona 500 full past winners list and 2024 prize money pool for NASCAR Cup Series
In an attempt to make history and raise the Harley J. Earl Trophy in victory lane, drivers from the NASCAR Cup Series will tackle the track for the 66th running of the Daytona 500.
With 51 race wins in his remarkable career, three Daytona 500 victories, and an upcoming 19th full season in the NASCAR Cup Series, Denny Hamlin has built a reputation as a brazen, loud racer who draws the biggest jeers on the track.
Meanwhile, motorsport fanatics are curious to know how much will the winners bag this year. Here is all you need to know.
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Daytona 500 all-time winners list
- 1959 — Lee Petty
- 1960 — Junior Johnson
- 1961 — Marvin Panch
- 1962 — Fireball Roberts
- 1963 — Tiny Lund
- 1964 — Richard Petty
- 1965 — Fred Lorenzen
- 1966 — Richard Petty
- 1967 — Mario Andretti
- 1968 — Cale Yarborough
- 1969 — LeeRoy Yarbrough
- 1970 — Pete Hamilton
- 1971 — Richard Petty
- 1972 — AJ Foyt
- 1973 — Richard Petty
- 1974 — Richard Petty
- 1975 — Benny Parsons
- 1976 — David Pearson
- 1977 — Cale Yarborough
- 1978 — Bobby Allison
- 1979 — Richard Petty
- 1980 — Buddy Baker
- 1981 — Richard Petty
- 1982 — Bobby Allison
- 1983 — Cale Yarborough
- 1984 — Cale Yarborough
- 1985 — Bill Elliott
- 1986 — Geoff Bodine
- 1987 — Bill Elliott
- 1988 — Bobby Allison
- 1989 — Darrell Waltrip
- 1990 — Derrike Cope
- 1991 — Ernie Irvan
- 1992 — Davey Allison
- 1993 — Dale Jarrett
- 1994 — Sterling Marlin
- 1995 — Sterling Marlin
- 1996 — Dale Jarrett
- 1997 — Jeff Gordon
- 1998 — Dale Earnhardt
- 1999 — Jeff Gordon
- 2000 — Dale Jarrett
- 2001 — Michael Waltrip
- 2002 — Ward Burton
- 2003 — Michael Waltrip
- 2004 — Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- 2005 — Jeff Gordon
- 2006 — Jimmie Johnson
- 2007 — Kevin Harvick
- 2008 — Ryan Newman
- 2009 — Matt Kenseth
- 2010 — Jamie McMurray
- 2011 — Trevor Bayne
- 2012 — Matt Kenseth
- 2013 — Jimmie Johnson
- 2014 — Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- 2015 — Joey Logano
- 2016 — Denny Hamlin
- 2017 — Kurt Busch
- 2018 — Austin Dillon
- 2019 — Denny Hamlin
- 2020 — Denny Hamlin
- 2021 — Michael McDowell
- 2022 — Austin Cindric
- 2023 — Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Daytona 500 purse and prize money 2024
With the biggest purse of any race in the NASCAR schedule, the Daytona 500 is considered the most significant and renowned event.
The whole purse for the 2024 Daytona 500 is $28,035,991, according to Bob Pockrass of Fox Sports. In comparison, the purse in 2023 was $26,934,357, an increase of more than $1 million.
Daytona 500 purse (all payouts to teams for competing, three-year charter history, finishing position, duels, etc): $28,035,991
Xfinity opener: $3,510,021
Truck opener: $1,058,336
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) February 13, 2024
The purse as a whole is much more obvious than the money allotted to the Daytona 500 winner. After Joey Logano won $1.58 million in 2015, NASCAR decided to stop revealing the winner’s reward.
A share of the purse goes to the 36 charter clubs of the Cup Series, according to a 2023 report by Pockrass, who estimated that the champion would likely receive between $1.5 million and $2 million.