2013 Daytona 500 Purse: Breaking down the prize money for 43 finishers
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson celebrates in victory lane after winning the 2013 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. (Kevin Liles-USA TODAY Sports)
Danica Patrick stole the headlines with her unbelievable performance in the Daytona 500 time trials, finishing in first place and thus sitting in the pole position for NASCAR’s season-opening race on Sunday. While she was not able to hang on to the top spot, she still earned a massive payday with her eighth-place finish.
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Jimmie Johnson proved the fastest on Sunday, garnering himself far more than a simple confetti parade and a big ole’ trophy — the pay day for Johnson’s first place finish was a cool $1,525,275.
But he wasn’t the only one to walk away from the track with a fat paycheck. The total Daytona 500 payout came in at just under $20 million. The $19.3 million spread out amongst all the drivers is the most in the history of the race and, simply put one big chunk of change for a single day.
Here’s the full payment breakdown, according to SB Nation:
1) Jimmie Johnson: $1,525,275
2) Dale Earnhardt Jr. $1,104,814
3) Mark Martin $817,013
4) Brad Keselowski $707,855
5) Ryan Newman $573,271
6) Greg Biffle $481,864
7) Regan Smith $411,822
8) Danica Patrick $389,464
9) Michael McDowell $368,121
10) J.J. Yeley $338,738
11) Clint Bowyer $373,086
12) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. $373,399
13) Aric Almirola $358,449
14) Denny Hamlin $330,739
15) Bobby Labonte $337,647
16) David Reutimann $324,872
17) Dave Blaney $322,785
18) Marcos Ambrose $340,072
19) Joey Logano $339,057
20) Jeff Gordon $362,229
21) Paul Menard $343,279
22) Michael Waltrip $309,554
23) Scott Speed $305,514
24) Marin Truex Jr. $340,114
25) Travis Kvapil $317,038
26) Terry Labonte $307,838
27) Trevor Bayne $308,789
28) Kurt Busch #336,234
29) Casey Mears $312,314
30) Jeff Burton $311,031
31) Austin Dillon $313,583
32) Jamie McMurray $328,933
33) Carl Edwards $334,164
34) Kyle Busch $377,610
35) David Ragan $308,188
36) Kasey Kahne $334,118
37) Matt Kenseth $544,306
38) David Gilliland $283,879
39) Juan Pablo Montoya $318,593
40) Josh Wise $276,953
41) Tony Stewart $321,179
42) Kevin Harvick $346,418
43) Joe Nemechek $264,354
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