Not a bad chunk of change. Drivers get typically, what, 40-60 percent?
Joe Gibbs Racing collects $1.5 million for Denny Hamlin’s Daytona 500 win
Although NASCAR has stated that it does not plan to list winnings after races, it listed the winnings from Sunday’s Daytona 500 in a media packet.
The winnings that go to Joe Gibbs Racing for Denny Hamlin‘s victory is $1,507,592. That’s less than what Team Penske received last year for Joey Logano‘s Daytona 500 victory. Those winnings were $1,581,453.
Martin Truex Jr. finished second Sunday and the winnings that went to Furniture Row Racing was $1,201,998. That’s more than what went to Stewart-Haas Racing last year when Kevin Harvick finished second and collected $1,157,470.
The smallest paycheck went to BK Racing for Matt DiBenedetto‘s 40th-place finish. Those earnings were $297,128. The smallest paycheck in last year’s race went to Hillman Racing for Landon Cassill‘s last-place finish. Those earnings were $262,390.
Joe Gibbs Racing collected $3,579,369 for its four cars. JGR placed three of its cars in the top five (Hamlin in first, Kyle Busch in third and Carl Edwards in fifth) in last weekend’s season-opening race.
Here’s the winnings from Sunday’s Daytona 500:
- Denny Hamlin … $1,507,592
- Martin Truex Jr. … $1,201,998
- Kyle Busch … $982,498
- Kevin Harvick … $809,163
- Carl Edwards … $637,008
- Joey Logano … $582,535
- Kyle Larson … $492,141
- Regan Smith … $439,851
- Austin Dillon … $465,014
- Kurt Busch … $470,428
- Ryan Newman … $454,937
- Aric Almirola … $439,539
- Kasey Kahne … $436,414
- Matt Kenseth … $452,271
- Michael McDowell … $350,583
- Jimmie Johnson … $454,569
- Jamie McMurray … $448,409
- Paul Menard … $424,536
- Ryan Blaney … $355,183
- Brad Keselowski … $450,825
- A.J. Allmendinger … $417,122
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. … $402,144
- Landon Cassill … $391,941
- Brian Scott … $403,798
- Ty Dillon … $387,047
- Brian Vickers … $405,243
- Michael Annett … $377,668
- Trevor Bayne … $409,492
- David Ragan … $383,301
- Michael Waltrip … $373,923
- Bobby Labonte … $371,679
- Casey Mears … $395,819
- Clint Bowyer … $388,360
- Greg Biffle … $420,609
- Danica Patrick … $391,005
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. … $466,395
- Chase Elliott … $464,653
- Robert Richardson … $304,378
- Chris Buescher … $344,297
- Matt DiBenedetto … $297,128
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