How much prize money will the 2023 Indy 500 winner receive?
The 2022 Indianapolis 500 will take place on Sunday, May 28th. The 500-mile race will start at approximately 12:45 p.m. ET and will air on NBC and Peacock.
Alex Palou is looking to secure his first career victory at Brickyard with a record-setting performance to take pole position last week. He enters the race as his points leader in the IndyCar Series and is the +600 favorite to win. Draft Kings Sportsbook.
Palou and the others will be competing for an eight-figure prize pool. The total prize pool has not yet been revealed, but it is likely to be close to or exceed last year’s total of $16,000,200. Marcus Ericsson won the race for a total prize pool of $3.1 million. Pato O’Ward finished second and won $1 million in prize money. Last year, drivers were paid an average of $485,000. The Rookie of the Year award earned Jimmie Johnson his $50,000 bonus.
Prior to last year, the record prize pool was $14.4 million in 2008. Over the past 15 races, excluding COVID-19-affected years, winners have earned anywhere from $2,353,355 (Tony Kanaan, 2013) to $3,048,005 (Helio Castroneves, 2009). According to Instar.
We will update this article with the full prize pool information after the prize pool is announced on Monday.