(Getty Images) The first race of the NASCAR Cup Series season is also one of the biggest.The racing world will have its eyes on Daytona International Speedway this weekend as the Daytona 500 opens the campaign in typical grand fashion.

Winning the Daytona 500 brings great prestige.Many of the biggest names in NASCAR history have won the Great American Race.Austin Cindric won last year’s race last year at just 23.

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In addition to the bragging rights and media attention that come with a Daytona 500 victory, Cindric likely received a significant sum of money.How much did Cindric win? That isn’t publicly known; NASCAR stopped revealing driver earnings in 2016.

However, there are details available about the total purse for the 2023 Daytona 500.

Here’s what you need to know about how much money is on the line this weekend.

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What is the Daytona 500 purse for 2023? Fox Sports’ Bob Pockrass reported that the total purse for the 2023 Daytona 500 is $26,934,357.

Purses for Daytona weekend (includes all payouts through the field as well as all per-race charter payouts for Cup and historical performance payouts for Cup):

Daytona 500: $26,934,357

Xfinity: $3,327,595

Trucks: $1,025,847

— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) February 14, 2023 The exact purse totals from the 2021 and 2022 races aren’t known, but NASCAR announced a record $23.6 million purse in 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

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To show how much the number has increased over the years, the purse for the 2015 Daytona 500 was $18 million.

How much money does a driver get for winning the Daytona 500? It’s next to impossible to know exactly how much the winner of the Daytona 500 will make.Joey Logano came away with $1.58 million in 2015, the last race before NASCAR stopped publicly revealing the figure.

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Pockrass speculated Tuesday the winner will “probably” get somewhere between $1.5 million and $2 million, after factoring in the money that will be allocated to the Cup Series’ 36 charter teams.

no …

probably closer to $1.5-2 million ….

but part of the purse is an allocation to charter teams based on past three-year season-ending points performance of the charter.So that would impact how much the winner gets.

— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) February 14, 2023 Between the big payday and the prestige that comes with winning The Great American Race, plenty is on the line this weekend in Daytona International Speedway.

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List of Daytona 500 winners Year Car No.Driver Team Manufacturer 1959 42 Lee Petty Petty Enterprises Oldsmobile 1960 27 Junior Johnson John Masoni Chevrolet 1961 20 Marvin Panch Smokey Yunick Pontiac 1962 22 Fireball Roberts Jim Stephens Pontiac 1963 21 Tiny Lund Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1964 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises (2) Plymouth 1965 28 Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody Ford 1966 43 Richard Petty (2) Petty Enterprises (3) Plymouth 1967 11 Mario Andretti† Holman-Moody (2) Ford 1968 21 Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers Racing (2) Mercury 1969 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 1970 40 Pete Hamilton Petty Enterprises (4) Plymouth 1971 43 Richard Petty (3) Petty Enterprises (5) Plymouth 1972 21 A.J.

Foyt Wood Brothers Racing (3) Mercury 1973 43 Richard Petty (4) Petty Enterprises (6) Dodge 1974 43 Richard Petty (5) Petty Enterprises (7) Dodge 1975 72 Benny Parsons L.G.DeWitt Chevrolet 1976 21 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing (4) Mercury 1977 11 Cale Yarborough (2) Junior Johnson & Associates (2) Chevrolet 1978 15 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering Ford 1979 43 Richard Petty (6) Petty Enterprises (8) Oldsmobile 1980 28 Buddy Baker Ranier-Lundy Oldsmobile 1981 43 Richard Petty (7) Petty Enterprises (9) Buick 1982 88 Bobby Allison (2) DiGard Motorsports Buick 1983 28 Cale Yarborough (3) Ranier-Lundy (2) Pontiac 1984 28 Cale Yarborough (4) Ranier-Lundy (3) Chevrolet 1985 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 1986 5 Geoffrey Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1987 9 Bill Elliott (2) Melling Racing (2) Ford 1988 12 Bobby Allison (3) Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 1989 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports (2) Chevrolet 1990 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 1991 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 1992 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 1993 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 1994 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan-McClure Motorsports (2) Chevrolet 1995 4 Sterling Marlin (2) Morgan-McClure Motorsports (3) Chevrolet 1996 88 Dale Jarrett (2) Robert Yates Racing (2) Ford 1997 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports (3) Chevrolet 1998 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1999 24 Jeff Gordon (2) Hendrick Motorsports (4) Chevrolet 2000 88 Dale Jarrett (3) Robert Yates Racing (3) Ford 2001 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

Chevrolet 2002 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 2003 15 Michael Waltrip (2) Dale Earnhardt, Inc.(2) Chevrolet 2004 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.(3) Chevrolet 2005 24 Jeff Gordon (3) Hendrick Motorsports (5) Chevrolet 2006 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports (6) Chevrolet 2007 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing (2) Chevrolet 2008 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 2009 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2010 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2011 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing (5) Ford 2012 17 Matt Kenseth (2) Roush Fenway Racing (2) Ford 2013 48 Jimmie Johnson (2) Hendrick Motorsports (7) Chevrolet 2014 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.

(2) Hendrick Motorsports (8) Chevrolet 2015 22 Joey Logano Team Penske (2) Ford 2016 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing (2) Toyota 2017 41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2018 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing (3) Chevrolet 2019 11 Denny Hamlin (2) Joe Gibbs Racing (3) Toyota 2020 11 Denny Hamlin (3) Joe Gibbs Racing (4) Toyota 2021 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 2022 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske (3) Ford.