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Daytona 500 Prize Money: Over $31M at Stake as NASCAR Kicks off 2026 Season

The 68th running of the famed points-paying season opener has a total purse of $31,045,575, up more than $700,000 from last year's record-setting amount. The O'Reilly and Truck Series races also saw a bump with $3.7M and $1.2M at stake, up marginally from last year's events. Green flag for the 500 waves on February 15 at 1:30 PM ET.