{"id":143337,"date":"2025-08-13T21:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T21:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/143337\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T21:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T21:05:10","slug":"prize-money-purse-and-winners-share-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/143337\/","title":{"rendered":"Prize money, purse and winner’s share"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday night’s Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway (7:30 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports App) will be the 25th race of the NASCAR<\/a> Cup Series season, meaning drivers are down to their final two opportunities to solidify their playoff positioning<\/a>. With Daytona’s high banks and unpredictability awaiting in the regular-season finale after Richmond, this will be the most traditional path to Victory Lane left in the regular season. <\/p>\n

All three short-track races have been won by a different driver this season. In the most recent trip to the 0.75-mile Virginia short track, Austin Dillon came away victorious in a controversial finish to the 2024 summer race as he bumped Joey Logano out of the way in Turn 3 and hooked Denny Hamlin coming to the checkered. <\/p>\n

What is the total purse for the 2025 Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway?<\/p>\n

The purse for the Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway<\/a> is $9,797,935, according to Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports.<\/p>\n

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Purses for Richmond weekend include all payouts, all positions, contribution to season-ending points fund, contingency awards, etc.; and for Cup, all charter payouts based on participating and historical performance:<\/p>\n

Cup: $9,797,935<\/p>\n

Truck: $782,900<\/p>\n

\u2014 Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) August 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Cup Series purse for Richmond falls in line with recent events on the schedule, but marks a significant jump from last season’s $7,925,121 purse for the summer race.<\/p>\n

Although the Xfinity Series takes the week off before picking back up at Daytona, the Craftsman Truck Series takes center stage on Friday night for some racing under the lights <\/a>to conclude its regular season<\/a>. While not as much of an increase, the total purse for the trucks is $782,900, up slightly from the $744,784 that was awarded last season.<\/p>\n

How much does the Cook Out 400 winning driver earn?<\/p>\n

The exact take-home for the winner of the Cook Out 400 is not verified. According to Pockrass, the total purse includes all payouts, all positions, contribution to season-ending points fund, contingency awards and for Cup, all charter payouts based on participating and historical performance.<\/p>\n

Shane van Gisbergen enters Richmond following his fourth consecutive win on a road\/street course<\/a>, tying him for the second-most all-time with Chase Elliott and Dan Gurney. That success has not translated to ovals yet and he competes at Richmond in a Cup car for the first time on Saturday night, so don’t expect the road course success to transfer over.<\/p>\n

Instead, Hamlin, who is a five-time winner at the track, should be one of the favorites with a win (2024 spring) and two runner-ups in the last three races there. Despite a tough summer stretch, two-time Richmond winner Kyle Larson is another driver to keep an eye on with back-to-back top-10s at the short track. As for a driver who has yet to visit Victory Lane at Richmond, look out for three-race 2025 winner Christopher Bell, who has finished inside the top 10 in all but two of his nine starts.<\/p>\n