NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race Prize Money: How much is the winner expected to make at Phoenix Raceway in 2025?

After the playoff race at Martinsville, the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season heads next to Phoenix Raceway for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race. The season’s final race is expected to be an exciting one.

The Next Gen car will run for the eighth time at the Phoenix Raceway. All drivers taking the field will be racing to win Sunday’s (November 2) 312-lap race and a big cash prize at the one-mile-long track. However, the final 4 drivers will be eyeing to claim the ultimate prize money, the Bill France Cup.

The NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race winner will receive a substantial monetary reward. In 2025, the Phoenix Championship race boasts a total prize pool of $12,394,135. According to NASCAR journalist Bob Pockrass, the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race winner will likely receive between eight and 10 percent of the total purse.

According to this assumption, this year’s NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race winner at Phoenix Raceway will likely receive eight to ten percent of the overall prize money of $12,394,135, which means a check of between $991,530.80 and $1,239,413.50.

Live action of the 2025 Phoenix title Cup Series race will be broadcast on NBC Sports on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.

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What is the prize money for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race 2025?

All 37 drivers participating in NASCAR’s top-tier series will compete for monetary incentives this weekend in Avondale, Arizona.

Renowned NASCAR journalist Bob Pockrass posted on X the total prize pool that will be up for grabs this weekend in Avondale, Arizona. He wrote:

“Purses for championship weekend, including all payouts, all positions. For Cup, includes all charter payouts: Cup: $12,394,135 Xfinity: $2,151,939 Truck: $1,160,400”

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Explore the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship race payout per position

After deducting the winner's money from the total prize of $12,394,135, the remaining amount will be divided among the charter teams, based on their finishing positions in the race, charter status, etc.

With the start of the charter system in NASCAR, individual payouts per finishing position are no longer published.

NASCAR Cup Series action begins with practice and qualifying, followed by the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race main event on Sunday. Practice and qualifying races can be watched on truTV.

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List of NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race winners

Years – Driver

1. 1949: Red Byron
2. 1950: Bill Rexford
3. 1951: Herb Thomas (1)
4. 1952: Tim Flock (1)
5. 1953: Herb Thomas (2)
6. 1954: Lee Petty (1)
7. 1955: Tim Flock (2)
8. 1956: Buck Baker (1)
9. 1957: Buck Baker (2)
10. 1958: Lee Petty (2)
11. 1959: Lee Petty (3)
12. 1960: Rex White
13. 1961: Ned Jarrett (1)
14. 1962: Joe Weatherly (1)
15. 1963: Joe Weatherly (2)
16. 1964: Richard Petty (1)
17. 1965: Ned Jarrett (2)
18. 1966: David Pearson (1)
19. 1967: Richard Petty (2)
20. 1968: David Pearson (2)
21. 1969: David Pearson (3)
22. 1970: Bobby Isaac
23. 1971: Richard Petty (3)
24. 1972: Richard Petty (4)
25. 1973: Benny Parsons
26. 1974: Richard Petty (5)
27. 1975: Richard Petty (6)
28. 1976: Cale Yarborough (1)
29. 1977: Cale Yarborough (2)
30. 1978: Cale Yarborough (3)
31. 1979: Richard Petty (7)
32. 1980: Dale Earnhardt (1)
33. 1981: Darrell Waltrip (1)
34. 1982: Darrell Waltrip (2)
35. 1983: Bobby Allison
36. 1984: Terry Labonte (1)
37. 1985: Darrell Waltrip (3)
38. 1986: Dale Earnhardt (2)
39. 1987: Dale Earnhardt (3)
40. 1988: Bill Elliott
41. 1989: Rusty Wallace
42. 1990: Dale Earnhardt (4)
43. 1991: Dale Earnhardt (5)
44. 1992: Alan Kulwicki
45. 1993: Dale Earnhardt (6)
46. 1994: Dale Earnhardt (7)
47. 1995: Jeff Gordon (1)
48. 1996: Terry Labonte (2)
49. 1997: Jeff Gordon (2)
50. 1998: Jeff Gordon (3)
51. 1999: Dale Jarrett
52. 2000: Bobby Labonte
53. 2001: Jeff Gordon (4)
54. 2002: Tony Stewart (1)
55. 2003: Matt Kenseth
56. 2004: Kurt Busch
57. 2005: Tony Stewart (2)
58. 2006: Jimmie Johnson (1)
59. 2007: Jimmie Johnson (2)
60. 2008: Jimmie Johnson (3)
61. 2009: Jimmie Johnson (4)
62. 2010: Jimmie Johnson (5)
63. 2011: Tony Stewart (3)
64. 2012: Brad Keselowski
65. 2013: Jimmie Johnson (6)
66. 2014: Kevin Harvick
67. 2015: Kyle Busch (1)
68. 2016: Jimmie Johnson (7)
69. 2017: Martin Truex Jr.
70. 2018: Joey Logano (1)
71. 2019: Kyle Busch (2)
72. 2020: Chase Elliott
73. 2021: Kyle Larson
74. 2022: Joey Logano (2)
75. 2023: Ryan Blaney
76. 2024: Joey Logano (3)

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Edited by Yash Soni