Felix Rosenqvist takes home a record payout for the Indianapolis 500 win
Felix Rosenqvist won Sunday’s Indy 500 with a pass off the final corner. As they ran side-by-side to the finish, it was the closest Indy 500 finish in history.
With the win, Rosenqvist has taken home the highest payout in the history of the sport. He’s earned $4.34M for the win.
The 2026 purse has been set at $30,906,400. That’s a significant jump from the 2025 race of 20,283,000.
The average payout for the race was $936,500, far exceeding last year’s average of $596,500.
Indy 500 Race Results: May 24, 2026 (IndyCar Series)
IndyCar President comments
“The Indianapolis 500 continues to make history, in more ways than one,” INDYCAR and IMS President J. Douglas Boles said.
“The Month of May featured a back-to-back grandstand sellout crowd – our largest crowd since the 100th Running in 2016 – and intense on track action with the most lead changes ever in the Indy 500.”
“Felix Rosenqvist added his name to the history books in stellar fashion, with the closest finish in Indy 500 history and now the largest purse. There’s no better end to a memorable month.”
Indy 500 Purse
2026
$30,906,400
$4.34 million
2025
$20,283,000
$3.8 million
2024
$18,456,000
$4.288 million
2023
$17,021,500
Winner: $3.666
2022
$16,000,200
Winner: $3.1 million
