Indy 500: All-Time Prize Money

Through 2009

Year	Speedway Prizes	Other Prizes	Lap Prizes	Total Prizes	Winner's Prizes
1911	$25,100	$2,450	None	$27,550	$14,250
1912	$50,000	$5,225	None	$55,225	$20,000
1913	$50,000	$5,875	None	$55,876	$20,000
1914	$50,000	$1,675	None	$51,675	$20,000
1915	$50,000	$1,200	None	$51,200	$20,000
1916	$30,000	$1,350	None	$31,350	$12,000
1919	$50,000	$5,275	None	$55,275	$20,000
1920	$50,000	$23,550	$20,000	$93,550	$36,300
1921	$50,000	$19,300	$17,350	$86,650	$36,000
1922	$50,000	$12,550	$8,025	$70,575	$33,700
1923	$50,000	$21,325	$12,100	$83,425	$28,500
1924	$60,000	$20,600	$6,250	$86,850	$20,500
1925	$60,000	$12,750	$15,000	$87,750	$27,800
1926	$60,000	$12,100	$16,000	$88,100	$29,500
1927	$60,000	$9,850	$20,000	$89,850	$25,100
1928	$60,000	$15,750	$15,000	$90,750	$28,500
1929	$60,000	$15,150	$20,000	$95,150	$24,600
1930	$60,000	$27,600	$17,000	$97,600	$36,900
1931	$60,000	$10,650	$11,150	$81,800	$29,500
1932	$70,000	$13,200	$10,700	$93,900	$32,050
1933	$40,200	$11,100	$3,150	$54,450	$18,000
1934	$60,000	$19,550	$4,225	$83,775	$29,075
1935	$60,000	$14,450	$4,150	$78,575	$30,600
1936	$60,000	$17,025	$5,500	$82,525	$31,300
1937	$60,000	$23,635	$8,500	$92,135	$35,075
1938	$63,100	$21,875	$6,100	$91,075	$31,950
1939	$63,100	$17,550	$6,400	$87,050	$27,375
1940	$63,100	$14,825	$7,600	$85,525	$31,875
1941	$63,100	$18,425	$9,400	$90,925	$29,735
1946	$75,350	$20,100	($100 per lap) $20,000	$115,450	$42,550
1947	$98,350	$19,075	$20,000	$137,425	$31,450
1948	$123,900	$27,175	$20,000	$171,075	$42,800
1949	$136,300	$22,750	$20,000	$179,050	$51,575
1950	$154,900	$26,125	$20,000	$210,135	$57,458
1951	$154,700	$32,950	$20,000	$207,650	$63,612
1952	$169,300	$40,800	$20,000	$230,100	$61,743
1953	$176,900	$39,400	($150 per lap) $30,000	$246,300	$89,496
1954	$199,200	$40,175	$30,000	$269,375	$74,934
1955	$199,900	$40,500	$30,000	$270,400	$76,138
1956	$205,002	$47,050	$30,000	$282,052	$93,819
1957	$218,052	$52,200	$30,000	$300,252	$103,844
1958	$221,667	$53,550	$30,000	$305,217	$111,327
1959	$250,500	$57,500	$30,000	$338,100	$106,850
1960	$274,850	$64,300	$30,000	$369,150	$110,000
1961	$301,675	$68,325	$30,000	$400,000	$117,975
1962	$320,428	$75,724	$30,000	$426,152	$125,015
1963	$382,300	$81,731	$30,000	$494,031	$148,513
1964	$397,150	$79,475	$30,000	$506,625	$153,650
1965	$500,493	$97,906	$30,000	$628,399	$166,621
1966	$545,293	$116,516	$30,000	$691,809	$156,297
1967	$566,016	$128,818	($200 per lap) $40,000	$734,834	$171,527
1968	$562,059	$110,210	$40,000	$712,269	$175,140
1969	$614,147	$150,980	$40,000	$805,127	$206,727
1970	$754,407	$205,595	$40,000	$1,000,002	$271,698
1971	$787,700	$173,904	$40,000	$1,001,604	$238,454
1972	$831,000	$140,845	$40,000	$1,011,845	$218,768
1973	$829,200	$136,905	$40,000	$1,006,105	$236,023
1974	$817,500	$158,186	$40,000	$1,015,886	$245,031
1975	$839,500	$121,821	$40,000	$1,001,321	$214,032
1976	$851,500	$147,276	$40,000	$1,038,776	$255,321
1977	$864,800	$212,007	$40,000	$1,116,807	$259,791
1978	$873,250	$231,975	$40,000	$1,145,225	$290,364
1979	$1,009,154	$212,800	($250 per lap) $50,000	$1,271,954	$270,401
1980	$1,186,700	$266,525	$50,000	$1,503,225	$318,820
1981	$1,280,200	$279,175	$50,000	$1,609,275	$299,124
1982	$1,643,000	$374,475	$50,000	$2,067,475	$290,609
1983	$1,810,500	$550,950	$50,000	$2,411,450	$385,886
1984	$2,109,499	$636,400	$50,000	$2,795,899	$434,061
1985	$2,436,500	$744,525	($450 per lap) $90,000	$3,271,025	$517,663
1986	$3,058,550	$852,900	$90,000	$4,001,450	$581,062
1987	$3,510,000	$890,375	$90,000	$4,490,375	$526,763
1988	$4,009,000	$917,900	$90,000	$5,016,900	$804,853
1989	$4,510,000	$1,113,725	$90,000	$5,713,725	$1,001,604
1990	$5,000,003	$1,235,800	$90,000	$6,325,803	$1,090,940
1991	$5,515,500	$1,403,650	$90,000	$7,009,150	$1,219,704
1992	$6,075,200	$1,362,250	$90,000	$7,527,450	$1,244,184
1993	$6,150,200	$1,431,100	($450 per lap*) $100,000	$7,681,300	$1,155,304
1994	$6,255,000	$1,509,800	$100,000	$7,864,820	$1,373,813
1995	$6,395,000	$1,568,550	$100,000	$8,063,550	$1,321,019
1996	$6,500,100	$1,514,500	$100,000	$8,114,600	$1,367,854
1997	$6,750,000	$1,792,250	$100,000	$8,642,450	$1,568,150
1998	$7,100,000	$1,522,250	$100,000	$8,722,150	$1,433,000
1999	$7,400,000	$1,557,150	$100,000	$9,047,150	$1,465,190
2000	$7,700,000	$1,676,500	$100,000	$9,476,505	$1,235,690
2001	$8,300,000	$1,310,325	$100,000	$9,610,325	$1,210,250
2002	$8,650,000	$1,278,500	$100,000	$10,028,580	$1,606,215
2003	$9,000,000	$1,151,830	$100,000	$10,151,830	$1,353,265
2004	$9,250,000	$1,000,580	$100,000	$10,250,580	$1,761,740
2005	$9,400,000	$904,815	$100,000	$10,304,815	$1,537,805
2006	$9,500,000	$1,018,565	$100,000	$10,518,565	$1,744,855
2007	$9,750,000	$918,815	$100,000	$10,668,815	$1,645,233
2008	$13,540,000	$866,580	$100,000	$14,406,580	$2,988,065
2009	$13,360,000	$955,315	$100,000	$14,315,315	$3,048,005

*- Note: currently the lap prize fund totals $100,000. At $450 per lap, the lap-leading prizes total $90,000. The remaining money is divided equally among the drivers in the starting field who willingly participate in the 500 Festival Parade held in downtown Indianapolis the day before the race.

Indy 500: Top 50 Single Race Driver Payoffs

Through 2008

#	Fin	Driver	Purse	Year
1	1st	Helio Castroneves	$3,048,005	2009
2	1st	Scott Dixon	$2,988,065	2008
3	1st	Buddy Rice	$1,761,740	2004
4	1st	Sam Hornish, Jr.	$1,744,855	2006
5	1st	Dario Franchitti	$1,645,233	2007
6	1st	Helio Castroneves	$1,606,215	2002
7	1st	Arie Luyendyk	$1,553,650	1997
8	1st	Dan Wheldon	$1,537,805	2005
9	1st	Kenny Brack	$1,465,190	1999
10	1st	Eddie Cheever, Jr.	$1,433,000	1998
11	1st	Al Unser, Jr.	$1,373,813	1994
12	1st	Buddy Lazier	$1,367,854	1996
13	1st	Gil de Ferran	$1,353,265	2003
14	1st	Jacques Villeneuve	$1,321,019	1995
15	2nd	Vitor Meira	$1,273,215	2008
16	1st	Helio Castroneves	$1,270,475	2001
17	2nd	Dan Wheldon	$1,258,805	2009
18	1st	Al Unser, Jr.	$1,244,184	1992
19	1st	Juan Montoya	$1,235,690	2000
20	1st	Rick Mears	$1,219,704	1991
21	1st	Emerson Fittipaldi	$1,155,304	1993
21	1st	Arie Luyendyk	$1,090,940	1990
22	1st	Emerson Fittipaldi	$1,001,604	1989
23	1st	Rick Mears	$804,853	1988
24	3rd	Marco Andretti	$782,065	2008
25	3rd	Danica Patrick	$763,305	2009
26	2nd	Helio Castroneves	$739,665	2003
27	2nd	Scott Dixon	$719,067	2007
28	2nd	Marco Andretti	$698,505	2006
29	2nd	Arie Luyendyk	$681,303	1993
30	2nd	Tony Kanaan	$659,240	2004
31	2nd	Vitor Meira	$656,955	2005
32	3rd	Helio Castroneves	$646,303	2007
33	2nd	Davy Jones	$632,503	1996
34	2nd	Jacques Villeneuve	$622,713	1994
35	2nd	Scott Goodyear	$609,333	1992
36	2nd	Michael Andretti	$607,753	1991
37	2nd	Christian Fittipaldi	$594,668	1995
38	3rd	Emerson Fittipaldi	$592,874	1990
39	2nd	Jeff Ward	$583,150	1999
40	1st	Bobby Rahal	$581,062	1986
41	2nd	Buddy Lazier	$567,100	2000
42	4th	Dan Wheldon	$566,405	2006
43	2nd	Scott Goodyear	$547,150	1997
44	2nd	Dan Wheldon	$533,040	2004
45	1st	Al Unser, Sr.	$526,763	1987
46	1st	Danny Sullivan	$517,663	1985
47	2nd	Paul Tracy	$489,315	2002
48	2nd	Bobby Rahal	$488,566	1990
49	3rd	Tony Kanaan	$486,485	2003
50	2nd	Buddy Lazier	$483,200	1998