The first Sprint Cup race of 2016 at Michigan International Speedway is just a few days away, with NASCAR’s top stars all revved up to start piling up even more wins and cash prizes as we roll with the midway point of the season. This year, FireKeepers Casino will be the new sponsor of last year’s installment of the event, the Quicken Loans 400.
Will a change in corporate sponsorship gravely affect the purse at MIS this time around? Let’s find out below. And to know more about the FireKeepers Casino itself this Sunday, check out our complete preview for the actual race right after this.
Sad to say, but there’s no proper way of telling whether or not the FireKeepers Casino 400 will have a more sizeable purse compared to last year’s Quicken Loans 400. As we’ve clarified in our past editions of this feature, NASCAR has stopped releasing information about their prize-money distribution beginning this 2016 season.
Nonetheless, and in spite of this week’s race being one of the less lucrative events on NASCAR’s calendar, each and every driver that takes part of the action on Sunday will have a hefty paycheck waiting for them at the finish line, regardless of the order of finish.
Based on last year’s data on the Quicken Loans 400’s final results, 29 of the 43 drivers from the field receive a six-digit haul at the end of the day. That’s even includes Kyle Busch, who finished dead last in the race due to an unfortunate accident, but still received over a hundred grand thanks to other miscellaneous advertising and sponsorship incentives. Busch probably wasn’t that bummed out about his miserable outing after he was still gifted with all that dough, right?
The Complete Prize Money Breakdown (2015 Quicken Loans 400)
Finish
Driver
Earnings
1
Kurt Busch
$186,125
2
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
$141,435
3
Martin Truex Jr.
$137,580
4
Matt Kenseth
$148,471
5
Kurt Busch
$140,508
6
Brad Keselowski
$141,031
7
Jamie McMurray
$126,331
8
Paul Menard
$108,515
9
Trevor Bayne
$132,940
10
Clint Bowyer
$126,523
11
Denny Hamlin
$106,015
12
Carl Edwards
$107,140
13
Casey Mears
$116,448
14
Ty Dillon
$105,823
15
Kasey Kahne
$110,215
16
Danica Patrick
$97,065
17
Kyle Larson
$116,073
18
Ryan Newman
$119,840
19
Jimmie Johnson
$131,801
20
Austin Dillon
$124,471
21
Jeff Gordon
$131,771
22
Aric Almirola
$123,346
23
AJ Allmendinger
$114,918
24
Ryan Blaney
$82,560
25
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
$93,635
26
Sam Hornish Jr.
$111,630
27
Justin Allgaier
$104,618
28
Tony Stewart
$111,924
29
Kevin Harvick
$141,035
30
Michael Annett
$85,935
31
Landon Cassill
$83,785
32
Cole Whitt
$90,732
33
Brett Moffitt
$82,610
34
Josh Wise
$81,010
35
David Ragan
$108,059
36
Greg Biffle
$111,823
37
Jeb Burton
$80,731
38
JJ Yeley
$76,142
39
Matt DiBenedetto
$72,070
40
Mike Bliss
$68,070
41
Alex Bowman
$64,070
42
David Gilliland
$68,070
43
Kyle Busch
$101,561
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