It pays to win the Indianapolis 500…like pretty well. Simon Pagenaud claimed the victory at the 103rd running of the Indy 500. And he took home a good chunk of the $13,090,536 million total purse.
Simon earned about $2.7 million according to the Indy Star and a Chevy Corvette worth about $85,000 per Fox News.
Here’s how the top 10 did. None of the 33 drivers walked away with less that $200K. You can see the full list at Indy Star.
1. (1) Simon Pagenaud, Chevrolet, 200, Running, $2,669,529
2. (9) Alexander Rossi, Honda, 200, Running, $759,179
3. (14) Takuma Sato, Honda, 200, Running, $540,454
4. (8) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 200, Running, $462,904
5. (6) Will Power, Chevrolet, 200, Running, $444,554
6. (2) Ed Carpenter, Chevrolet, 200, Running, $450,554
7. (23) Santino Ferrucci, Honda, 200, Running, $435,404
8. (22) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda, 200, Running, $379,129
9.(16) Tony Kanaan, Chevrolet, 200, Running, $369,129
10. (11) Conor Daly, Honda, 200, Running, $230,805