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Felix Rosenqvist Wins 2026 Indianapolis 500, Takes Record $4.34 Million Payout
Rosenqvist earned the largest single-race payout in Indianapolis 500 history after finishing first in the 110th running. The total purse reached $30,906,400, the fifth consecutive record amount for the event.
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Felix Rosenqvist won the 110th Indianapolis 500 on May 24, 2026, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 0233 seconds ahead of David Malukas, the closest margin in the race's history. 34 million from a total purse of $30,906,400. The amount marks the largest payout ever distributed to an Indianapolis 500 winner.
The 2026 purse exceeded the 2025 total of $20,283,000.
Average driver payouts rose to $936,500, up from $596,500 the previous year. Purse figures have increased each year since 2022, when the total stood at $16,000,200.
The event recorded 70 lead changes, surpassing the prior mark of 68 set in 2013. Rosenqvist led 25 laps during his first career victory in eight starts. The race drew a sellout crowd of 350,000 for the second consecutive year. Meyer Shank Racing recorded its second Indianapolis 500 win; the team's prior victory came in 2021 with Helio Castroneves.
"The Indianapolis 500 continues to make history, in more ways than one," IndyCar and IMS President J. Douglas Boles said.
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