INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson cashed in on the race’s report purse, incomes an unprecedented $3.1 million test for Sunday’s victory.
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Ericsson collects $3.1M from record Indianapolis 500 purse
Indy’s whole purse of barely lower than $16.1 million smashed the earlier mark of $14.4 million that was set in 2008.
Runner-up Pato O’Ward of Mexico, who drives for Arrow McLaren SP, collected $1 million — the biggest test a second-place finisher has earned in practically a decade.
Seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson obtained a $50,000 bonus for being named the race’s rookie of the yr regardless of crashing late within the race. Johnson’s winnings totaled practically $208,000.
The common payday for every driver was $485,000.
“The Indianapolis 500 is the best race on the planet, and these drivers lay all of it on the road for an opportunity to drink the winner’s milk and kiss the well-known Yard of Bricks,” Indianapolis Motor Speedway proprietor Roger Penske stated in an announcement. “This yr’s record-setting purse is reflective of their tireless pursuit of historical past and the world-class expertise they show on each lap.”
Race organizers stated the estimated crowd topped 325,000, which they consider makes it the biggest attended single-day sporting occasion on the planet because the COVID-19 pandemic started.
The IndyCar Collection returns to motion subsequent weekend in Detroit.
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