The purse for the 2013 Daytona 500 was $17,678,827.
In the 2012 Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt Jr., earned $1,103,150. for finishing second.
2012 winner Matt Kenseth took home $1,589,387.
Jimmie Johnson won $1,525,275 for winning the 2013 Daytona 500.
Yes, the Daytona 500 is held in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Click on the link below to see the drivers winnings for the 2011 Daytona 500.
Matt Kenseth earned $1,575,390. for winning the 2009 Daytona 500.
The 1998 Daytona 500 was held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
For winning the 2013 Daytona 500, Jimmie Johnson earned $1,525,275.
J.J. Yeley, who finished 43rd (dead last) in the 2011 Daytona 500, earned $268,550.By comparison, when Ryan Newman won the April 2010 race at Phoenix International Raceway, he walked away with $235,804.
the daytona 500 and the brickyard 400 and the all star race at charlotte motor speedway.
The Daytona 500 was on FOX.
For the 2013 Daytona 500, the total purse was $17,678,827.