The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season heads to Texas Motor Speedway, and the Würth 400 prize money is out.
The 11th event of the season is expected to be exciting, as the Next Gen car will run for the 10th time at the Texas Motor Speedway.
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All drivers taking the field for the main event will be racing to win 400.5 miles on Sunday (May 3) on the 1.5-mile-long intermediate quad-oval track.
Along with the win, there will be monetary rewards for the Würth 400 winner. In 2026, the 267-lap race boasts a prize pool of $11,233,037.
Live action of the Texas event can be enjoyed live on FS1, FOX One, and PRN at 3:30 pm ET.
What is the Würth 400 prize money for 2026?
The 37 drivers, including 36 chartered and one non-chartered driver, participating in the Cup Series will compete for monetary incentives this weekend in Fort Worth, Texas.
FOX Sports motorsports reporter Bob Pockrass revealed the total prize pool that will be up for grabs this weekend at Texas:
“Purses for Texas weekend, including all payouts, all positions, all charter payouts in Cup, all contingency awards and year-points fund contribution: Cup: $11,233,037 OReilly: $1,753,590 Truck: $789,700”
Würth 400 Prize Money Breakdown: How much will the winner make at the Texas?
According to Pockrass, the 2026 Texas winner is likely to receive between eight and 10 percent of the total purse.
As per this assumption, the winner of this year’s Würth 400 prize money will likely get eight to 10 percent of the $11,233,037, which means a check of around $898,642.96 and $1,123,303.70.
Explore the 2026 Würth 400 prize money payout per position
After deducting the winner’s amount from the total Texas race prize money, the remaining purse will be divided among the 36 charter teams according to their finishing positions in the race, charter status, etc.
With the advent of the charter system in NASCAR, individual payouts per finishing position are no longer published.
NASCAR Cup Series action will start with practice and qualifying on Saturday (May 2) at 12:30 pm ET and 1:40 pm ET, respectively, followed by the main event on Sunday afternoon.
List of former NASCAR Texas Motor Speedway champions
- 2005 – Carl Edwards
- 2006 – Tony Stewart
- 2007 – Jimmie Johnson
- 2008 – Carl Edwards
- 2009 – Kurt Busch
- 2010 – Denny Hamlin
- 2011 – Tony Stewart
- 2012 – Jimmie Johnson
- 2013 – Jimmie Johnson
- 2014 – Jimmie Johnson
- 2015 – Jimmie Johnson
- 2016 – Carl Edwards
- 2017 – Kevin Harvick
- 2018 – Kevin Harvick
- 2019 – Kevin Harvick
- 2020 – Kyle Busch
- 2021 – Kyle Larson
- 2022 – Tyler Reddick
- 2023 – William Byron
- 2024 – Chase Elliott
- 2025 – Joey Logano
Edited by Yash Soni
