Indy 500 Delivers Record Purse

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indy Racing League delivered on its promise of a record payoff for the Indianapolis 500. Scott Dixon, who won the race on Sunday, took home a record prize of $2,988,065 at the annual victory dinner Monday night. It was nearly double the former record of $1.76 million to Buddy Rice in 2004, and the total purse of $14.4 million broke the previous record of $10.7 million handed out last year.

The increases for first place and total purse marked the largest one-year jumps in the race's 92-year history.