NHRA Announces New Bonus for Regular Season Champion, $25M Overall Purse
The NHRA will award $25 million in purse and payouts to teams during the 2025 national event schedule, including a new bonus payout for regular-season champions ahead of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
The multi-million dollar payout includes the event purse for drivers in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series and NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series on the national event tour, as well as the year-end championship purse for the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, payouts for the All-Star Callout races in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge in the four professional categories, and other incentive programs.
It also includes the payout for a regular-season championship, which will be introduced this year and will be awarded to the regular-season points leader in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. NHRA is set to award almost $400,000 of additional purse to the regular season champions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, contributing to the $25 million up for grabs this year during the 2025 season, NHRA officials said.
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