The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship has been distilled down to a final, thrilling four-driver field, setting the stage for a dramatic title race this Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. The battle for the Bill France Cup pits the two most dominant organizations in the playoffs — Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing — against each other, with each camp fielding two contenders. 

The stakes at Phoenix Raceway are measured in both eternal glory and significant financial rewards, as the four Championship contenders will be competing for a massive purse — the largest for a Championship Weekend in NASCAR history. 

Here’s more on the prize breakdown for the championship in Phoenix.

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NASCAR championship purse 2025

Per Forbes, the NASCAR championship purse is a total of $12,394,135.

The Phoenix Cup race purse this year is $12,394,135.
Last year it was $11,700,064

— Jayski (@jayski) October 28, 2025

This is the largest championship purse in the history of NASCAR.

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NASCAR championship payout breakdown 2025

NASCAR distributes purse money to teams based on race performance, but those numbers are not made public. 

Though, according to Forbes, the approximate payout for the winner is $639,516.

Cup Series championsYearCarWinnerOwnerModel194822Red ByronRaymond ParksOldsmobile19508, 29, 59, 60, 62, 80Bill RexfordJulian BuesnikOldsmobile195192, 6, 99, 2Herb ThomasHerb Thomas, Marshall Teague, Leonard Tippett, Hubert Westmoreland.Plymouth, Hudson, Oldsmobile195291Tim FlockTed ChesterHudson195392Herb Thomas (2)Herb ThomasHudson195442, 100Lee PettyPetty Enterprises, Gary DrakeChrysler, Dodge, Oldsmobile1955300, 301, 2Tim Flock (2)Carl Kiekhaefer, Hubert WestmorelandChrysler, Dodge195600, 87, 300, 300C, 301, 500B, 502Buck BakerCarl KiekhaeferChrysler, Dodge195787Buck Baker (2)Buck Baker/Hugh BabbChevrolet195842Lee Petty (2)Petty EnterprisesOldsmobile195942, 43Lee Petty (3)Petty EnterprisesOldsmobile, Plymouth19604, 74, 15, 41Rex WhiteRex White, L.D. Austin, Beau Morgan, Scotty CainFord196111Ned JarrettNed Jarrett, B.G. HollowayFord, Chevrolet19628, 17Joe WeatherlyBud Moore, Fred HarbPontiac, Ford19638, 17, 57, 2, 05, 83, 88, 41, 36, 361Joe Weatherly (2)Bud Moore, Floyd Powell, Cliff Stewart, Possum Jones, Worth McMillion, Major Melton, Petty Enterprises, Wade YountsPontiac, Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge196441, 42, 43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth196511, 25Ned Jarrett (2)Bondy Long, Jabe ThomasFord19666David PearsonCotton OwensDodge196743Richard Petty (2)Petty EnterprisesPlymouth196817, 84David Pearson (2)Holman-Moody, Roy TranthamFord196917David Pearson (3)Holman-MoodyFord197071Bobby IsaacNord KrauskopfDodge197143Richard Petty (3)Petty EnterprisesPlymouth197243Richard Petty (4)Petty EnterprisesDodge/Plymouth197372Benny ParsonsL.G. DeWittChevrolet/Mercury197443Richard Petty (5)Petty EnterprisesDodge197543Richard Petty (6)Petty EnterprisesDodge197611Cale YarboroughJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet197711Cale Yarborough (2)Junior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet197811Cale Yarborough (3)Junior Johnson & AssociatesOldsmobile197943Richard Petty (7)Petty EnterprisesChevrolet/Oldsmobile19802Dale EarnhardtOsterlund RacingChevrolet/Oldsmobile198111Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet/Buick198211Darrell Waltrip (2)Junior Johnson & AssociatesBuick198322Bobby AllisonDiGard Motorsports

Chevrolet/Buick

198444Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet198511Darrell Waltrip (3)Junior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet19863Dale Earnhardt (2)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet19873Dale Earnhardt (3)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet19889Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord198927Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac19903Dale Earnhardt (4)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet19913Dale Earnhardt (5)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet19927Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord19933Dale Earnhardt (6)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet19943Dale Earnhardt (7)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet199524Jeff Gordon (1)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19965Terry Labonte (2)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet199724Jeff Gordon (2)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet199824Jeff Gordon (3)

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet199988Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord200018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac200124Jeff Gordon (4)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet200220Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac200317Matt KensethRoush RacingFord200497Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord200520Tony Stewart (2)Joe Gibbs RacingChevrolet200648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet200748Jimmie Johnson (2)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet200848Jimmie Johnson (3)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet200948Jimmie Johnson (4)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet201048Jimmie Johnson (5)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet201114Tony Stewart (3)Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet20122Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge201348Jimmie Johnson (6)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20144Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet201518Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota201648Jimmie Johnson (7)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet201778Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota201822Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord201918Kyle Busch (2)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20209Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20215Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet202222Joey Logano (2)Team PenskeFord202312Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord202422Joey Logano (3)Team PenskeFord

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