NASCAR is gearing up for the 20th race weekend of the 2026 season at Sonoma Raceway, and the Cup Series is bound to put on a show. In 2025, Shane van Gisbergen beat Chase Briscoe for his third win of the year. Now, the sport will head to Sonoma with a substantial amount of money on the line.
The purse for the Cup Series race at Sonoma will be $11,233,037 on Sunday afternoon. NASCAR doesn't release the earnings for the winning driver anymore, meaning it's impossible to tell how much of the $11,233,037 will go toward the team in victory lane. Last year, the purse for Sonoma sat at $11,055,250, which is roughly a $180,000 increase.
It will be fascinating to see which NASCAR driver will earn the most money at Sonoma this weekend. Van Gisbergen is looking to go back-to-back in the race at Sonoma, but Briscoe and Chase Elliott had good cars in 2025. Sonoma always puts on a show, and this weekend should be no different.
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