NASCAR is gearing up for the 18th race weekend of the 2026 season at Pocono Raceway, and the Cup Series is bound to put on a show. In 2025, Chase Briscoe beat Denny Hamlin for his first win of the year. Now, the sport will head to Nashville with a substantial amount of money on the line.
The purse for the Cup Series race at Pocono 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 Pocono sat at $11,055,250, which is roughly a $180,000 increase.
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It will be fascinating to see which NASCAR driver will earn the most money at Pocono this weekend. Briscoe is looking to go back-to-back in the race at Pocono, but Hamlin and Ryan Blaney had good cars in 2025. Pocono always puts on a show, and this weekend should be no different.
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This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: NASCAR purse for Cup Series race at Pocono in June 2026
