(INDIANAPOLIS) - Felix Rosenqvist's dramatic Indianapolis 500 victory earned the Swedish driver a record payday from the largest purse in race history.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials announced Rosenqvist received $4.34 million after winning Sunday's race, topping the amount earned by 2025 winner Alex Palou by more than $500,000.
The total purse for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 reached a record $30,906,400, nearly $11 million higher than last year's previous record.
Rosenqvist secured his first Indianapolis 500 victory by making a late pass on David Malukas in the closing yards of the race. He crossed the famed Yard of Bricks just 0.0233 seconds ahead of Malukas, setting a new record for the closest finish in Indianapolis 500 history.
The previous closest finish occurred in 1992 when Al Unser Jr. defeated Scott Goodyear by 0.043 seconds.
Malukas finished second for the second consecutive year at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
"The Indianapolis 500 continues to make history, in more ways than one," Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles said in a statement. "The month of May featured a back-to-back grandstand sellout crowd -- our largest crowd since the 100th Running in 2016 -- and intense on track action with the most lead changes ever in the Indy 500. Felix Rosenqvist added his name to the history books in stellar fashion, with the closest finish in Indy 500 history and now the largest purse."
Race officials said the average payout per driver reached approximately $936,500, nearly double last year's record average of $596,500.
Mick Schumacher was named Rookie of the Year and received a $50,000 bonus. Schumacher, the son of seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, earned a total payout of $218,800.