Money talks. In NASCAR, it just does so behind closed doors. As the garage packs up for the 22nd weekend of the 2026 season at EchoPark Speedway, the O’Reilly Series grid is chasing a massive pile of cash. Specifically, a cool $1,653,590 is up for grabs this Saturday night.
Don’t expect to know who gets what, though. The suits in Daytona Beach stopped releasing individual driver payouts years ago, leaving us to guess how much of that $1.65 million actually lands in the winner’s bank account. It is a slight bump from last year’s prize pool of $1,651,939. A mere two grand extra. In this economy, that barely covers the tire bill.
On the track, the narrative is simple. Nick Sanchez wants a repeat. Last year, he edged out Carson Kvapil to secure his first trophy of the season. It was a drag race to the stripe. But Kvapil and Sam Mayer showed serious speed during that 2025 run, and neither is planning to play nice this time around. EchoPark usually delivers chaos. With over a million bucks on the line, expect nothing less.
