How much of the $28 Million Daytona 500 prize pool will  HMS get for William Byron’s win?

NASCAR stopped revealing the details about the prize money winner gets in 2015. But with certain assumptions, the HMS’s cut from the pool after Byron’s win can be estimated. For winning the 2015 Daytona 500, Joey Logano and Team Penske Racing were awarded $1,586,503 out of a total purse of $18,133,235.

So, a payout of 8% of the total pool. Assuming NASCAR has been following an 8% to 10% formula over the last few years, the HMS payout can be estimated. As per this assumption, Rick Hendrick’s team would get a check of $2.4 to $2.8 million. This can also go up to $3 million, considering three times Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin gave a similar estimate about Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s earnings last year.

Hendrick Motorsports is the major winner after the Daytona 500

While the payout for the Daytona 500 win and the second-place finish of Alex Bowman will taste sweeter for Rick Hendrick and Jeff Gordon, it has more significance. First and foremost, they ended the 10-year drought.

The victory also helped HMS to launch its 40^th season in style. Monday marked exactly four decades since the team’s launch, and Byron’s wins define the team’s journey from outsiders to the most decorated team in the sport’s history.

Byron’s victory is more special for Jeff Gordon, the four Cup champion turned HMS Vice-Chairman. This is because he made the No:24 one of the most iconic charters in NASCAR, and seeing it in the Daytona 500 victory lane for the first time since 2005 makes it an emotional experience.