Indianapolis - Australian Will Power earned $2 525 454 (R31.7m) for winning the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500.
The overall purse for the 33 drivers in Sunday's race was $13 063 073.
Power took the lead with four laps to go when Oriol Servia and Jack Harvey had to pit for fuel. The 37-year-old held off pole winner Ed Carpenter over the final few laps for the victory.
Carpenter earned $911 504 for his runner-up finish. Third-place finisher Scott Dixon earned $587 129.
Danica Patrick earned $208 305 in the final race of her career. She finished 30th after crashing out.
Defending race winner Takuma Sato was also was knocked out. He finished 32nd, but pocketed $300 305.
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