Matt Kenseth Took Home The Largest Purse In Daytona 500 History

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Matt Kenseth Took Home The Largest Purse In Daytona 500 History Lost in all of the craziness of this year's Daytona 500 was the fact that Matt Kenseth became just the ninth driver to win the Daytona 500 more than once. And in doing so, he took home nearly $1.6 million, the largest purse ever for a winner of the race. Above is a look at how the winner's purse has grown over the years. The biggest jump came in 1998 when Dale Earnhardt received over $1 million one year after Jeff Gordon took home less than $400,000. Read » All data via DaytonaInternationalSpeedway.com. Also On Sports Page Today: This Is How To NOT Convince eBay Buyers That Your $10,000 Jeremy Lin Boxers Are Authentic Benefiting From A Wild Crash, The Daytona 500 Drew Twice As Many Viewers As The NBA All-Star Game 10 Huge Questions That Everyone Is Asking About The Second Half Of The NBA Season What It's Like To Ride Your Bike 20,000 Miles From Alaska To Argentina Advertisement SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Have The Cleveland Cavaliers Already Discovered LeBron James' Replacement? SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: The Clippers Are Doing Something Unusual, Winning SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Ticket Prices To See Jeremy Lin Face LeBron James Tonight Are Skyrocketing Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports Page RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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