The Stakes Are High

Great Race Prize Money

Precision, consistency, and teamwork matter every mile of the Great Race. With prize money awarded across the field, every checkpoint can make a difference in where a team finishes.

Great Race winners
More Than Four Decades of Competition Nearly $5 Million

in total cash and prize value awarded over Great Race history

Total Prize Fund
$167,250

Distributed across overall, division, daily, and Ace awards.

Grand Champion
$50,000

$40,000 for 1st overall plus the $10,000 Grand Championship Division prize.

Every mile matters. Every checkpoint counts. And at the finish line, $167,250 is on the line.
2026 Prize Breakdown

How the Prize Fund Is Distributed

Winners receive prizes and awards after Event officials certify the final results.

Overall Awards $72,500
Grand Championship Division $17,500
Expert Division $22,000
Sportsman Division $22,000
Rookie Division $21,000
Daily Winners $11,250
Ace Winner $1,000
Event Championship

Overall Awards

$72,500
1st Place Overall — Grand Champion $40,000
2nd Place Overall $7,500
3rd Place Overall $6,000
4th Place Overall $5,000
5th Place Overall $4,000
6th Place Overall $3,000
7th Place Overall $2,500
8th Place Overall $2,000
9th Place Overall $1,500
10th Place Overall $1,000
Division Awards

Grand Championship

$17,500
1st Place $10,000
2nd Place $5,000
3rd Place $2,500
Division Awards

Expert

$22,000
1st Place $10,000
2nd Place $5,000
3rd Place $4,000
4th Place $3,000
Division Awards

Sportsman

$22,000
1st Place $10,000
2nd Place $5,000
3rd Place $4,000
4th Place $3,000
Division Awards

Rookie

$21,000
1st Place $10,000
2nd Place $4,500
3rd Place $3,500
4th Place $3,000
Stages 1–9

Daily Winners

$11,250

Each stage awards $1,250 in Coker Tire gift certificates. Across nine days of competition, the total value is $11,250.

Daily Champion $250 Coker Tire Gift Certificate
Grand Championship Division Winner $250 Coker Tire Gift Certificate
Expert Division Winner $250 Coker Tire Gift Certificate
Sportsman Division Winner $250 Coker Tire Gift Certificate
Rookie Division Winner $250 Coker Tire Gift Certificate
Perfect Scores

Ace Winner

$1,000

The Ace Award is presented to the team receiving the most Aces — a perfect score of zero on a leg of competition — during Stages 1 through 9.

Tie Breakers
  1. Number of Aces on the X-Cup Legacy Trophy Run.
  2. Number of leg scores of 0m01s on Stages 1 through 9.
  3. Number of leg scores of 0m01s on the X-Cup Legacy Trophy Run, continuing in the same manner if needed.
1st Place $1,000
More Than Prize Money

Specialty Awards

Some of the most meaningful Great Race awards have nothing to do with a team's final score. These honors recognize sportsmanship, perseverance, beautiful automobiles, memorable host communities, and the people who make the Great Race what it is.

Great Race Honors

Special Awards

Automotive Honors

Best of Show

  • Tag and Marybeth Lewis Best of Show Trophies
  • Best of Show — Pre-war American
  • Best of Show — Post-war American
  • Best of Show — Pre-war Import
  • Best of Show — Post-war Import
Competition Honors

Timed Competition

  • The Curtis Graf Grand Champion
  • Overall placement plaques
  • Division placement plaques
  • Ace Winner
  • X-Cup Legacy Trophy Run awards
  • Daily awards for Stages 1–9
Perfect Legs

Ace Decals

Teams receive two Ace decals for each zero leg scored on the X-Cup Legacy Trophy Run and Stages 1 through 9.

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Great Race History

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