{"id":3573,"date":"2025-09-20T17:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T17:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/?p=3573"},"modified":"2025-09-20T17:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T17:02:10","slug":"what-was-the-big-split-at-the-million-dollar-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/?p=3573","title":{"rendered":"What was the \u201cBig Split\u201d at the Million Dollar Race?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest buzz at every Million Dollar Drag Race? What\u2019s the big split! At this year\u2019s 30th Annual Mickey Thompson event-the OG Million-racers in the final rounds, sometimes twenty-plus cars, huddle to hash out the purse.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_2965.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3569\" width=\"1087\" height=\"1145\"><\/p>\n<p>They figure out what\u2019s in play, from winner to the last-place finisher, then structure payouts moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>For those that don\u2019t know, \u201cthe Million\u201d is a prestigious Bracket Race, over 30 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Picture this: losers snag ten thousand, maybe thirteen thousand, while the champ takes home a chunk-think hundred fifty thousand or more, depending on the pot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5055.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3570\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\"><\/p>\n<p>It keeps things fair, tense, and tradition alive. Fans love speculating-who walks away rich?<\/p>\n<p>This year, 2025 at World Wide Technology Raceway, with a record entry count of 524, the winner was set to win $750,000. The total purse was actually over 1 MILLION DOLLARS! The $750K was set just for the winner!<\/p>\n<p>The racers decided that the \u201cbig split\u201d would happen at 26 cars this year. They \u201ccut it up\u201d to ensure everyone took home a big piece of the pie.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5051.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3571\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\"><\/p>\n<p>After the racers hashed out in a physical boxing ring what the payout would be, this was the final split:<\/p>\n<p>2025 \u201cBig Split Details\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Losing at 26 Cars: $10,000<\/p>\n<p>Losing at 13 Cars: $20,000<\/p>\n<p>Quarter Final Finish (7 cars): $40,000<\/p>\n<p>Semi-Finalists: $75,000<\/p>\n<p>Remaining purse for the finalists to split; $378,000<\/p>\n<p>Chad Spradlin went on to win the biggest Million Dollar Race in history, defeating Jayden Lawler in the final round.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Murphy and Michael Pennington were the semifinalists. Stephen McCrory, Chuck Ridenour, and the 2024 Million Dollar Race winner Bart Nelson were the quarterfinalists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest buzz at every Million Dollar Drag Race? What\u2019s the big split! At this year\u2019s 30th Annual Mickey Thompson event-the OG Million-racers in the final rounds, sometimes twenty-plus cars, huddle to hash out the purse. They figure out what\u2019s in play, from winner to the last-place finisher, then structure payouts moving forward. 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