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Winner Dixon's purse of $2,988,065 nearly doubles previous record

Associated Press

Monday, May 26, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indy Racing League delivered on its promise of a record payoff for the Indianapolis 500. Scott Dixon, who won the race on Sunday, took home a record prize of $2,988,065 at the annual victory dinner Monday night. It was nearly double the former record of $1.76 million to Buddy Rice in 2004, and the total purse of $14.4 million broke the previous record of $10.7 million handed out last year. "We sat down and talked over the purse structure and thought the increase was signifi ...

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