AMA Pro Racing Announces $235K Purse For Daytona 200 Round
Traditionally the richest round on the AMA Pro Road Racing
schedule, this year's Daytona 200 season-kickoff event is no
exception. A total of $235,500 will be up for grabs when the series
returns to Daytona International Speedway, the purse spread
throughout the AMA Pro National Guard Superbike, Daytona SportBike,
Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport, and Vance & Hines XR1200
classes.
The 70th running of the legendary Daytona 200, which reverts to its
traditional Saturday-afternoon start this year, will offer a
bristling field of Daytona SportBike riders 57 laps to fight for a
$20,000 winner's purse. The event's second- and third-place
finishers will claim $15,000 and $10,000, respectively, with the
remaining $64,500 paying down through 20th position.
Each of the two 15-lap AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike races will
award a $51,000 purse, for a double-header total of $102,000.
SuperBike race-winners will take home $10,000 per victory, with the
remaining $41,000 paying through 15th position.
The Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport class---- for which
Daytona serves as a combination East/West Division event---- will
vie for a total of $7,000 per 10-lap race, each winner claiming a
$1,500 purse and the remaining prize money paying through tenth
position.
The Vance & Hines XR1200 class, making its inaugural appearance at
Daytona International Speedway and boasting the largest field the
division's seen yet, will race for $10,000 in prize money. The
first big V-twin to tear across the line will take home $3,750,
with the remainder paying through tenth position.
The stakes are high for AMA Pro's road race stars, and fans who
emerge from Daytona International Speedway's tunnels into the
legendary infield for the March 12 event will experience a full
slate of pit-stops, autograph sessions, fan walks, vendors and
exhibitors, live entertainment, and more.
For ticket and event information, visit
www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com; for complete AMA Pro Racing
information, visit www.amaproracing.com. For a detailed breakdown
of the purse payouts listed above, please consult Competition
Bulletin #2011-06.