NASCAR announced that the Winston Cup point fund will be $17 million in 2003, an increase of $3 million over 2002. The NASCAR Winston Cup champion will receive a minimum of $4.25 million from Winston and NASCAR in 2003, a $500,000 increase over last year. Drivers finishing second through fourth will each receive more than $1 million at the annual awards ceremony in New York in December. The total point fund includes money from Winston, NASCAR and the tracks that host NASCAR Winston Cup Series events. 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Points Fund Distribution per position, driver in that current spot and how many points ahead of the driver behind him and a possible Jayski comment: 1. $4,250,000 #17-Kenseth 2. 1,700,000 #48-Johnson 3. 1,275,000 #8-Earnhardt Jr. 4. 1,075,000 #24-Gordon 5. 925,000 #29-Harvick 6. 780,000 #12-Newman 7. 675,000 #20-Stewart 8. 575,000 #18-Labonte 9. 525,000 #9-Elliott 10. 500,000 #5-Labonte all above to the stage in NYC for the banquet 11. 450,000 #97-Busch 12. 425,000 #99-Burton 13. 400,000 #42-McMurray 14. 375,000 #2-Wallace 15. 365,000 #15-Waltrip 16. 355,000 #31-Gordon 17. 345,000 #6-Martin 18. 335,000 #40-Marlin 19. 325,000 #19-Mayfield 20. 315,000 #16-Biffle 21. 136,000 #0-Burton 22. 135,000 #38-Sadler 23. 134,000 #21-Rudd 24. 133,000 #10-Benson 25. 132,000 #01-Nemechek the following drivers just missed making the top 25 and the $$: 26. $0 #88-Jarrett 27. $0 #32-Craven Total Point Fund Distribution for Positions 1-25: $16,640,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus: $360,000 [which was not won at Homestead by Matt Kenseth and it gets divided incrementally among the top 10 in points finishers] TOTAL: $17,000,000 ( ThatsRacin.com )(1-28/11-16-2003)
