Indy win worth $2.47m for Franchitti

Dario Franchitti earned $2,474,280 from an overall purse of $13,285,815 for his victory in the 96th Indianapolis 500.

Four-time IZOD IndyCar Series champion Franchitti led seven times for 23 laps to claim his third "500" victory  in a race that set an Indianapolis 500 record with 34 lead changes.

Teammate Scott Dixon's second-place finish was worth $1,102,280. It was Dixon's seventh consecutive top-six finish at Indianapolis.

2004 IZOD IndyCar Series champion Tony Kanaan posted the fifth top-five Indianapolis 500 finish of his career, placing third, which was worth $636,580. Oriol Servia, who climbed 23 spots from his 27th starting position – more positions gained than any other driver in this year's race – to finish an Indianapolis 500-best fourth, earned $443,430.

After winning the closest battle for the pole in the history of the Indianapolis 500 on May 19, Ryan Briscoe rounded out the top five finishers in the No. 2 IZOD Team Penske Chevrolet and earned $489,930.

Formula 1 veteran Rubens Barrichello won the Chase Rookie of the Year Award after placing 11th, making him the highest-finishing rookie. Barrichello's total earnings were $331,080, which included a $25,000 bonus from Chase.

The Indianapolis 500 Mile Race purse consists of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IZOD IndyCar Series awards, plus other designated and special awards. Purse awards were announced and presented at the Victory Awards Celebration presented by Ice Miller LLP on Monday, May 28 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.