Who's Earned What So Far
USA Supercross 2015
First and foremost, the Supercross purse money is inadequate for the risks that the riders take, but the Supercross purse is considerably higher than the AMA National purse and the Grand Prix riders don’t even get paid at day’s end from the race promoter. The top AMA Supercross riders can justified the small purse money because they have 7-digit factory contracts and big bonus checks that pay $100,000 to any factory rider who wins a 450 Supercross. They also get bonus checks for second, third and however far down they negotiated in their contracts. A winning factory rider will make around $150,000 to win one race. At the end of the season there is a points fund that pays $100,000 to the Champ and the payments go all the way down to 20th place ($9000)
But we are focused on AMA purse money only…and who won the most from January 3 to February 7, 2015. This is how much money the stars made, just from purse money, in the first six races of the season? How much did you take home in the last six weeks?
1. KEN ROCZEN
Anaheim…$12,000
Phoenix…$6000
Anaheim…$12,000
Oakland….$2255
Anaheim….$3250
San Diego…$6000
TOTAL…$41,505
2. TREY CANARD
Anaheim…$4250
Phoenix…$2530
Anaheim…$2400
Oakland….$12,000
Anaheim….$3010
San Diego..$12,000
TOTAL…$36,190
3. RYAN DUNGEY
Anaheim…$3250
Phoenix…$4250
Anaheim…$6000
Oakland….$6000
Anaheim….$12,000
San Diego…$4250
TOTAL…$35,750
4. ELI TOMAC
Anaheim…$2135
Phoenix…$12,000
Anaheim…$4250
Oakland….$3250
Anaheim….$4250
San Diego…$3010
TOTAL…$28,895
5. COLE SEELY
Anaheim…$2280
Phoenix…$2280
Anaheim…$2780
Oakland….$3010
Anaheim….$6000
San Diego…$2780
TOTAL…$19,130
6. JASON ANDERSON
Anaheim…$6000
Phoenix…$2780
Anaheim…$2630
Oakland….$2430
Anaheim….$2480
San Diego…$2430
TOTAL…$18,750
7. CHAD REED
Anaheim…$2430
Phoenix…$2430
Anaheim…$0
Oakland…. $4250
Anaheim….$2780
San Diego…$3250
TOTAL…$15,140
8. BLAKE BAGGETT
Anaheim…$2380
Phoenix…$2335
Anaheim…$2430
Oakland….$2480
Anaheim….$2630
San Diego…$2630
TOTAL…$14,885
9. DAVI MILLSAPS
Anaheim…$2155
Phoenix…$3010
Anaheim…$2480
Oakland….$2630
Anaheim….$2400
San Diego…$2135
TOTAL…$14,810
10. ANDREW SHORT
Anaheim…$3010
Phoenix…$2630
Anaheim…$1620
Oakland….$2530
Anaheim….$2380
San Diego…$2530
TOTAL…$14,700
Photos; Geico Honda, Suzuki, JGRMX, John Basher, KTM, Husqvarna, Honda, Pro Circuit
