by: Ron Rodda
The 24 cars that race the Saturday main event are automatically the top 24 in points and therefore are part of the point fund. Ties are broken by qualifying time on their better of the two preliminary nights. The 15 point margin that Rico Abreu had over Shane Golobic is one of the largest in Trophy Cup history.
Driver
Points
Payout
Rico Abreu
454
$26,000
Shane Golobic
439
$13,650
Kyle Hirst
434
$10,640
Cory Eliason
431
$9,950
Jac Haudenschild
429
$9,300
Tim Kaeding
425
$7,450
Jonathan Allard
416
$6,350
Aaron Reutzel
413
$7,000
Justin Sanders
412
$5,100
Mitchell Faccinto
411
$5,000
Jason Solwold
408
$5,000
Ryan Bernal
401
$5,000
Colby Copeland
394
$5,000
Willie Croft
387
$5,000
Randy Hannagan
387
$5,000
Colton Heath
382
$5,000
Buddy Kofoid
379
$5,000
Chase Johnson
377
$5,000
Kalib Henry
369
$5,000
Kalib Henry
369
$5,000
Dominic Scelzi
369
$5,000
Paul McMahan
366
$5,000
Mitch Moles
360
$5,000
Jason Statler
337
$5,000
For the 15 drivers that received the guaranteed $5000 if making the Saturday night main, a total of $28,550 was added to the the purse to meet that guarantee.
The total paid for the three days was $195,565. The total will vary depending on how much is added to meet the $5000 guarantee.
The Trophy Cup presented a check for $200,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation and has now reached the $2,000,000 mark.