Prize money for Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway

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The 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season heads to Darlington Raceway to kick off Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200, the sixth event of the season.

Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 is expected to be exciting, as all 38 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series drivers taking the grid will be racing to win the sixth race of the season on Saturday (March 21) at the 1.366-mile-long egg-shaped oval track.

Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 can be enjoyed live on CW, and radio coverage will be available on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. It will be telecast on Saturday at 5:30 pm ET.

Along with the win, there will be monetary incentives for Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 winner. In 2026, the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Darlington boasts a prize pool of $1,653,590.

On X (formerly Twitter), FOX Sports’ motorsports journalist Bob Pockrass announced the prize money that is up for grabs at the Darlington O’Reilly Auto Parts race.

“Purses for Darlington weekend, including all payouts, all positions, contingency awards, year-end points fund contribution, etc., and for Cup, all charter payouts: Cup: $11,233,037 OReilly: $1,653,590 Truck: $839,700”

Purses for Darlington weekend, including all payouts, all positions, contingency awards, year-end points fund contribution, etc., and for Cup, all charter payouts: Cup: $11,233,037 OReilly: $1,653,590 Truck: $839,700

On Saturday, March 21, the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series action at Darlington began with a practice session at 12 pm ET, followed by a qualifying session at 1:05 pm ET. It will be followed by the 200-mile main event. The practice and qualifying sessions will go live on CW.

List of NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 at Darlington winners

NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin is the most successful driver at the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 at Darlington, with five wins.

  1. 1982 – Geoff Bodine
  2. 1984 – Ron Bouchard
  3. 1985 – Jack Ingram
  4. 1986 – Darrell Waltrip
  5. 1987 – Dale Earnhardt
  6. 1988 – Geoff Bodine
  7. 1989 – Geoff Bodine
  8. 1990 – Harry Gant
  9. 1991 – Dale Jarrett
  10. 1992 – Robert Pressley
  11. 1993 – Robert Pressley
  12. 1994 – Mark Martin
  13. 1995 – Larry Pearson
  14. 1996 – Mark Martin
  15. 1997 – Randy LaJoie
  16. 1998 – Bobby Labonte
  17. 1999 – Matt Kenseth
  18. 2000 – Mark Martin
  19. 2001 – Jeff Green
  20. 2002 – Jeff Burton*
  21. 2003 – Todd Bodine
  22. 2004 – Greg Biffle
  23. 2005 – Matt Kenseth
  24. 2006 – Denny Hamlin
  25. 2007 – Denny Hamlin
  26. 2008 – Tony Stewart
  27. 2009 – Matt Kenseth
  28. 2010 – Denny Hamlin
  29. 2011 – Kyle Busch
  30. 2012 – Joey Logano
  31. 2013 – Kyle Busch
  32. 2014 – Chase Elliott
  33. 2020 – Chase Briscoe
  34. 2021 – Justin Allgaier
  35. 2022 – Justin Allgaier
  36. 2023 – Kyle Larson
  37. 2024 – Justin Allgaier
  38. 2025 – Brandon Jones