Mission King Of The Baggers Rider Payouts Increase To $600,000+ For 2027
MotoAmerica is upping the stakes for 2027, raising the Mission King Of The Baggers season payouts to $300,000 — a 114 percent increase over 2026 — as the class opens to new manufacturers and heads into a seven-round season beginning with the DAYTONA 200.
The purse pays the top 12 finishers in each of the season’s seven weekends equalling $42,860 per event, and $300,020 across the 2027 season.
| Position | Per Race |
| 1st | $3,000 |
| 2nd | $2,400 |
| 3rd | $2,100 |
| 4th | $1,900 |
| 5th | $1,750 |
| 6th | $1,650 |
| 7th | $1,600 |
| 8th | $1,550 |
| 9th | $1,500 |
| 10th | $1,400 |
| 11th | $1,330 |
| 12th | $1,250 |
| Total per race | $21,430 |
| Total per event | $42,860 |
| Total per season (7 events) | $300,020 |
The Mission King Of The Baggers Challenge returns for 2027 as well, with the top six qualifiers racing for $5,000, winner take all — the same format as previous years. Making for an additional $35,000 up for grabs across the season.
Indian Motorcycle is adding its own contingency program for 2027, paying up to the top 12 Indian Motorcycle riders in each race, $8,900 per race, $17,800 per event, and $124,600 across the seven-round season:
| Position | Per Race |
| 1st | $1,500 |
| 2nd | $825 |
| 3rd | $775 |
| 4th | $750 |
| 5th | $725 |
| 6th | $700 |
| 7th | $675 |
| 8th | $650 |
| 9th | $625 |
| 10th | $600 |
| 11th | $575 |
| 12th | $500 |
| Total per race | $8,900 |
| Total per event | $17,800 |
| Total per season (7 events) | $124,600 |
The top-finishing Indian Motorcycle rider in the 2027 Bagger title chase will also take home a $20,000 championship bonus and a 2027 Indian Challenger, both from Indian Motorcycle.
“We’re really proud to increase the payouts available to the riders in King Of The Baggers,” said MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey. “With Indian Motorcycle increasing contingency money and creating a new championship bonus, along with a bigger purse, everyone on the grid has something real to race for. That’s what this class has always been about — competition — and we want to reward the riders who put on the show for our fans.”
In addition to these payouts, three valued partners are adding $106,300 in contingency for 2027. Drag Specialties continues its race contingency program with $86,000 in available cash payout for top finishers across all 14 races, its sixth consecutive year as a series sponsor. Öhlins will pay the top three privateers in each race in Öhlins Gold — $250, $150 and $100 respectively — totaling $7,000 across the season, and Accossato Racing by lvl11 pays $500, $300 and $150 to the top three in each race using their bespoke calipers and master cylinders, totaling $13,300 for next year.
All told, the MotoAmerica purse, the Mission King Of The Baggers Challenge, and the contingency programs from Indian Motorcycle, Drag Specialties, Öhlins and Accossato Racing put up to $613,919 on the line for 2027 — the maximum available if every program pays out in full — including a 2027 Indian Challenger (MSRP $27,999) for the top-finishing Indian Motorcycle rider.
Mission King Of The Baggers is part of a MotoAmerica lineup that keeps growing its audience. For the 2026 season, MotoAmerica surpassed 8 million television viewers and 5.5 million followers across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Threads and X, with all 103 MotoAmerica races airing on Samsung TV Plus.
