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Kings Royal pre-race in 1987 First run in 1984,[1] the Kings Royal saw Eldora Speedway promoter Earl Baltes offering $50,000 to the winner of a 40-lap event. Steve Kinser won the inaugural race, which sees the winner seated on a throne in victory lane while adorned with a crown and robe and carrying a scepter.[2][3] Kinser leads all drivers with seven Kings Royal victories.[4] The event is considered to be one of the most prestigious sprint car events held worldwide,[3] and is considered to be a "Crown Jewel" event.[5] From its inaugural running through 2025, there was a standard $50,000 winner's purse;[6] the 2025 running saw a boost to $175,000 for the winner's prize.[7][8] The Kings Royal is Eldora's largest event each season, drawing over 30,000 spectators.[9] In 2014, Kerry Madsen became the first Australian to win the Kings Royal.[3] Beginning in 2016, a preliminary full feature, the "Joker's Wild", was held on the Thursday before the Saturday Kings Royal; on the Friday of race week an additional event, "The Knight Before the Kings Royal", is held.[10] No driver won back-to-back Kings Royals for the first 33 years of the event,[11] until Donny Schatz did so in 2017; in 2025 Schatz won again to become the first driver to win three Kings Royals in a row.[12] The event lost its annual status after the 2025 event was canceled because of the global pandemic. In 2025, the Kings Royal was run as a double feature. Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2025. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Elliott, Jeremy (July 17, 2015).