Start your engines! A Mississippi woman is looking to become the second NASCAR Powerball Playoff winner from the Magnolia State.
Magnolia native Shunda Davis has accelerated to the Round of 16 in the second year of the NASCAR Powerball Playoff. Along with 15 players from other lotteries, Davis has a chance to win a VIP trip for two to 2024 NASCAR Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway and entry into a nationally televised drawing to win $1 million in November.
West Point’s Stephanie Walker took home the grand prize during last year’s inaugural event.
Players entered this year’s national promotion through one of 27 participating state lotteries. Those lotteries held in-state contests and second-chance drawings throughout the 2024 NASCAR regular season to form a national pool of entrants. The qualifying players were randomly selected from the national pool during a preliminary drawing in mid-August.
From March 27 through May 15, the Mississippi Lottery’s promotion featured four Qualifying Races, with five winners each round, winning prizes from $1,000 to $2,500. Additionally, the 20 contestants in the four Qualifying Races were entered into the Champion’s Race, a random drawing held May 15, where first place was awarded $10,000, second place $5,000, and third place $2,500. All 20 of the Mississippi Lottery winners joined the national pool of semi-finalists, in which Davis was chosen.
The Round of 16 lottery players will advance to a series of Playoff drawings mirroring the elimination rounds of the NASCAR Playoffs. All semifinalists will be awarded cash prizes based on their elimination position.
The next drawing in the NASCAR Powerball Playoff will be for the Round of 12. The 12 lottery players advancing to the Playoff will be announced during the Bass Pro Shops Night Right Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 21. The four lottery players eliminated from the Playoff will win $2,500 each. The race will air live on USA Network, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio at 6:30 p.m. CT.
