PRIZES
Pennsylvania's largest battle of the bands grand prize: $6,000 first place plus a .
Cash for the Final Four. Best in Genre awards across all 10 categories. Plus voter prizes for everyone who shows up to vote. And the champion walks away with an 8-hour recording session at Tonic Recording Studios in Pittsburgh, PA.
Champion Prize Partner
Champion Bonus: 8-Hour Recording Session
The Rock the Raceway champion wins an 8-hour recording session at Tonic Recording Studios in Pittsburgh, PA.
CASH PURSE
1st Place
$6,000
Champion of the live finale, decided on August 23 by a judging panel and a live audience meter.
2nd Place
$2,500
Runner-up at the live finale.
3rd Place
$1,500
Third-place finisher at the live finale.
4th Place
$1,000
Fourth-place finisher at the live finale.
BEYOND THE PURSE
Best in Genre
$1,500 Total
$150 cash award for the top band in each of the 10 genre categories. Eliminated bands stay eligible.
Finalist VIP Package
Top 4
Each Final Four band gets hospitality pavilion access and a 2026 Jennerstown season punch pass.
Eliminated Band Bonus
2 Free GA
Every band that paid the entry fee but does not advance to the Final Four receives two free general-admission tickets to the August 23 finale.
Six $250 Cash Drawings
$1,500 Total
One $250 cash drawing per bracket round plus the live finale. Every vote in a round earns you one entry.
Finale Ticket Drawing
Vote to Enter
Vote across the bracket rounds to earn entries into our drawing for free general-admission tickets to the August 23 live finale.
Jennerstown Ride-Along
Bonus Drawing
All voters are eligible for a separate drawing for a NASCAR-style ride-along at Jennerstown.
Sponsor Prizes
Ongoing
New sponsor-supplied prizes are added throughout the season. Watch your dashboard for new drawings and eligibility windows.
Specific drawing prizes, redemption windows, and official sweepstakes rules will be published before voting opens. Some drawings may be restricted to entrants 18+ or 21+.
Watch the prizes get handed out live
Largest grand prize claim based on publicly announced grand prizes for battle-of-the-bands competitions held in Pennsylvania during 2025 and 2026, including the NEPA Philharmonic Rock the Raceway ($5,000 grand prize), Vinyl Philadelphia Rock the Raceway ($5,000 prize pool), Sherman Theater Rock the Raceway ($800 first place), and the Dollar Bank Rock the Raceway ($500 to $800 first place). Comparison excludes college-only competitions and global brand competitions whose grand prizes are not awarded at the Pennsylvania regional level.