Details - Flipping Pistons earns 5,000 dollars - LITERALLY ??

This is what we KNOW:

• UTG won by .03 (three hundredths of a second) over Casper
• Argument is flipping pistons is worth about 5 hp, which is about .03 in a 2900 lb car

So, did the UTG - famed piston flip controversy actually put 5 grand in Tony's pocket ????