The daily race is a wager race for DonutSMP money: every real bet you settle on DonutSurge from midnight UTC counts towards your total for the day, and the players who wager the most take the prizes. There is nothing to enter and nothing to claim. Play any game, single-player or multiplayer, and the standings move as the bets settle.
The top five sit on the podium with their prize under their name, everyone from sixth place down is listed underneath with what they have wagered, and your own row is tinted so you can find yourself. The plates at the top show when the day ends, 00:00 UTC, and, once you are signed in, your place.
At 00:00 UTC the day closes, the podium places are paid automatically and the money lands straight in each winner's site balance, ready to play or withdraw to your DonutSMP account. Free daily case openings and other gifts do not count, only wagers do. Standings refresh about once a minute, and anonymous players are starred out here the same as everywhere else.