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Just edging out Jimmie Johnson for the highest-paid driver is Kyle Bush, a legend who races in all three NASCAR national series and who has racked up 213 combined wins.
Forbes listed Kyle Busch as the highest-paid NASCAR driver in 2020, with total earnings of $17.8 million from his salary, race prizes and endorsements and licensing. More: How Rich Are These Big ...
Driver: NASCAR's first champion driver (1949), 2 race wins, 8 top 5s, 9 top 10s, 2 poles, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998 Ray Evernham: Crew chief, owner and broadcaster: 3-time Cup champion as a crew chief for Jeff Gordon, 47 wins, founder of Evernham Motorsports, 13 wins as an owner Ron Hornaday Jr. Driver
As of 2016, Gordon was considered the highest-paid NASCAR driver ever and the 18th highest-paid athlete of all-time with $515 million in career earnings, per Forbes. [ 8 ] Gordon, along with Rick Hendrick , co-owns the No. 48 Chevrolet previously driven by Jimmie Johnson , who won seven Cup championships from 2006 to 2010, 2013, and in 2016.
Stewart is the only driver to complete the Indianapolis 500–Coca-Cola 600 Double Duty, finishing sixth and third respectively in 2001. He is also the second owner-driver to win a NASCAR championship. Stewart is the all-time winningest Cup Series driver at the following tracks: Chicagoland Speedway (3) Homestead-Miami Speedway (3; tied with ...
While NASCAR has lacked a true crossover marketing star since Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s retirement in 2017, the sport’s list of top-earning drivers is full of familiar faces. NASCAR's highest ...
In terms of how they get paid, NASCAR drivers are different from athletes in team sports. Whereas NFL and NBA players receive the bulk of their income from a signed contract with a team, a NASCAR...
This fine brought Gordon's five year total to $290,000 paid to NASCAR. On March 4, 2011, Gordon was placed on indefinite probation in NASCAR due to an altercation he had with driver Kevin Conway in the garage area the night before. [48] According to published reports, the two were involved in a scuffle over lawsuits each has filed against the ...