Top 10 Highest Paid NASCAR Drivers Today

Laelia Yang April 16, 2023 | 09:06

NASCAR is an influential car racing tournament that is not inferior to F1 or Moto GP. Who are the high-paid drivers in NASCAR currently?

Top 10 Highest Paid NASCAR Drivers Today

Top 10 The Highest Paid NASCAR Drivers Today

NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. It is an American motorsport management and operating company with its headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida.

There are about 1500 races in more than 100 races in 48 US states and other places such as Canada, Mexico, etc., organized by NASCAR. This is a racing tournament with great attraction in the world in general and the United States in particular.

In the very popular NASCAR race in the US, the amount of money that drivers receive has somewhat decreased over the past few years. However, for the top drivers of the tournament, they still make a lot of money.

Although racing is a dangerous and difficult sport, for those who bring glory to the racing team, they will be well rewarded. Let's take a look at the 10 highest paid racers at the moment (Ranked by KnowInsiders).

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1. Kyle Busch: $16,900,000 2. Denny Hamlin: $13,100,000 3. Kevin Harvick: $10,900,000 4. Martin Truex Jr.: $10,400,000 5. Brad Keselowski: $9,400,000 6. Joey Logano: $9,000,000 7. Kyle Larson: $8,000,000 8. Chase Elliott: $8,000,000 9. Kurt Busch: $7,500,000 10. Daniel Suarez: $4.5 million Conclusion

1. Kyle Busch: $16,900,000

Kyle Busch

Kyle Busch earns $16,900,000 per year as the highest-paid NASCAR driver. The 37-year-old competes in all three NASCAR national series, including the NASCAR Cup Series. Busch competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Joe Gibbs Racing Company. Toyota, M&M, Skittles, Pedigree, and Snickers are among the sponsors on his Toyota Tundra No. 51.

Busch is the only active driver with multiple championships, having won titles in both 2015 and 2019, and he is tied for the lead among all active drivers with 60 victories, good for a ninth-place tie on the all-time wins list.

His victory in the dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway in April was his first of the 2022 season, tying Richard Petty's all-time record of 18 consecutive winning seasons.

2. Denny Hamlin: $13,100,000

Denny Hamlin

When he was seven years old, James "Denny" Hamlin began racing go-karts, and now he's made a lucrative career driving the No. 11 for Joe Gibbs Racing.

When he was 15, he won the MKA Manufacturers Cup, and in 2006, he was named "Rookie of the Year" in the Nextel Cup Series.

He's won several races, including the Southern 500 in 2010, the Sprint All-Star Race in 2015, and the Daytona 500 in 2016. He makes $14.6 million per year.

3. Kevin Harvick: $10,900,000

Kevin Harvick

Kevin Michael Harvick, also known as The Closer and Happy Harvick, is a professional stock car racing driver from the United States. He is a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver for Stewart-Haas Racing, driving the No. 4 Ford Mustang.

Harvick won the 2007 Daytona 500, the 2001 and 2006 Xfinity Series, the Cup Series in 2014, and the Xfinity Series in 2014. With nine victories, Harvick now holds the Cup Series victory record at Phoenix Raceway. Harvick currently ranks third all-time in NASCAR history with 119 national series victories, trailing only Kyle Busch and Richard Petty.

4. Martin Truex Jr.: $10,400,000

Martin Truex Jr

Treux Jr. comes from a long line of NASCAR drivers who are either still racing or have retired. The 42-year-old New Jersey native won the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2017. He's also a two-time Xfinity Series champion, having won the series back-to-back in 2004 and 2005. Treux Jr. earns $10,400,000 per year.

He competes in the NASCAR Cup Series full-time, driving the No. 19 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing, part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving a JGR 54 Toyota Supra, and part-time in the Camping Truck NASCAR Series, driving the No. 51 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports.

5. Brad Keselowski: $9,400,000

Brad Keselowski

Bradley Aaron Keselowski is a professional stock car racing driver from the United States. He drives the No. 2 Ford Mustang GT for Team Penske in the NASCAR Cup Series full-time.

He was the owner of Brad Keselowski Racing, which ran two full-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams. Brad Keselowski is paid $9,400,000 per year, but he recently left Team Penske for Roush Fenway Racing. Kohler Generators, Fastenal, Violet Defense, Castrol, Wyndham Rewards, and Solomon Plumbing are among his sponsors. He finished 20th in the Dover International Speedway race, driving the No. 6 Ford Mustang.

6. Joey Logano: $9,000,000

Joey Logano

Joey Logano, the No. 22 Team Penske Ford driver, won the NASCAR Cup Series in 2018.

Logano qualified for the NASCAR Playoffs in 2021 with a victory on the dirt track at Bristol Motor Speedway, the series' first race on dirt since 1970.

Logano has 27 Cup victories, including the 2015 Daytona 500, and was named Sunoco Rookie of the Year in 2009. He earns $9 million per year.

7. Kyle Larson: $8,000,000

Kyle Larson

Kyle Miyata Larson is a professional auto racing driver from the United States. Hendrick Motorsports' No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is his full-time NASCAR Cup Series ride. Larson has had great success in dirt track racing both before and during his time racing cars, winning at prestigious events such as the Kings Royal, Knoxville Nationals, and Chili Bowl Nationals.

Larson also won the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series, the 2014 Cup Series, and the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series after winning the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and being named Rookie of the Year in 2012.

8. Chase Elliott: $8,000,000

Chase Elliott

William Clyde Elliott II or Chase Elliott is an American car racer. He is currently racing in the NASCAR Cup Series with the Hendrick Motorsports team in a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE No. 9 sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts. Elliott is the only son of former NASCAR driver Bill Elliott.

Hendrick Motorsports' Chase Elliott drives the No. 9 Chevrolet. NAPA, Chevrolet, Mountain Dew, Bosch, UniFirst, and Siemens are among his sponsors. At the rescheduled Dover International Speedway race, the 26-year-old won the first NASCAR Cup competition of 2022.

9. Kurt Busch: $7,500,000

Kurt Busch

Kurt Busch, 43, is a seasoned veteran of the sport, currently in his 23rd season. During that time, he's amassed an impressive string of victories while driving for teams like Chip Ganassi Racing, Penske Racing, and Rousch Racing before joining 23XI Racing, where he now drives the No. 45 Toyota Camry TRD. He not only has five Xfinity Series wins and four Camping World Truck Series wins, but he also won the Daytona 500 in 2017 and the NASCAR Cup Series Championship in 2004.

10. Daniel Suarez: $4.5 million

Daniel Suarez

Daniel Alejandro Suárez Garza is a professional stock car racing driver from Mexico. He is a full-time NASCAR Cup Series competitor, driving Trackhouse Racing Team's No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.

Suárez is the first non-American to win a major NASCAR National championship. He previously competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, where he won the series championship with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2016.

Conclusion

Above is the list of the highest-paid drivers in NASCAR today. A NASCAR driver's annual salary is slightly more than $100,000. Driver salaries in lower-tier regional series can start as low as $20,000 and can rise to $500,000 per year in higher levels of competition. The top drivers in NASCAR's premier Cup Series earn several million dollars per year, with the most experienced earning more than $10 million.

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