Bobby Hillin Jr. Net Worth
Bobby Hillin Jr. was born on June 5, 1964, in Midland, Texas and is an American professional stock car racing driver. In the past Hillin Jr. competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series. Hillin Jr. in the past once held the record for being the youngest driver ever to win a Winston Cup Series event. Hillin Jr. got inspired to make a career in stock car racing watching his father’s team compete in stock car racing events. This page examines Bobby Hillin Jr. Net Worth.
| Name: | Robert K. Hillin Jr. |
|---|---|
| Age: | 59 |
| Born: | 06/05/1964 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Profession: | Race Car Driver |
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Bobby Hillin Jr. Career and Earnings/Salary
Bobby Hillin Jr. was a linebacker in high school; however, his passion was always to become a stock car racer. Bobby Hillin Jr. started his career as a stock car racing driver at the age of 13. He won his first race at Odessa Speedbowl in Texas when he was 16. He also attended the Buck Baker Driving School and continued his studies via correspondence courses.
Bobby Hillin Jr. made his debut in stock car racing at the age of 17 in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series competition. In 1982, he drove a car owned and sponsored by his family and finished at 21-stplace in the Northwestern Bank 400 competition. At the age of 22 Hillin Jr. became the youngest driver to win the NASCAR’s Talladega 500.
Bobby Hillin Jr. raced in a total of 334 NASCAR cup races over a 17 year cup career, with 1 win, 43 top tens, and 0 poles. Hillin Jr.’s best cup position was 9th in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. He last competed in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series goracing.com 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Hillin Jr. competed in 115 Busch Series Races over a 14 year period, with 2 wins, 25 top tens, and 0 poles. Hillin Jr.’s best Busch series position was 19th in the 1999 NASCAR Busch Serie).
Bobby Hillin Jr. began Busch series racing with the 1986 NASCAR Busch Series All Pro 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. His last Busch race was the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series O’Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway, and last Busch win was the 1989 NASCAR Busch Series GM Parts 300 at the Nazareth Speedway.
Bobby Hillin Jr. retired from stock car racing after competing in the Texas Motorway Speedway in 2009.
Bobby Hillin Jr. Net Worth
NASCAR stock car drivers in practice have two earnings levels. There are top drivers, who pull in millions of dollars annually via sponsorships, prizes money and bonuses. Meanwhile, the rest of the drivers are paid significantly less. Young drivers can receive as little as $50,000. Better known drivers, on the other hand, can make between $200,000 and $500,000, with a base salary in addition to either a cut of their prize money or a success bonus.
So what is NASCAR driver Bobby Hillin Jr.’s net worth in 2019? Our estimate for Bobby Hillin Jr. net worth as of 2019 is $500,000.
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