Dale Earnhardt Jr. Net Worth 2018: What is this NASCAR driver worth?
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a professional NASCAR racing driver. Jr. was born on October 10, 1974, in Kannapolis, North Carolina, U.S.. This page examines Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s net worth.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Career and Earnings/Salary
Dale Earnhardt Jr. raced in a total of 631 NASCAR cup races over a 19 year cup career, with 26 wins, 260 top tens, and 15 poles. Jr.’s best cup position was 3rd (2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series). Jr. began NASCAR cup racing with the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte Motor Speedway). Jr.’s last cup race was the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2017 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead-Miami Speedway), and last cup win was the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2015 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 (Phoenix International Raceway).
With respect to Busch series races, Jr. competed in 139 for No. 88 (JR Motorsports), over a 21 year period, with 24 wins, 91 top tens, and 10 poles. Jr.’s best Busch series position was 1st (1998 NASCAR Busch Series; 1999 NASCAR Busch Series). Jr. began Busch series racing with the 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Carolina Pride / Red Dog 250 (Myrtle Beach Speedway). Jr.’s last Busch race was the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond Raceway), and last Busch win was the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 (Richmond International Raceway).
Jr. is best known for these top achievements: 1998 NASCAR Busch Series, and 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Champion.
Jr. has won several awards, including the Bill France, Sr. Award of Excellence (2017), Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee (2017), and 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series-2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver Award (15 times).
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Net Worth 2018
Auto racing basically has two earnings levels. One one hand, there are top earners, who get millions of dollars anually through sponsorships, prizes money and bonuses. However, the rest of NASCAR drivers make significantly less. Younger, less experienced drivers can earn as little as $50,000. More competitive drivers, on the other hand, bring in between $200,000 and $500,000, including a base salary as well as either some percentage of their prize money or a win bonus.
So what is NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s net worth as of 2018 is: $280 million
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