Neil Bonnett Net Worth 2018: What is this NASCAR driver worth?
Neil Bonnett was a professional NASCAR racing driver. Bonnett died of Autoracing accident during practice for the 1994 Daytona 500 Daytona 500, on February 11, 1994, in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Bonnett was born on July 30, 1946, in Hueytown, Alabama, United States. This page examines Neil Bonnett’s net worth.
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Neil Bonnett Career and Earnings/Salary
Neil Bonnett raced in a total of 362 NASCAR cup races over a 18 year cup career, with 18 wins, 156 top tens, and 20 poles. Bonnett’s best cup position was 4th (1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series). Bonnett began NASCAR cup racing with the 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Nashville 420 (Nashville Speedway USA). Bonnett’s last cup race was the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 (Atlanta Motor Speedway), and last cup win was the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Goodwrench 500 (North Carolina Speedway).
Bonnett is best known for these top achievements: 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1983 World 600 Winner, and 1979 Firecracker 400 Winner.
Bonnett has won several awards, including being Named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers (1998), National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame inductee (1997), International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee (2001), and Winner of the first ever NASCAR race run outside of North America, the 1988 Goodyear NASCAR 500 held in Australia (1988).
Neil Bonnett Net Worth 2018
Auto racing basically has two salary tracks. One one hand, there are the mega elite earners, who get millions a year through prize money, bonuses, and sponsorships. Meanwhile, the rest of NASCAR drivers earn significantly less. Development drivers can receive as little as 5 figures. More successful drivers, on the other hand, can make between $200,000 and $500,000, with a base salary in addition to either a portion of their prize money or a performance bonus.
So what was NASCAR driver Neil Bonnett’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Neil Bonnett’s net worth at death is:
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