After this week's qualifying races, Sunday's Daytona 500 has its final lineup, which includes plenty of big-name stars. In Thursday night's Budweiser Duel races, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson swept, while Jeff Gordon won the advantageous pole position at the season-opening race, reports ESPN. Together they claimed the top three starting spots in the Daytona 500.
A near crash between Danica Patrick and Denny Hamlin marked the second incident between the two, drawing media attention.
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Average 2015 Daytona 500 Racer Is Worth $96 Million
Of the 43 racers that qualified for the Daytona 500, GOBankingRates was able to find net worth estimates for 31. Of those 31 racers, the highest net worths are held by the racers who also secured the top three positions: Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s net worth is $300 million, following by Jeff Gordon's $200 million and Jimmie Johnson's $120 million, according to CelebrityNetWorth.
The combined net worths of the racers whose information could be found was a whopping $1.53 billion, while the average was $49 million. The median net worth might be a fairer representation of what the typical driver racing in the Daytona 500 makes, however, and that stands at a more modest $30 million.
As for Danica Patrick and Denny Hamlin, while Patrick placed ahead of Hamlin (20th starting position vs. 42nd), Hamlin pulls ahead in terms of net worth with $30 million to Patrick's $18 million.
Here is the rundown of the Daytona 500 drivers' net worths by starting position:
- Jeff Gordon net worth: $200 million
- Jimmie Johnson net worth: $120 million
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. net worth: $300 million
- Kyle Busch net worth: $50 million
- Joey Logano net worth: $18 million
- Carl Edwards net worth: $50 million
- Tony Stewart net worth: $70 million
- Greg Biffle net worth: $50 million
- Clint Bowyer net worth: $30 million
- Martin Truex Jr. net worth: $30 million
- Kevin Harvick net worth: $70 million
- Ryan Blaney net worth: Unknown
- Kasey Kahne net worth: $50 million
- Reed Sorenson net worth: $18 million
- Jamie McMurray net worth: $25 million
- Mike Wallace net worth: Unknown
- Landon Cassill net worth: $5 million
- Justin Allgaier net worth: Unknown
- Cole Whitt net worth: Unknown
- Danica Patrick net worth: $18 million
- Paul Menard net worth: $30 million
- Ryan Newman net worth: $40 million
- Michael McDowell net worth: Unknown
- Kurt Busch net worth: $50 million
- J.J. Yeley net worth: Unknown
- David Gilliland net worth: $22 million
- Michael Annett net worth: Unknown
- David Ragan net worth: $20 million
- Kyle Larson net worth: Unknown
- Austin Dillon net worth: Unknown
- Ty Dillon net worth: Unknown
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. net worth: $12 million
- Aric Almirola net worth: Unknown
- Michael Waltrip net worth: $35 million
- Matt Kenseth net worth: $60 million
- Johnny Sauter net worth: Unknown
- Trevor Bayne net worth: $10 million
- Sam Hornish Jr. net worth: $10 million
- Brad Keselowski net worth: $15 million
- A.J. Allmendinger net worth: $18 million
- Casey Mears net worth: $25 million
- Denny Hamlin net worth: $30 million
- Bobby Labonte net worth: $45 million
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