8. Jeff Gordon (Estimated Net Worth: $150 million)
Jeff Gordon is probably the most popular all-time NASCAR driver. He is not just one of the greatest, but also has the longest career span in this sport. He started competing in NASCAR Cup Series way back in early 1990s. For more than two decades, he raced for more than eight hundred times. Boy, that is a lot of laps!
Gordon snatched the championship title four times in 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2001. Then he retired from professional race two years ago, but he substituted another driver for several races last season.
Forbes noted on his last racing season that Gordon was paid $13.7 million a year. Plus, he has been sponsored for $5 million a year by some of the world’s leading brands, like Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Kellogg, and Ray-Ban. That means $18.7 million added into his net worth, resulting $150 million of net worth he has today.
Gordon also has many businesses aside racing. He owns a dealership, license managing company, a real estate company, and the list goes on.
