Ernie Irvan Net Worth 2018: What is this NASCAR driver worth?
Ernie Irvan is a professional NASCAR racing driver. Irvan was born on January 13, 1959, in Salinas, California, U.S.. This page examines Ernie Irvan’s net worth.
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Ernie Irvan Career and Earnings/Salary
Ernie Irvan raced in a total of 313 NASCAR cup races over a 12 year cup career, with 15 wins, 124 top tens, and 22 poles. Irvan’s best cup position was 5th (1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series). Irvan began NASCAR cup racing with the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 (Richmond International Raceway). Irvan’s last cup race was the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Frontier @ the Glen (Watkins Glen International Raceway), and last cup win was the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Miller 400 (Michigan) (Michigan International Speedway).
With respect to Busch series races, Irvan competed in 57 over a 8 year period, with 3 wins, 15 top tens, and 5 poles. Irvan began Busch series racing with the 1986 NASCAR Busch Series All Pro 300 (Charlotte Motor Speedway). Irvan’s last Busch race was the 1999 NASCAR Busch Series MBNA Platinum 200 (Dover International Speedway), and last Busch win was the 1992 NASCAR Busch Series Fram Filter 500K (Talladega Superspeedway).
Irvan has raced in 12 truck series races over a 5 year truck racing career, with 0 wins, 8 top tens, and 0 poles. Irvan began truck series racing with the 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Lowe’s 150 (North Wilkesboro Speedway). Irvan’s last truck race was the 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series NAPA 250 (Martinsville Speedway).
Irvan is best known for these top achievements: 1991 Daytona 500 Daytona 500 List of Daytona 500 winners, 1993 Winston 500 Aaron’s 499 Past winners, and Led Sprint Cup Series in poles in 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.
Irvan has won several awards, including the NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers (1998), 1993 Super Ford Magazine Driver of the Year, 1994 True Value Hard Charger, 1994 Mike Rich Memorial Award, 1994, 1995 Maxwell House Spirit Award, 1995 Winston Cup Scene Top Story of the Year, 1995 Arete Award for Courage in Sports (Professional Division), 1996 Babe Didrikson, 1996 AP Parts Meet the Challenge Award, 2001 Selected as a torchbearer for the 2002 Olympics, 2002 Inductee into the Stock Car Hall of Fame, 2002 Voted by MSNBC Top Ten Greatest Sport Comebacks of All Time, 2005 Inductee in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame<, ref name=WestCoast>, at the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame, 2005, Retrieved November 13, 2007<, and /ref>.
Ernie Irvan Net Worth 2018
NASCAR in practice has two earnings levels. One one hand, there are the mega elite drivers, who make millions of dollars anually via prize money, bonuses, and sponsorships. However, the rest of NASCAR competitors receive quite a bit less. Young drivers can bring in as little as $50,000. Better known drivers, on the other hand, can make 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 Ernie Irvan’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for Ernie Irvan’s net worth as of 2018 is: $8 million
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