Gene Tapia Net Worth 2018: What is this NASCAR driver worth?
Gene Tapia was a professional NASCAR racing driver. Tapia died on April 12, 2005. Tapia was born on March 16, 1925, in Mobile, Alabama. This page examines Gene Tapia’s net worth.
Gene Tapia Career and Earnings/Salary
Gene Tapia raced in a total of 4 NASCAR cup races over a 2 year cup career, with 0 wins, 0 top tens, and 0 poles. Tapia’s best cup position was 134th – 1953 (Grand National). Tapia began NASCAR cup racing with the 1951 Lakeview Speedway (Mobile, Alabama). Tapia’s last cup race was the 1953 Five Flags Speedway (Pensacola, Florida).
Tapia has won several awards, including being Inducted in the Alabama Auto Racing Pioneers Hall of Fame (1999).
Gene Tapia Net Worth 2018
NASCAR practically has two salary tracks. One one hand, there are elite earners, who get millions of dollars anually via prize money, bonuses, and sponsorships. In contrast, the rest of NASCAR drivers earn quite a bit less. Development drivers can receive as little as $50,000. More successful drivers, meanwhile, can make between $200,000 and $500,000, including a base salary plus either a percent of their prize money or a performance bonus.
So what was NASCAR driver Gene Tapia’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Gene Tapia’s net worth at death is:
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