Junior Johnson Net Worth 2018: What is this NASCAR driver worth?
Junior Johnson is a professional NASCAR racing driver. Johnson was born on June 28, 1931, in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States. This page examines Junior Johnson’s net worth.
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Junior Johnson Career and Earnings/Salary
Junior Johnson raced in a total of 313 NASCAR cup races over a 14 year cup career, with 50 wins, 148 top tens, and 46 poles. Johnson’s best cup position was 6th (1955 NASCAR Grand National Series; 1961 NASCAR Grand National Series). Johnson began NASCAR cup racing with the 1953 Southern 500 (Darlington Raceway). Johnson’s last cup race was the 1966 American 500 (North Carolina Speedway), and last cup win was the 1965 Wilkes 400 (North Wilkesboro Speedway).
Johnson is best known for these top achievements: 1960 Daytona 500 winner, and 6-time Winston Cup Series Owner’s Champion with Cale Yarborough (1976, 1977, 1978) and Darrell Waltrip (1981, 1982, 1985).
Johnson has won several awards, including being Named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers (1998), International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee (1990), Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Inductee (1991), and NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee (2010).
Junior Johnson Net Worth 2018
NASCAR basically has two salary tracks. There are elite drivers, who make millions of dollars anually via prize money, bonuses, and sponsorships. Separately, the rest of the drivers receive much less. Newer drivers can bring in as little as $50,000. Most mid-tier drivers, in contrast, can make between $200,000 and $500,000, including a base salary plus either a percent of their prize money or a win bonus.
So what is NASCAR driver Junior Johnson’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for Junior Johnson’s net worth as of 2018 is:
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