Red Byron Net Worth 2018: What is this NASCAR driver worth?
Red Byron was a professional NASCAR racing driver. Byron died of Heart attack, on November 11, 1960, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Byron was born on March 12, 1915, in Plasterco, Virginia, United States. This page examines Red Byron’s net worth.
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Red Byron Career and Earnings/Salary
Red Byron raced in a total of 15 NASCAR cup races over a 3 year cup career, with 2 wins, 9 top tens, and 2 poles. Byron’s best cup position was 1st (1949 in NASCAR). Byron began NASCAR cup racing with the 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Series 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Series Race 1 (Charlotte Speedway). Byron’s last cup race was the 1951 Southern 500 Southern 500 (1950-2004) (Darlington Raceway), and last cup win was the 1949 in NASCAR (Martinsville Speedway).
Byron is best known for these top achievements: 1949 in NASCAR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series List of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions (NASCAR’s first official season), 1948 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (NASCAR’s first season and its first Modified season), 1949 Daytona Beach Road Course Winner (Inaugural race), and Led Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins one time (1949 in NASCAR).
Byron has won several awards, including being Inducted into the National Motorsports Hall of Fame (United States) (1966), Named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers (1998), and Inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame (2018).
Red Byron Net Worth 2018
Auto racing essentially has two salary tracks. One one hand, there are top drivers, who bring in millions of dollars anually through prize money, bonuses, and sponsorships. In contrast, the rest of NASCAR competitors receive a lot less. Young drivers can earn as little as $50,000. More competitive drivers, on the other hand, bring in between $200,000 and $500,000, with a base salary in addition to either some percentage of their prize money or a win bonus.
So what was NASCAR driver Red Byron’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Red Byron’s net worth at death is:
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