Richard Petty Net Worth 2018: What is this NASCAR driver worth?
Richard Petty is a professional NASCAR racing driver. Petty was born on July 2, 1937, in Level Cross, Randolph County, North Carolina, U.S.. This page examines Richard Petty’s net worth.
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Richard Petty Career and Earnings/Salary
Richard Petty raced in a total of 1,184 NASCAR cup races over a 35 year cup career, with 200 wins, 712 top tens, and 123 poles. Petty’s best cup position was 1st (1964, 1967, 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series; 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series; 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series; 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series; 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series). Petty began NASCAR cup racing with the 1958 Jim Mideon 500 (Exhibition Stadium). Petty’s last cup race was the 1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta Motor Speedway), and last cup win was the 1984 Firecracker 400 (Daytona International Speedway).
Petty is best known for these top achievements: 1964, 1967 Sprint Cup Series List of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions, 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series List of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions, 1964 Daytona 500, 1966 Daytona 500, 1971 Daytona 500, 1973 Daytona 500, 1974 Daytona 500, 1979 Daytona 500, 1981 Daytona 500 Daytona 500 List of Daytona 500 winners, 1967 Southern 500 (1950-2004) Past winners, 1975 World 600, 1977 World 600 Past winners, All-Time Wins Leader in Sprint Cup Series (200), All-Time Poles Leader in Sprint Cup Series (123), Holds record for most Sprint Cup Series wins in a season (27 in 1967), and Holds record for most consecutive Sprint Cup Series wins (10 in 1967).
Petty has won several awards, including the 1959 Sprint Cup Series NASCAR Rookie of the Year, NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver Award (1962, 1964, 1968, 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series), Motorsports Hall of Fame of America List of Inductees (1989), International Motorsports Hall of Fame List of inductees (1997), NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductees into the Hall of Fame (2010), Diecast Hall of Fame (2011), Named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers (1998), and Presidential Medal of Freedom (1992).
Richard Petty Net Worth 2018
NASCAR practically has two pay structures. There are elite drivers, who get millions a year via performance bonuses and sponsorships. In contrast, the rest of NASCAR competitors get much less. Newer drivers can bring in as little as 5 figures. Better known drivers, meanwhile, earn between $200,000 and $500,000, including a base salary in addition to either a percent of their prize money or a performance bonus.
So what is NASCAR driver Richard Petty’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for Richard Petty’s net worth as of 2018 is: $70 million
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