Roscoe Thompson was a professional NASCAR racing driver. Thompson died of emphysema, on April 10, 1988. Thompson was born on July 5, 1922, in Forest Park, Georgia, Georgia (U.S. state). This page examines Roscoe Thompson’s net worth.
Roscoe Thompson raced in a total of 29 NASCAR cup races over a 9 year cup career, with 0 wins, 2 top tens, and 0 poles. Thompson’s best cup position was 40th – 1961 NASCAR Grand National season. Thompson began NASCAR cup racing with the 1950 in NASCAR race (Daytona Beach Road Course). Thompson’s last cup race was the 1962 Southern 500 (Darlington Raceway).
NASCAR basically has two pay structures. There are top drivers, who pull in millions of dollars a year through performance bonuses and sponsorships. Separately, the rest of NASCAR competitors make much less. Development drivers can earn as little as 5 figures. Experienced drivers, in contrast, bring in between $200,000 and $500,000, with a base salary plus either a cut of their prize money or a success bonus.
So what was NASCAR driver Roscoe Thompson’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Roscoe Thompson’s net worth at death is:
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