NASCAR drivers' spending power
Are stock car racers overpaid?

You make the call. Choose one of these top 20 earners in NASCAR from Bankrate.com's list of the highest-paid professional stock car drivers, and see how ordinary purchases affect their bank accounts compared to that of an average $30,000-a-year consumer. One thing we can guess offhand: They probably have no trouble paying their car insurance bills, even if their premiums are well above average!

Photos courtesy of NASCAR.com Excludes signing bonuses, incentives, endorsements, appearance fees, perks, per diem, etc.

Select: Jimmie Johnson Tony Stewart Matt Kenseth Kasey Kahne Kevin Harvick Jeff Gordon Dale Earnhardt Jr. Casey Mears Ryan Newman Kurt Busch Jamie McMurray Jeff Burton Kyle Busch Bobby Labonte Elliott Sadler Greg Biffle Carl Edwards Dale Jarrett Denny Hamlin J.J. Yeley Income: $5,466,100 a year Product At this price* Seems to cost: House $275,000.00 $1,509.30 Car $20,000.00 $109.77 Laptop $2,000.00 $10.98 Stereo system $300.00 $1.65 Hotel room $100.00 $0.55 Good meal $40.00 $0.22 Average meal $10.00 $0.05 Big Mac $2.00 $0.01 Slurpee $1.00 $0.01 * Relative price of products

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-- Posted: Aug. 20, 2007