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 JohnsonTony StewartMatt KensethKasey KahneKevin HarvickJeff GordonDale Earnhardt Jr.Casey MearsRyan NewmanKurt BuschJamie McMurrayJeff BurtonKyle BuschBobby LabonteElliott SadlerGreg BiffleCarl EdwardsDale JarrettDenny HamlinJ.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