Those in the back of the pack make in the mid-six-figure range each year, while the leaders up front make eight figures. Ranks as the nascar ’s top earner for a seventh straight year with earnings of $23. 8 million (jeff gordon was the last driver to finish ahead of earnhardt in 2007). Can you name them? Hendrick motorsports has the most drivers on the highest- paid nascar drivers list. Our earnings include. · as with most professional sports, there is a huge pay gap between the top and bottom drivers. · #88- dale earnhardt jr. There are 13 nascar drivers who made more than $10 million in 2015 , these are the top. · hendrick motorsports drivers dominate our list of the top - earners with all four placing in the top 10, including the first three slots. · all four drivers qualified for the chase last year and ranked among the sport’s top 10 earners. Heres the full list. · nascar s highest- paid drivers 2015 hendrick motorsports drivers dominate our list of the top - earners with all four placing in the top 10, including the first three slots. · as with most professional sports, there is a huge pay gap between the top and bottom in nascar.