How much did Ernie Irvan earn in his career?

Virgil Earnest Irvan is a former professional stock car racing driver. He is a retired driver from the NASCAR Cup Series. Although Irvan participated in all three NASCAR series, he mainly drove in the NASCAR Cup Series. Irvan was nicknamed “Swervin’ Irvan” during his active career in NASCAR. Irvan is a native of Salinas, California in the United States. He is known for coming back after a disastrous head injury in 1994. The impact was severe enough to reduce his chances of survival to a mere 10%. Irvan retired from racing in 1999, after many injuries in the late 90s.

Ernie Irvan has raced 313 races over 12 years in the Cup Series. He has won 15 races in the Cup Series and claimed 124 Top-10s. He was leading the Cup Series in number of pole positions won in 1994. Irvan has won the prestigious Daytona 500 race in NASCAR Cup Series in 1991 and the Winston 500 in 1993. His achievements allowed him to become the torchbearer for the Olympics in 2002. He was originally added to the 50 Greatest Drivers of NASCAR in 1998. He was later on added to the updated list of 75 Greatest Drivers of NASCAR in 2023.

Ernie Irvan Career Earnings

According to the Washington Post, he had an annual earning of $1,600,452 in 1998, just before his retirement. He has also earned $10,596,242 in career earnings, according to the Washington Post. There are no details about his endorsement and sponsorship earnings.

Teams Ernie Irvan raced for in NASCAR

Ernie Irvan used to race for different teams throughout his NASCAR Cup Series career. He debuted in 1988 and spent two seasons with U.S. Racing. He spent the 1990 to 1993 seasons with Donlavey Racing and Morgan-McLure Motorspors. He achieved his career best finish in 1991 in the driver standings with Morgan-McLure Motorsports. He spent the 1994 to 1997 seasons with Yates Racing and claimed his last win of his career in 1997 at Michigan. Irvan spent the last two years of his career at MB2 Racing.