Busch champ Edwards earns $2.4 million payday
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Friday, December 07, 2007
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Newly crowned Busch Series champion Carl Edwards has received a payout of $2,485,582 from NASCAR, an amount that ranks fourth all time among series
title winners.
Edwards collected more than $1.2 million in both race winnings ($1,241,985) and his share of the series point fund ($1,218,597).
The series' $8.4 million point fund this season included a record $4.5 million contribution from outgoing sponsor Anheuser-Busch. In its 26 years as series sponsor, the company contributed more than $18.4 million to the NASCAR Busch Series point fund, growing it from $50,000 in its inaugural season in 1982.
The 2007 season marked the second consecutive year that every race purse exceeded $1 million. Fifteen drivers earned $1 million or more in total winnings, including series regulars Jason Leffler, Bobby Hamilton Jr., Stephen Leicht, Marcos Ambrose and Mike Wallace.
In 105 career starts in the series, Edwards has totaled $6,139,648 in winnings. His 2007 total marks the first time he has surpassed $2 million in series earnings.
Edwards garnered $25,000 in contingency money by claiming the Sunoco Diamond Performance Award. He was also named the series' Most Popular Driver for the first time.
Other contingency award winners were David Ragan (Raybestos Rookie of the Year), Denny Hamlin (Busch Pole Award), David Reutimann (Mobil One Command Performance Award), Bobby Hamilton Jr. (Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award), Scott Wimmer (Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge Award) and Mike Wallace (WIX Filters Lap Leader Award).
Runnerup David Reutimann won $1,864,447 after earning $1,130,097 in race winnings, $20,000 in contingency awards and $714,350 from the points fund.
The final payout for the rest of the top 10 was as follows: Jason Leffler (third, $1,691,099), Kevin Harvick (fourth, $1,663,395), David Ragan (fifth, $1,229,394), Bobby Hamilton Jr. (sixth, $1,351,857), Stephen Leicht (seventh, $1,374,882), Marcos Ambrose (eighth, $1,238,903), Greg Biffle (ninth, $1,022,172) and Matt Kenseth (10th, $1,138,495).
- Mentioned Drivers:
- Carl Edwards
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