Joe Haden
Lamborghini Aventador $1.1 Million NFL star Joe Haden played cornerback for the Cleveland Browns. His team may not have fared too well, but Haden scored big with a $50 million contract. He put his salary to good use. He bought a Lamborghini Aventador and had it custom-painted in Cleveland Browns-orange. Team pride. He also owns Akon’s former Lamborghini Murciélago. He picked that one up on eBay.
Other first-class “whips,” as he calls them, that he owns are the Range Rover, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Bentley Continental, BMW X6 and a Rolls Royce. Rim Source Motorsports is his custom shop of choice in Baltimore. His Range Rover was refitted with 24” Maglia wheels and wrapped in white. He made over his Mercedes in matte white as a birthday gift for himself a few years back. He used Eternal Trendz custom for that job.
Kyle Busch
Chevrolet Bel Air $99K NASCAR racer Kyle Busch has been dominating the track by out-winning drivers consistently. These guys get paid per victory. Busch does a victory lap practically every other race, replete with the requisite 360 burn-outs that are greatly anticipated and appreciated by NASCAR fans. Busch loves his fans, he loves racing for M&M, he loves fast cars and is lucky enough to race one each week. Zooming around the track at 180-200 mph for four hours at a time, what a fantastic job!
Forgetting where he was, in 2011 Busch was cited for reckless driving when he “got carried away” test driving a Lexus LFA. He was clocked at 128 mph. Apparently, ‘I’m-a-professional-I-know-what-I’m-doing’ didn’t pan out. Collecting vintage cars is a hobby of his. He has this classic 1956 Bel Air two-tone coupe. He purchased the beautiful old car for $99,000. To acquire it, he sold off his classic yellow Corvette Z06 and an ultra-classic 1969 Camaro. Driving the Bel Air helps him keep his speed down.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Camaro $3K Like his father, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is a racing great. He’s a two-time Daytona 500 winner at Daytona International Speedway with a $400 million net worth. This makes him the wealthiest NASCAR racer ever. He’s semi-retired now, but he has fun racing the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports and doing commentary as an NBC NASCAR analyst.
No surprise, he’s a classic car buff. He picked up a vintage 1967 Chevrolet Camaro for $3,539 after having spotted it at Charlotte Motor Speedway during Auto Fair. He purchased it because he loves the car’s feel of power and grip. It’s one of his favorites. Earnhardt had it fully restored and customized with NASCAR features, subtle enough so that anyone would love it. Classy.
Jeff Gordon
Oldsmobile Super 88 Convertible $128K Old school race car driver Jeff Gordon dominated stock-car racing in his day. Driving the Chevy SS, he took 92 Sprint Cups. Now he’s a Fox announcer and a top exec at Hendrick Motorsports. Gordon loves to accumulate classic cars. His crown jewel is this 1952 Oldsmobile Super 88 Convertible.
He shows off the popular Oldsmobile SS at Car Shows all around the nation. With a $200 million net worth, one can assume he’s an avid collector of modern performance machines too.
Ryan Newman
Buick Roadmaster Convertible Coupe $8K NASCAR racer Ryan “Rocket Man” Newman has been racing stock cars since 2000. The Daytona 500 winner drives the No. 6 Ford Mustang in the Monster Energy Cup Series against the likes of Kyle Busch and many other racers. And, like other race car drivers, he enjoys collecting. This 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible Coupe holds a special place in his heart.
It was gifted to him by his wife for his 30th. She picked it out because of its starring-role status in the movie Rain Man, Newman’s favorite flick. It was one of three Roadsters used. She paid just $7,800 for it. It’s a priceless gift. The NASCAR celebrity adores the Roadmaster. He drives it once every few months.