NASCAR Driver

Most people spend their days moving at zero miles per hour, achieving maximum velocity only when it’s time to go home. When you’re a NASCAR Driver, however, you spend your days moving at speeds of over 100, 150, and even 200 miles per hour, giving new meaning to the sentence, “I have a fast-paced job.”

As a NASCAR Driver, you’re a professional Race Car Driver for the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), which sanctions and governs hundreds of stock car races year-round at racetracks across the country. Employed by an individual NASCAR team, which typically consists of an owner, Driver, sponsor, Engine Builder, and pit crew, among others, you’re paid as a NASCAR Driver by your team’s sponsor to win races, which come with prize money, a trophy, and, of course, bragging rights.

Although you’re a Race Car Driver, there’s a lot more to your day than driving. Before a race, for instance, you typically must meet with your owner and pit crew to discuss strategies. During the race, meanwhile, you’ve got to communicate via headset with your Crew Chief, and make pit stops to change tires and refuel. Finally, after the race, you typically sign autographs, give media interviews, and have another meeting with your pit crew to discuss the race.

And when you’re not racing? You’re not exactly resting, as you’ve got to practice and participate in revenue-generating promotions on behalf of yourself, your team, and your sponsor.

Burning rubber? Doing donuts? Flipping cars? For you and the likes of Dale Earnhardt, Jr., it’s all in a day’s work!