Top earning US athletes

[Lee Roy]

Dale Jr. and Jeff Gordon ranked 11th and 21st.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/specials/fortunate50/2009/index.html

[Mark in Oshawa]

Some of the guys on that list I don't think had the level of years Dale Jr. did...and Jr. sucked last year!! It is weird too how Jimmie Johnson didn't make it...

[slorydn1]

Wow.....they all make more money in a week than most of us will earn in an entire YEAR :eek:

The LOWEST paid guy on this list makes the equivalent of $7211.54/hr (based on a 40 hour work week :eek: :eek: