Danica Patrick is the wealthiest woman in NASCAR history by a wide margin, with estimates of roughly $60 million to $80 million, but she is only one chapter in a story that began in 1949. Since Sara Christian started the first Strictly Stock race that year, women have continued to break into stock car racing, from Janet Guthrie’s Daytona 500 debut to Hailie Deegan’s ARCA and Truck Series wins and Isabella Robusto’s rise in ARCA.
This guide covers 26 of the best-known female NASCAR drivers, with a short career summary for each and an estimated net worth where one has been reported. The list follows the order of the original ranking, with Louise Smith, Ethel Mobley and Isabella Robusto added at the end.
How to read the net worth figures. NASCAR drivers rarely publish their earnings, so every number here is a third-party estimate, not a verified financial statement. Different estimate sites often disagree by millions of dollars for the same driver. Where no credible estimate exists, this article says so rather than guessing. Figures reflect reports available in October 2026 and are the best view available going into the 2027 season.
1. Hailie Deegan – $3 Million
Hailie Deegan is the most recognizable young woman in NASCAR, a Temecula, California native who won in the ARCA Menards Series West in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, she finished third in ARCA national points, the highest finish by a woman in that series, and took Rookie of the Year honors. She made 69 Truck Series starts from 2020 to 2023 with five top-10 finishes, including two sixth-place runs, and became the first woman to score multiple top-10s in a single Truck season. After 17 Xfinity races with AM Racing in 2024, she moved to Indy NXT for 2025 and returned to part-time O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and ARCA West racing in 2026. Her father, Brian Deegan, is a freestyle motocross star.
2. Deborah Renshaw – $1 Million
Deborah Renshaw made 38 Craftsman Truck Series starts across the 2004 and 2005 seasons, a sizable run for a woman in that era. She did not post a top-10 finish, and her earnings have never been made public.
3. Natalie Decker – $5 Million
Natalie Decker, born June 25, 1997 in Eagle River, Wisconsin, came up through NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program. Her fifth-place finish at Daytona in 2020 is the highest finish by a woman in Truck Series history. She has raced in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series since 2021, with a best finish of 18th, and returned in 2026 on a part-time schedule after becoming a mother, with sponsors including T.N. Dickinson’s Witch Hazel.
4. Toni Breidinger – $5 Million
Toni Breidinger, born July 14, 1999 in Hillsborough, California, is the first Arab-American woman to compete in one of NASCAR’s three national series. Her 2023 Truck Series debut at Kansas ended in 15th place, the best debut result by a woman in series history. In 2024 she finished fourth in ARCA points, and her 27 career ARCA top 10s are the most by any woman in that series. She ran the Truck Series full-time for Tricon Garage in 2025, one of only two women to run a full touring-series season that year, with a best finish of 18th at Rockingham. For 2026 she moved to a part-time schedule with Rackley WAR. She also works as a model and has landed major beauty sponsorships.
5. Kelly Sutton – $5 Million
Kelly Sutton made 54 Craftsman Truck Series starts between 2003 and 2007, the third-most Truck starts by a woman at the time. She did not record a top-10 finish, but the durability of that run made her a regular presence in the series.
6. Angela Ruch – $3 Million
Angela Ruch, who raced as Angela Cope earlier in her career, made 18 Truck Series starts between 2010 and 2020 and 14 Xfinity Series starts. Her best national-series finish came at Daytona in February 2019, when she took eighth in a race with a record 11 cautions, then the second-highest Truck finish by a woman.
7. Kim Crosby – $12 Million
Kim Crosby made 10 starts in what is now the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series between 2004 and 2006, including a push for a full-season program with a sponsor built around reaching female fans. She had no top-10 finishes in the series, and her earnings have never been made public.
8. Erin Crocker – $2 Million
Erin Crocker built her name in sprint-car racing before moving to NASCAR, where she made 29 Truck Series starts from 2005 to 2008, including one full-time season, plus 10 starts in the Busch Series in 2005 and 2006. She did not record a top-10 finish in either series, but her open-wheel pedigree kept her among the better-known women of her era.
9. Tina Gordon – $2 Million
Tina Gordon made 14 Busch Series starts from 2001 to 2004, earning one top-10 finish (a 10th), and 16 Truck Series starts in 2003 and 2004. A single top-10 finish in the Busch Series makes her one of a small group of women with a top-10 finish in that series.
10. Tammy Jo Kirk – $2 Million
Tammy Jo Kirk was an early female presence in the Truck Series, making 32 starts in 1997 and 1998, and added 15 Busch Series starts in 2003. She is also one of seven women to have won a pole in a NASCAR touring-series race, a group that includes Danica Patrick, Shawna Robinson and Hailie Deegan.
11. Jennifer Jo Cobb – $5 Million
Jennifer Jo Cobb has more combined national-series starts than any other woman in NASCAR history, with 234 in the Truck Series (2008 to 2024) and 31 in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. Her sixth-place finish at Daytona in 2011 is the best Truck result of her career, and her 16th-place points finish in 2014 is the best full-season Truck standing ever recorded by a woman. She scaled back to a part-time schedule in 2022.
12. Johanna Robbins (Johanna Long) – $1 Million
Johanna Robbins raced under her maiden name, Johanna Long, during her NASCAR years. She made 42 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series starts across 2012, 2013, and 2015 and 24 Truck Series starts in 2011, where her 17th-place debut finish was long the best debut result by a woman until Toni Breidinger’s 15th in 2023.
13. Shawna Robinson – $5 Million
Shawna Robinson was the first woman to win a pole in a NASCAR national series race, taking the Busch Series pole at Atlanta on March 12, 1994. She made 72 national-series starts in total: 61 in the Busch Series, 8 in the Cup Series in 2001 and 2002, and 3 in Trucks.
14. Patty Moise – $5 Million
Patty Moise built one of the longest careers by a woman in NASCAR’s second-tier series, with 133 Busch Series starts between 1986 and 1998, four top-10 finishes and a best of seventh. She also made five Cup starts from 1987 to 1989 and is married to NASCAR veteran Elton Sawyer. Her 138 national-series starts rank third among women.
15. Danica Patrick – $80 Million
Danica Patrick is the most successful woman in NASCAR history by almost every measure. She made 191 Cup Series starts from 2012 to 2018, won the 2013 Daytona 500 pole as the first woman to take a Cup pole, and holds the record for most Cup top-10 finishes by a woman with seven, including a best of sixth at Atlanta in 2014. In 2012, she finished 10th in Xfinity Series points, the best season standing for a woman in a national series. Before NASCAR, she finished third at the 2009 Indianapolis 500, and she closed her career with the “Danica Double” of the 2018 Daytona 500 and Indy 500. Off the track, she has built a brand around her apparel line Warrior and her Somnium wine label, plus broadcasting work.
16. Janet Guthrie – $3 Million
Janet Guthrie was the trailblazer who made it possible for the rest of this list. In 1976 she became the first woman to race in the Coca-Cola 600, and in 1977 she was the first woman to start both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500. She made 33 Cup starts between 1976 and 1980 and finished sixth at Bristol in 1977, a result that still ranks among the best by any woman in the series. Her ninth-place finish at the 1978 Indy 500 stood as the best by a woman until Danica Patrick broke it in 2005.
17. Maryeve Dufault – $9 Million
Maryeve Dufault is a Canadian driver who made two O’Reilly Auto Parts Series starts, in 2011 and 2013, while building her career in NASCAR’s Canadian ranks.
18. Sara Christian – $3 Million
Sara Christian was the first woman to compete in NASCAR’s top division. In 1949, she qualified 13th and finished 14th at Charlotte, and she finished that year 13th in the points standings, the best championship result ever for a woman in the Cup Series. Her fifth-place finish at Heidelberg Speedway in Pennsylvania on October 2, 1949 remains the best Cup finish by a woman, and she added a sixth at Langhorne that September.
19. Amber Balcaen – $5 Million
Amber Balcaen is a Canadian driver who came up through the NASCAR Pinty’s Series before racing in ARCA Menards Series competition in the United States. She is one of several Canadian women who have crossed the border to chase national-series opportunities.
20. Amber Cope – $1 Million
Amber Cope made two O’Reilly Auto Parts Series starts in 2011 and 2012, and one Truck Series start in 2010, finishing 26th. She is part of the Cope racing family.
21. Mara Reyes – $1 Million
Mara Reyes made one start in what is now the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, in 2005. That single appearance puts her among the 26 women who have raced in the series.
22. Julia Landauer – $5 Million
Julia Landauer made two O’Reilly Auto Parts Series starts in 2022 after years in NASCAR’s developmental ranks. In 2022, her sponsors Boss Beauties and GarageXYZ became the first NFT communities to sponsor a NASCAR driver, a notable marketing first in the sport.
23. Robin McCall – $3 Million
Robin McCall made two Cup Series starts in 1982 and is the wife of former driver Wally Dallenbach Jr. She is one of just 16 women to have started a Cup race.
24. Sarah Fisher – $3 Million
Sarah Fisher is better known for IndyCar than stock cars. She started the Indianapolis 500 nine times and later became a team owner with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. She does not appear in NASCAR’s list of women with national-series starts, so her place here reflects her wider impact on women in American motorsports.
25. Gracie Trotter – $1 Million
Gracie Trotter is a younger driver working her way up through developmental and regional racing. She does not yet appear among the women with Cup, O’Reilly or Truck Series starts in NASCAR’s records through August 2026, so she is one to watch rather than a proven national-series name.
26. Isabella Robusto – $1 Million
Isabella Robusto is one of the rising stars of the ARCA Menards Series and was one of only two women to run a full touring-series season in 2025. Her third-place finish at Talladega that year was the best result ever by a woman in any competition at the track, and she was viewed as a contender to win the ARCA series in 2026.