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#2 Kyle Busch listed as highest paid NASCAR Cup Series driver

Kyle Busch is a lot of things. A champion, a perfectionist, and one of the best NASCAR drivers currently racing in the Cup Series. Believe it or not, according to Essentiallysports, he is also the highest-paid Cup Series driver of the year. In fact, Busch sits at 17.8 million, which includes his driver contract, endorsement deals, and the racing teams he owns. 

Kyle Busch may have had one of the worst seasons of his entire Cup Series career, but at least he brought in 17.6 million dollars in the process. Heck, he can retire on that kind of money if he wants to.