These days, one could argue that for some of the top drivers.... what you see is what you get. With big sponsor commitments, driving & P.R. promotions, it can easily be a full time career.
Doug Kalitta - to this very day is President & CEO of the Doug Kalitta Aviation Group; which includes Kalitta Charters (a business/executive aircraft charter service and maintenance facility), Kalitta Charters II (an on-demand, fly-for-hire air cargo carrier), DK Turbines (an aircraft parts supplier) & flyacharter.com (a private jet charter trip booking/brokering service).
Connie Kalitta is currently President & CEO of Kalitta Air - a cargo aircraft charter carrier with on-demand and scheduled transatlantic flights, as well as President of Kalitta Leasing, an aircraft sales, acquisition & brokerage service.
Scott Kalitta in the past has owned & ran a Marina, served as President of a couple spin-off air cargo carriers under his Dad's unmbrella.
These days Hillary Will & Dave Grubnic are lucky enough to call racing thier profession & livelihood.