NASCAR Driver's Home Sale Sets A Record
Everyone knows NASCAR drivers often live large, thanks to their famously robust annual earnings. But even for Charlotte, North Carolina, the recent sale of a NASCAR driver's estate that's been owned by two other drivers in the past is enough to set a record for that market.Not surprisingly, the driver who's been living like Ricky Bobby is none other than Ricky Stenhouse Jr. The man is in his prime, competing in the Cup Series and obviously doing great financially.
The home in question sold for a whopping $12.2 million in June, making it the most expensive house sold in the region ever, reports Homes.com. It must be rough to be #47.
Originally, Stenhouse bought the house, which is actually a ranch spread out over 140 acres, back in 2014. Joe Nemechek owned it before him and he purchased it from Ernie Irvan, another NASCAR driver, who built the current 9,100 square foot house on the lot back in 2001.
In total, there are five bedrooms and seven full bathrooms, plus a guest house with another bedroom, and one more in the stable house. It sounds like quite the arrangement for entertaining or hosting multiple guests from out of town.
The drivers have each unwound at the vanishing-edge pool, enjoyed some time in the rather nice and large outdoor kitchen with fireplace, plus hit some balls on the putting green.
Stenhouse used the massive land to support his personal hobby of raising livestock like longhorn cattle and donkeys. Nemechek reportedly used all that land for equestrian activities, including a huge stable and covered riding area.
We can't wait to see how the house and all that land is used by the new owner.
It's not known who bought the property, but considering the lofty price and its history, we're going to guess it was yet another NASCAR driver.
Images via Homes.com
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