We’ve already seen a car or two from Lewis Hamilton’s garage, and here’s one that you might not have ever seen before. He has a LaFerrari, McLaren P1, and a Mercedes Benz SLS AMG, but one of the rarest in his collection is the Smart “Brabus” Roadster. It’s a two-seat sports car that Smart made between 2003 and 2006.
The Roadster can reach a top speed of 109 MPH, and while that’s certainly enough to take on the highways and byways of everyday life, it might not be enough for a racer who knows plenty more about speed.
From the Track to the Streets
Bubba Wallace has the kind of name that sounds like a truck driver. And it's true – he not only drives a Ford F-150 when he's tootling around town, but he was a driver in the Xfinity Truck Series before he made the jump to NASCAR.
The truck he has now might not be able to reach the top speeds he got used to in the Xfinity Truck Series, but it has all the features a driver loves. Wallace drives a Chevy when he's on the NASCAR track, and it makes us wonder if a switch to a Silverado is in the cards.
Another Chevy for Jimmie
Jimmie Johnson's second car, and second Chevy, on this list, is the electric Chevy Volt, and he won't hear a bad word about them: “It's a great car to drive and uses a better alternative of power source.”
But Jimmie's love for Chevy goes beyond the Bolt, and the Stepside mentioned above. He drives them during his races, and the cars have turned him into one of the most celebrated drivers. The car company has treated Jimmie well if his trophy case is any way to measure, and Jimmie has responded in kind.
Sometimes You Just Have to Slow Down
Sir Stirling Moss is known as one of the Formula One greats. He has tons of wins and championships under his belt, and he drove plenty of cool cars during his exciting life. You already know about his fondness for smaller cars when not on the clock, but he was also famous for his love of scooters.
Yes, scooters. This legendary race car driver enjoyed tootling around in one scooter after another. He was once ticketed for driving dangerously in a Mini all the way back in 1960, which might explain why he stuck to scooters – you have to be much more careful.
This Driver Cuts Through With Incredible Style
Darrell Waltrip is an older driver, but he's still ranked fourth on the all-time wins list. His incredible career has landed him in the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and after retiring in 2000 he joined the broadcast booth as a commentator.
His favorite car is the undeniably classy 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442, which he drives around Franklin, Tennessee. The Cutlass last rolled off the line in 1980, and this muscle car really pops on the road, especially thanks to the paint job Waltrip has given it. This car is a little less pricey than some others on this list, but it will still run you a cool seventy grand.