It should come as no surprise that professional drivers love them some old cars, especially old trucks. Dale Earnhardt Jr., who has already appeared on this list, appears again with a rusty and handsome 1948 Chevy truck.
“All the cars I collect are drivers,” said Earnhardt. “I don’t like to have any cars that are too nice to drive.” Earnhardt has replaced the motor, but all the nicks and dents in the original chassis give this classic plenty of character. Hey Dale, give us a call. We’d love to ride shotgun.
Toyotas, Toyotas, Toyotas
Kyle Busch is best known for driving a Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing, but there are plenty of other models he drives in his spare time. Kyle Busch is nicknamed “Rowdy,” and since he's the youngest pole winner of a Cup Series (back in 2005), he lives up to the nickname.
His favorite car to take around town is the Lexus LFA, worth a stunning four hundred thousand dollars, and it has some cool additions like a 552-horsepower engine and a six-speed automatic transmission. But Danica Patrick might have had a classmate at driving school: Busch was busted doing 128 MPH in this car.
Busch is a Toyota Man Through and Through
Legendary racer Kyle Busch only drives one brand: Toyota. From the race track to the city streets and everywhere else, it's Toyota or nothing. Like Suarez, Busch especially loves the Camry.
As a racer for Joe Gibbs Racing, Busch takes a Camry to the track and gives the other competitors a run for their money. On the way home it's yet another Camry, this one street-legal. When he has a big event to go to, his luxury car is a Lexus LFA – also made by Toyota. If you see Busch driving something that isn't a Toyota, it's not Busch.
Lewis Hamilton's Rare Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton has one up on Schumacher. While Schumacher has one of 38 Ferrari FXXs, Hamilton has what is currently an even rarer car, though that will quickly change. The Mercedes-AMG Project One will be limited to 275 units, and driver Lewis Hamilton has the very first one.
The car's price tag is an estimated $2.7 million, though, like Schumacher, Hamilton probably got his for free. It was said in Sunday Times Driving that the vehicle has a hybrid engine capable of 1,020 horsepower, which is good enough for any kind of top speed. How did they get all those horses in there?
This Famous Driver Enjoys the Pickup of the Everyman
As he exhibited on both the NASCAR track and as a Formula drift racer, Vaugh Gittin Jr. has plenty of skills to show off. The oval is no problem for him, and he's able to turn any car sideways. But when he's on the road among others – who might not like going above seventy MPH – he has an everyday Ford F-150 truck.
But, even though Gittin loves driving his 2004 F-150, he also has a custom-made version, which he uses when he does want to get back to his drifting roots.