Miranda Lambert will headline the 2026 Daytona 500 pre-race show at Daytona International Speedway. The country star will open the Great American Race on February 15 with a live set of her best-known songs.
Lambert’s net worth sits at $60 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Her fortune flows from album sales, publishing royalties, streaming revenue, and large concert tours.
The 42-year-old also has side businesses and branded ventures that add steady income outside music. She launched retail and hospitality projects, including a boutique in Lindale and a Nashville bar named Casa Rosa. Her lifestyle brand and wine venture also contribute to annual cash flow.
Miranda Lambert also holds the record for the most Academy of Country Music awards, and awards translate into higher booking fees. She has won three Grammy Awards and 31 total nominations from the Recording Academy.
Lambert broke through after a 2003 run on a national TV talent show. She then signed with a major label, and her first Grammy win came for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the song ‘The House That Built Me’ in 2011. She won Best Country Album for Platinum in 2015 and again for Wildcard in 2021.
When Miranda Lambert Cast NASCAR Driver Danica Patrick in Her Music Video
Miranda Lambert’s 2012 video for ‘The Fastest Girl in Town’ teamed her with NASCAR driver Danica Patrick. Lambert said Patrick was the first person she pictured for the song. The two play bold, troublemaking women who race through a small town.
“Danica was the person I thought of immediately when I envisioned the video. We had so much fun playing two bad ass chicks up to no good,” Miranda Lambert said in 2012.
Patrick, who drove for Stewart-Haas Racing for six years from 2012 to 2017, and retired from full-time NASCAR competition after the 2018 season, had also said she was surprised Lambert knew who she was and enjoyed the opportunity.
Meanwhile, the 68th running of the Daytona 500 will also feature the Full Throttle Festival, with a lineup of classic rock from Lynyrd Skynyrd, a DJ-style set by Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, and a country act by Ernest at the Ocean Center on Saturday, February 14, 2026, with comedian Bert Kreischer hosting.
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