Following are the leading NCHA riders of the 2009 calendar year, based on official NCHA results posted through April 6. The list includes both Open and Non-Pro riders. Earnings from the NCHA Super Stakes are not yet included.
| Rider | 2009 Earnings |
| PHILIP RAPP | $117,620 |
| AUSTIN SHEPARD | $115,468 |
| CLINT ALLEN | $90,379 |
| MATT GAINES | $77,308 |
| BEAU GALYEAN | $74,653 |
| JODY GALYEAN | $65,533 |
| ROBERT A RUST | $64,620 |
| KORY POUNDS | $57,615 |
| BRETT DAVIS | $51,002 |
| ELIZABETH QUEEN | $48,343 |
| BRAD WILSON | $47,973 |
| WESLEY GALYEAN | $47,317 |
| MATTHEW TAYLOR BUDGE | $42,517 |
| MARY ANN RAPP | $42,336 |
| SEAN FLYNN | $42,280 |
| JAMES BRADLEY MITCHELL | $38,609 |
| GAVIN MATTHEW JORDAN | $38,352 |
| EDDIE BRAXTON | $33,114 |
| TOM LONG | $32,824 |
| CHAD BUSHAW | $32,696 |
| COOKIE BANUELOS | $32,005 |
| GUY WOODS | $31,873 |
| MIKE COLEMAN | $31,248 |
| JANET WESTFALL | $30,531 |
| PAULA WOOD | $29,097 |
| JIMMY KEMP JR | $28,932 |
| KOBIE WOOD | $28,538 |
| SCOTT MCCLURG | $27,440 |
| BOYD RICE | $27,214 |
| KATE GAUGHAN | $26,956 |
| LLOYD DENNIS COX | $26,757 |
| ADAN BANUELOS | $26,627 |
| STEPHANIE F HAYMES | $26,369 |
| DUSTIN ADAMS | $25,046 |
| MIKE BOWMAN | $23,874 |
| CASEY C CROUCH | $23,444 |
| CARLOS BANUELOS | $23,427 |
| ED FLYNN | $23,406 |
| CRAIG THOMPSON | $23,339 |
| DAN HANSEN | $23,120 |
| MICHAEL COOPER | $22,821 |
| STEVE OEHLHOF | $22,556 |
| DENNIS (ZEKE) ENTZ | $22,516 |
| JASON CLARK | $22,479 |
| STACY SHEPARD | $21,948 |
| TIM SMITH | $21,751 |
| MEGAN MILLER | $21,713 |
| GEORGE MOORE JR | $21,632 |
| TOMMY MARVIN | $21,432 |
| GARY BELLENFANT | $21,305 |
| KAYLA NORRIS | $21,278 |
| BILL RIDDLE | $21,051 |
| CHARLES (BUBBA) MATLOCK | $20,816 |
| BRAD ROGERS | $20,278 |
| SHANE STOVALL | $20,221 |
| MARY JO MILNER | $20,019 |
| W PETE BRANCH | $19,984 |
| BARBARA D BROOKS | $19,633 |
| EUGENE (DELL) BELL | $19,485 |
| JEFFREY GOUGH | $18,481 |
| MIKE WOOD | $18,318 |
| SASHA THOMPSON | $18,275 |
| DAVE STEWART | $18,038 |
| FOSTER JOHNSTON | $17,753 |
| KELLE EARNHEART | $17,505 |
| ROGER D BOOTH | $16,792 |
| CLAY JOHNSON | $16,614 |
| DIRK BLAKESLEY | $16,610 |
| SCOTT WEIS | $16,471 |
| MAX COLLINS | $16,335 |
| CHUBBY TURNER | $16,327 |
| DEENA ADAMS | $16,267 |
| MCKENZIE MULLINS | $15,828 |
| PAUL HANSMA | $15,796 |
| SKIP QUEEN | $15,622 |
| MATT MILLER | $15,614 |
| MATT SARGOOD | $15,588 |
| KATHY MORRISON | $15,357 |
| TIM MAY | $14,447 |
| SHANE D PLUMMER | $14,401 |
| PATRICK STULL | $14,396 |
| WADE RUST | $14,386 |
| AL DUNNING | $14,364 |
| PHILIP LAYNE | $14,353 |
| JASON HAEFNER | $14,215 |
| ROBBIE GALE | $14,162 |
| PATRICK COLLINS | $14,160 |
| SAM SHEPARD | $13,922 |
| JASON MCCLURE | $13,865 |
| NATHEN ANDERSON | $13,854 |
| EDDIE YOUNG | $13,680 |
| JULIE HANSMA | $13,646 |
| JIMMY PACKARD | $13,617 |
| RANDAL LEE CHARTIER II | $13,470 |
| BRETT MCGLOTHLIN | $13,252 |
| MELISSA LYONS GARDNER | $12,978 |
| RUSS WESTFALL | $12,919 |
| MARK COIE | $12,780 |
| RUSS CARROLL | $12,718 |
| ED DUFURRENA | $12,673 |
| CODIE GREEN | $12,509 |
| CURTIS BASS | $12,410 |
| JOSEPH BRODERICK BEAVER | $12,193 |
| ROBERT FULLWOOD | $12,116 |
| JOSH DOZIER | $11,896 |
| RANDY CHARTIER | $11,855 |
| CASEY MORRIS | $11,820 |
| SPANKY BROWNE | $11,790 |
| TRACY T BARTON | $11,742 |
| KATHY BOONE | $11,684 |
| JEREMY BARWICK | $11,584 |
| DAVID B COSTELLO | $11,394 |
| J B MCLAMB | $11,305 |
| KATHY DAUGHN | $11,263 |
| CALLIE OATMAN | $11,110 |
| CLAY MCCULLAR | $11,106 |
| JON M STRAIN | $11,063 |
| CARA BARRY-BREWER | $10,953 |
| HOPE MITCHELL | $10,863 |
| GEOFFREY SHEEHAN | $10,719 |
| ROCK HEDLUND | $10,627 |
| JEANELLE TAVEAU | $10,575 |
| NATHAN MILLER | $10,572 |
| DALE ROBBINS | $10,439 |
| TRACY BRAXTON | $10,431 |
| STEVE COLCLASURE | $10,384 |
| JOE E JOHNSON | $10,340 |
| VON SUTTEN | $10,289 |
| FREDDIE MCGEE | $10,278 |
| CRAIG CRUMPLER | $10,261 |
| CRAIG MORRIS | $10,231 |
| CHRISTIAN O JOHNSRUD | $10,186 |
| PHILIP L HANSON | $10,130 |
| STEVEN W NORRIS | $10,050 |