Following are the leading NCHA riders of the 2009 calendar year, based on official NCHA results posted through April 18. The list includes both Open and Non-Pro riders. Note that earnings from the NCHA Super Stakes and Classic are not yet included. (Compare to previous listing).
| Rider | 2009 Earnings |
| PHILIP RAPP | $152,372 |
| AUSTIN SHEPARD | $125,877 |
| MATT GAINES | $96,029 |
| CLINT ALLEN | $91,128 |
| ROBERT A RUST | $80,811 |
| BEAU GALYEAN | $74,653 |
| MARY ANN RAPP | $68,495 |
| JIMMY KEMP JR | $67,789 |
| JODY GALYEAN | $65,533 |
| CHAD BUSHAW | $63,453 |
| ELIZABETH QUEEN | $58,833 |
| KORY POUNDS | $58,696 |
| GAVIN MATTHEW JORDAN | $58,343 |
| MATTHEW TAYLOR BUDGE | $56,599 |
| ED FLYNN | $54,313 |
| BRETT DAVIS | $53,559 |
| PAUL HANSMA | $53,295 |
| BRAD WILSON | $47,973 |
| WESLEY GALYEAN | $47,317 |
| MIKE COLEMAN | $44,093 |
| SEAN FLYNN | $43,180 |
| JAMES BRADLEY MITCHELL | $40,878 |
| BOYD RICE | $39,219 |
| PAULA WOOD | $38,649 |
| JANET WESTFALL | $37,872 |
| TOM LONG | $37,503 |
| TIM SMITH | $37,272 |
| COOKIE BANUELOS | $35,969 |
| EDDIE BRAXTON | $34,971 |
| KATE GAUGHAN | $34,787 |
| SCOTT MCCLURG | $34,651 |
| DUSTIN ADAMS | $34,020 |
| DAVE STEWART | $33,747 |
| GUY WOODS | $33,030 |
| KOBIE WOOD | $32,690 |
| ROGER WAGNER | $32,598 |
| MIKE WOOD | $32,012 |
| DAN HANSEN | $30,748 |
| SCOTT WEIS | $30,257 |
| MORGAN CROMER | $29,966 |
| CHARLES(BUBBA) MATLOCK | $29,843 |
| LLOYD DENNIS COX | $29,805 |
| CRAIG CRUMPLER | $29,168 |
| MARY JO MILNER | $27,348 |
| JULIE HANSMA | $27,100 |
| ADAN BANUELOS | $26,627 |
| CRAIG THOMPSON | $26,404 |
| STEPHANIE F HAYMES | $26,369 |
| MIKE BOWMAN | $26,350 |
| CRAIG MORRIS | $26,257 |
| STACY SHEPARD | $25,701 |
| STEVE OEHLHOF | $25,698 |
| JASON CLARK | $25,485 |
| CARLOS BANUELOS | $25,127 |
| CASEY C CROUCH | $24,933 |
| SANDY BONELLI | $24,430 |
| MICHAEL COOPER | $24,212 |
| THERESA GILLOCK | $23,437 |
| TOMMY MARVIN | $23,434 |
| DENNIS(ZEKE) ENTZ | $22,516 |
| W PETE BRANCH | $21,983 |
| CHUBBY TURNER | $21,920 |
| KATHY MORRISON | $21,900 |
| GARY BELLENFANT | $21,859 |
| EUGENE(DELL) BELL | $21,796 |
| ROGER D BOOTH | $21,742 |
| MEGAN MILLER | $21,713 |
| GEORGE MOORE JR | $21,632 |
| SASHA THOMPSON | $21,533 |
| KAYLA NORRIS | $21,278 |
| SHANE STOVALL | $21,221 |
| BILL RIDDLE | $21,051 |
| BRIAN ANDERSON | $20,730 |
| BARBARA D BROOKS | $20,529 |
| BRENT ERICKSON | $20,433 |
| RUSS WESTFALL | $20,368 |
| BRAD ROGERS | $20,278 |
| KIM VAUGHN | $19,831 |
| DAVID B COSTELLO | $19,407 |
| JOE HOWARD WILLIAMSON | $18,870 |
| EDDIE YOUNG | $18,596 |
| JASON HAEFNER | $18,491 |
| JEFFREY GOUGH | $18,481 |
| CLAY JOHNSON | $18,449 |
| MATT SARGOOD | $18,399 |
| FOSTER JOHNSTON | $18,373 |
| RUSS MILLER | $18,302 |
| JEREMY BARWICK | $18,103 |
| KELLE EARNHEART | $17,505 |
| JUSTIN WHITE | $17,386 |
| DIRK BLAKESLEY | $17,191 |
| MCKENZIE MULLINS | $17,009 |
| NEIL ROGER | $16,908 |
| CLAY MCCULLAR | $16,547 |
| MAX COLLINS | $16,335 |
| DEENA ADAMS | $16,267 |
| ED DUFURRENA | $16,077 |
| WADE RUST | $16,070 |
| TIM MAY | $15,793 |
| KATHY DAUGHN | $15,651 |
| SKIP QUEEN | $15,622 |
| MATT MILLER | $15,614 |
| CURTIS BASS | $15,477 |
| NATHEN ANDERSON | $15,312 |
| DANIEL E POPECK | $14,981 |
| SHANE D PLUMMER | $14,401 |
| PATRICK STULL | $14,396 |
| AL DUNNING | $14,364 |
| PHILIP LAYNE | $14,353 |
| KAREN HANSEN | $14,273 |
| JAMES(SPUNKY) HAWKINS JR | $14,259 |
| ROBBIE GALE | $14,162 |
| PATRICK COLLINS | $14,160 |
| KATHY BOONE | $14,120 |
| JOSH DOZIER | $14,068 |
| HOPE MITCHELL | $14,063 |
| SAM SHEPARD | $13,922 |
| JASON MCCLURE | $13,865 |
| BRONC WILLOUGHBY | $13,863 |
| MARK COIE | $13,767 |
| MELISSA LYONS GARDNER | $13,642 |
| JIMMY PACKARD | $13,617 |
| ROBERT FULLWOOD | $13,519 |
| RANDAL LEE CHARTIER II | $13,470 |
| CHRISTIAN O JOHNSRUD | $13,459 |
| BRETT MCGLOTHLIN | $13,252 |
| STEVEN C SCHLESINGER | $13,158 |
| ROCK HEDLUND | $13,102 |
| JOSEPH BRODERICK BEAVER | $12,969 |
| DON BOONE | $12,927 |
| AUSTIN BLAKE | $12,834 |
| TARIN RICE | $12,832 |
| RUSS CARROLL | $12,718 |
| JON M STRAIN | $12,657 |
| TERRY RIDDLE | $12,579 |
| CODIE GREEN | $12,509 |
| DAVID BOOTH | $12,501 |
| TODD BIMAT | $12,465 |
| CALLIE OATMAN | $12,353 |
| J B MCLAMB | $12,213 |
| TIM DENTON | $12,161 |
| STEVE COLCLASURE | $12,148 |
| TRACY BRAXTON | $12,105 |
| NATHAN MILLER | $12,098 |
| PHILIP L HANSON | $11,997 |
| STEVEN W NORRIS | $11,993 |
| MIKE G RUTHERFORD JR | $11,975 |
| NORMAN CLARK | $11,889 |
| RANDY CHARTIER | $11,855 |
| CASEY MORRIS | $11,820 |
| VON SUTTEN | $11,817 |
| SPANKY BROWNE | $11,790 |
| TRACY T BARTON | $11,742 |
| TY MOORE | $11,717 |
| CARA BARRY-BREWER | $11,667 |
| TANCE BRYANT | $11,653 |
| TODD ADOLF | $11,629 |
| LINDY BURCH | $11,421 |
| RAY BALDWIN | $11,381 |
| WHITT E BELL | $11,343 |
| BRUCE L MORINE | $11,101 |
| DEBBIE DAY | $11,085 |
| KENNETH PLATT | $10,761 |
| GEOFFREY SHEEHAN | $10,719 |
| JEANELLE TAVEAU | $10,575 |
| TRACI BURGESS | $10,543 |
| TOM CAMPBELL | $10,518 |
| DALE ROBBINS | $10,439 |
| DON POOLEY | $10,408 |
| JAMES C DAVISON | $10,349 |
| JOE E JOHNSON | $10,340 |
| FREDDIE MCGEE | $10,278 |
| LINDY ASHLOCK | $10,276 |
| ERIC KENNEY | $10,262 |
| ARTHUR H NOBLE | $10,231 |
| JESSICA POUNDS | $10,214 |
| SARAH MORINE | $10,137 |
| JULIE ANN WRIGLEY | $10,016 |