The Most Valuable NASCAR Teams
There's a widening gulf in NASCAR between stock car racing's biggest, most valuable teams and those hoping to hang on for just one more race. Since our first NASCAR valuation package two years ago, values have rocketed skyward, up 65% on average, to $119 million, thanks to a rash of investment in a sport whose radical growth over the past decade appears to be sputtering.
Per Forbes Magazine
| Rank | Nascar Team (Sprint Cup/Nationwide Series Race Cars) | Value 1 | Revenue 2 | Operating Income 3 |
| 1 | Hendrick Motorsports (4/2) | $335 | 179 | 21.3 |
| 2 | Roush Fenway Racing (5/4) | 313 | 173 | 29.6 |
| 3 | Joe Gibbs Racing (3/2) | 184 | 116 | 11.7 |
| 4 | Gillett Evernham Motorsports (3/1) | 150 | 96 | 12.9 |
| 5 | Richard Childress Racing (3/3) | 130 | 107 | 20.9 |
| 6 | Dale Earnhardt Inc. (4/0) | 109 | 86 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Penske Racing (3/1) | 100 | 85 | 8.6 |
| 8 | Chip Ganassi Racing (3/2) | 94 | 78 | 5.5 |
| 9 | Michael Waltrip Racing (3/1) | 86 | 65 | -4.3 |
| 10 | Yates Racing (2/0) | 74 | 54 | 4.6 |
| 11 | Red Bull Racing Team (2/0) | 54 | 41 | -7.0 |
| 12 | Petty Enterprises (2/0) | 44 | 37 | 2.9 |
| 13 | Haas Cnc Racing (2/0) | 41 | 32 | -3.1 |
| 14 | Bill Davis Racing (1/0) | 36 | 28 | 2.5 |
| 15 | Robby Gordon Motorsports (1/0) | 28 | 18 | 1.2 |
| . | AVERAGES (All figures in millions) | $119 | $80 | 7.5 |
1Estimates based on past and pending deals, sponsorship agreements and scale of operations.
2Includes all 2007 NASCAR-related income; where 2007 figures are unavailable pro forma estimates are used.
3 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
2Includes all 2007 NASCAR-related income; where 2007 figures are unavailable pro forma estimates are used.
3 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.