Who's got the most money?

[JohnMickish]

From Jayski's. That is alot of money!

The Most Valuable NASCAR Teams:

Forbes has released its annual ranking of Nextel Cup teams based on value, Roush Fenway Racing tops the list. Forbes estimates, the average NASCAR team is worth $120 million, up 67% from last year. Average revenue was $84 million. Top teams now field 41 cars in NASCAR's elite Nextel Cup Series vs. 34 in 2006. That means more deals from sponsors hoping to capitalize on TV exposure. Another factor this year: Forbes had access to more detailed information about where teams generate additional revenue, and how much. This dramatically increased their estimates of non-race day income. The top 10 teams, with their assigned value and revenue and Most Valuable driver:

1. Roush Fenway Racing (value: $316 million, revenue: $189 million, #17-Kenseth)

2. Hendrick Motorsports ($297, $163, #24-Gordon)

3. Joe Gibbs Racing ($173, $110, #20-Stewart)

4. Evernham Motorsports ($128, $89, #9-Kahne)

5. Richard Childress Racing ($124, $98, #29-Harvick)

6. Dale Earnhardt Inc. ($118, $96, #8-Earnhardt Jr.)

7. Robert Yates Racing ($103, $77, #38-Gilliland)

8. Chip Ganassi Racing ($94, $80, #42-Montoya)

9. Michael Waltrip Racing ($91, $75, #44-Jarrett)

10. Penske Racing ($75, $65, #12-Newman)

see full story at Forbes.com.(6-22-2007)

[HOF#13]

Thanks for the list. Pretty interesting.

[Meaney]

wow...i would have guessed hendrick to be number 1

[TNFL]

I don't know about #10 penske???? Are you telling me that former CUP champ Kurt Busch only brings in 10 million, with Newman bringing in 65 mil. That seems off.

But otherwise good list!

[xedge2002]

TNFL - I think it reads like Penske is worth 75 million, had 65 million in revenue and Newman is the driver that brings in the most money for the team, not necessarily 65 million.

Couple of things I wondered as I read this:

Wonder how far DEI will fall next year when JR is gone, Hendrick will probably jump to the top in Revenue with getting JR.

Also I was suprised that Harvick was the Most Valuable for RCR I would have thought Burton would have been top for them as good as he has been the last couple of years.

[JohnMickish]

I was really surprized at the ranking of MWR.

[TNFL]

So, your saying Mikey could sell the organization and walk away with a cool 91 mil???

WOW

[JohnMickish]

They say dignity has a price, I think Mikey found his.

[lawdog]

To those surprised Hendrick isn't number one, remember he's only a four car operation and Rousch is a five (for now). It does, however, go a long ways in debunking this idea that only resources are what make Hendrick good. Obviously Rousch just hasn't been using theirs so wisely the last couple years. Then again his drivers have been pretty open about how far behind they have gotten in their thinking...

[JohnMickish]

Exactly. As a Roush fan it's pretty hard to argue that Hendrick not only has money but knows how and where to spend it. Alot of that is by allowing your crews to (and having guys that can) think outside the box even though they get in trouble now and then.