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No. 1: Hendrick Motorsports
Value: $350 million
1-year change: 0%
Profit: $18.2 million
Revenues are 26% higher than the next-highest-grossing Nascar team. All four drivers were among the top seven in merchandise sales in 2010.
No. 2: Roush Fenway Racing
Value: $224 million
1-year change: -6%
Profit: $8.6 million
Aflac's sponsorship of Carl Edwards' No. 99 car is one of the richest in Nascar at $26 million a year. It expires this year, as does Edwards' deal with Roush.
No. 3: Richard Childress Racing
Value: $158 million
1-year change: 3%
Profit: $5.9 million
Childress added a fourth car this year after running three in 2010. The car driven by Paul Menard is sponsored by retailer Menards, founded by the driver's father.
No. 4: Joe Gibbs Racing
Value: $152 million
1-year change: 6%
Profit: $8.7 million
Gibbs is celebrating its 20th anniversary in Nascar this year, and has seen 88 Sprint Cup wins and three titles in that time. Denny Hamlin won eight races last year and narrowly missed taking down Jimmie Johnson for the overall crown.
No. 5: Penske Racing
Value: $100 million
1-year change: -9%
Profit: $4.5 million
The drop in value comes as Penske is down a car this year with sponsorship for only two Cup teams. Shell-Pennzoil signed on as a sponsor with business-to-business opportunities to provide oil and gas to Penske's car dealerships.
No. 6: Stewart-Haas
Value: $95 million
1-year change: -3%
Profit: $5.9 million
ExxonMobil inked a deal to act as co-primary sponsor of the No. 14 car, for an estimated $10 million annually.
No. 7: Michael Waltrip Racing
Value: $90 million
1-year change: 2%
Profit: $5.8 million
A joint-venture created Pastrana-Waltrip Racing for supercross legend Travis Pastrana to race seven Nationwide events in 2011 and 20 next year.
No. 8: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Value: $76 million
1-year change: 7%
Profit: $5.2 million
Chip Ganassi became the first owner to win the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 500 in the same year.
No. 9: Richard Petty Motorsports
Value: $60 million
1-year change: -52%
Loss: $5.4 million
Petty is expected to have revenues of $50 million this year with a profit margin of 10%.
No. 10: Red Bull Racing Team
Value: $58 million
1-year change: -2%
Loss: $2.8 million
Former driver Scott Speed filed a $6.5 million lawsuit against Red Bull after being dropped as a driver. Speed argues a three-year contract extension was in place. Red Bull claims an out clause existed based on performance.