Movie stars, a basketball icon and a late-night host all bought their way onto the grid. Their trophy cabinets vary wildly.
1Newman/Haas RacingIndyCar team co-owned by actor Paul Newman that won eight championships.1000pts
2VR46 Racing TeamValentino Rossi's MotoGP team, where Marco Bezzecchi won three Grands Prix in 2023 on the way to third in the championship.999pts
3Joe Gibbs RacingNASCAR powerhouse founded by Super Bowl-winning coach Joe Gibbs.762pts
4Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingIndyCar team co-owned by David Letterman that won the Indy 500 in 2004 and 2020.734pts
5Jackie Chan DC RacingCo-owned by Jackie Chan, the LMP2 team won its class at the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans and finished second overall, a first for an LMP2 car.659pts
6Rosberg X RacingFormula One champion Nico Rosberg's Extreme E team, which won the series' inaugural 2021 title with Johan Kristoffersson and Molly Taylor.659pts
7Ajith Kumar RacingTamil film star Ajith Kumar's endurance team, which took a class podium at the 2025 Dubai 24 Hours in its first season.571pts
8Trackhouse RacingNASCAR Cup team founded by Justin Marks, with rapper Pitbull as a co-owner from 2021 until early 2025.571pts
9Michael Waltrip RacingNASCAR team built by two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip.571pts
1023XI RacingNASCAR Cup team co-owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin.571pts
11Stewart-Haas RacingNASCAR team co-owned by three-time champion Tony Stewart.467pts
12Dempsey RacingSports car team founded by actor Patrick Dempsey that raced at Le Mans.467pts
13X44 Vida Carbon RacingLewis Hamilton's Extreme E team, which won the 2022 championship with Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez.343pts
14Venturi RacingFormula E team co-founded in 2013 by Leonardo DiCaprio and Venturi's Gildo Pallanca Pastor, which raced in the series from its first season and won multiple E-Prix.343pts
15Andretti GlobalThe multi-series team built by Michael Andretti, with Indy 500 and Formula E wins, before he stepped back from ownership in 2024.0pts
16JR MotorsportsDale Earnhardt Jr.'s Xfinity Series team, champions with Chase Elliott, William Byron, Tyler Reddick and Justin Allgaier.0pts
17Mach 1 RacingBurt Reynolds and stuntman-director Hal Needham's NASCAR team, whose green No. 33 Skoal Bandit car won races with Harry Gant in the 1980s.0pts
18JTG Daugherty RacingNASCAR team co-owned by NBA All-Star Brad Daugherty, whose driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the 2023 Daytona 500 before the 2025 rebrand to Hyak Motorsports.0pts
Photo credits
- VR46 Racing Team — René 2782, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Joe Gibbs Racing — Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jackie Chan DC Racing — John Chapman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rosberg X Racing — Joaquin.ignacio.mc, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ajith Kumar Racing — Shridhar Devalla from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, CC BY 2.0
- X44 Vida Carbon Racing — Ben sayer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Venturi Racing — KAgamemnon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JR Motorsports — Dough4872, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mach 1 Racing — Ted Van Pelt, CC BY 2.0
- JTG Daugherty Racing — TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments 1
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing won the Indy 500 in 2004 and 2020, which is why a talk-show host is on this list: https://youpick.best/articles/david-letterman-ranked-many-ways
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