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  1. 2nd May 2010 08:38 PM #1
    nhrafan911
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    How much do the cars cost?

    I was just curious as to how much the NASCAR cars cost? I would assume they cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. But can anyone name an exact or almost exact price for most of them?
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  2. 2nd May 2010 09:48 PM #2
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    Just the chassis? Or the engine? They do everything separately these days. I'm not sure. For the complete package, probably $150,000. That's my best guess.
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  3. 2nd May 2010 10:41 PM #3
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    Oh wow, I would have thought they cost much more. How much does the Chassi cost? I'm sure that's gotta be pretty expensive alone...And how much would the engine cost?
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  4. 3rd May 2010 07:49 PM #4
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    I'm not really sure, but I watched the Barrett Jackson auctions a couple of times when Rick Hendrick auctioned off some of Jeff's cars and it seems like they got 200 or 300 thousands and thought that was great.
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  5. 4th May 2010 10:27 PM #5
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    $150,000 is more than I would want to spend on a car that would probably get wrecked but that is still way less than I thought they would be!
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  6. 6th May 2010 04:31 AM #6
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    That explains why they are so upset when a car they just brought out to the track gets crashed. One would think that a good quality car could be built for less money than that, but I am sure they are highly insured in case they do get totaled quickly.
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  7. 6th May 2010 10:40 PM #7
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    I have no idea. I would think the bulk of the money would be tied up in the engine. And the body is just minimal compared to the engine. But I'm not a specialist! lol
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  8. 7th May 2010 05:18 PM #8
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    NASCAR Jobs

    *From the ground up, including the engine, a race-ready Nextel Cup car costs about $125,000 to build

    When it comes to NASCAR jobs, where does all that fuel, err, money go? Msn.foxsports.com crunched the numbers for a mid-level standard two-car team. "For big name driving teams, multiply these numbers by one and a half or more":
    • Drivers' salaries: see above
    • Team salaries: $2.5-3.5 million, or an average salary of ~$30,000/year for ~100 employees
    • Travel: $1 million per team
    • Tires: $1 million per team ($20,000 per race weekend plus testing)
    • In-house engine program: $3.5 million+
    • Cars: $1-3 million per team
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  9. 12th May 2010 05:08 PM #9
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    yes thanks for the info
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