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Rick Hendrick's first NASCAR win came in 1983 in the then-Sportsman Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway with Dale Earnhardt driving. Hendrick had purchased a stake in the team with Robert Gee as the primary owner. [5] Hendrick Motorsports fielded entries in the renamed Busch Series from 1984 to 1990, and again from 2000 to 2007. [6]
Hendrick Motorsports' No. 48 team began Cup Series competition in 2001 when Hendrick signed Jimmie Johnson, a second-year Busch Series driver for Herzog-Jackson Motorsports. [84] The team is co-owned by Hendrick and Jeff Gordon. Johnson made his debut at the fall Charlotte race, qualifying 15th and finishing 39th after crashing out. Johnson ...
The car, bearing long-time Hendrick Motorsports number 24, was driven by long-time Hendrick driver Jimmie Johnson, 2010 Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller, and 2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button. The car ultimately finished 39th out of 62 total competitors, and outperformed entries in the GTE Am class, the car's closest equivalents.
A fourth Hendrick Motorsports driver — Alex Bowman — finished eighth. It marked the first time in NASCAR Cup history that a race team swept the first three places at Martinsville.
The current NASCAR Cup Series trophy, the Bill France Cup. The NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Championship is awarded by the chairman of NASCAR to the most successful NASCAR Cup Series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results.
There were 13 lead changes among eight drivers. The victory was the 305th for Hendrick teams and its 29th at NASCAR’s smallest, oldest track, a record for an organization at any venue.
The legendary NASCAR team is coming through on its longtime goal of having all of its teams compete for championships.
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