Hendrick Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team, founded in 1984 by Rick Hendrick, is one of stock car racing's premier organizations. Hendrick Motorsports has won 14 Cup Series owners and drivers championships, three Truck Series owners and drivers titles, and one Xfinity Series drivers crown. The team has amassed 312 NASCAR Cup Series victories, 28 Xfinity Series wins, 26 Truck Series wins, and 7 ARCA Racing Series victories.
Hendrick Motorsports currently fields four full-time Cup Series teams with the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, including the No. 5 for Kyle Larson, the No. 9 for Chase Elliott, the No. 24 for William Byron, and the No. 48 for Alex Bowman. The team formerly fielded teams in the now-Xfinity Series before merging its efforts with JR Motorsports. Hendrick Motorsports also fielded several trucks in the Truck Series, most recently for development driver Chase Elliott in 2013. The team has fielded cars in the past for many NASCAR drivers, including Hall of Famers Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Terry Labonte, Darrell Waltrip, and Benny Parsons, 7-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, and others such as Geoff Bodine, Tim Richmond, Ricky Rudd, Ken Schrader, Ricky Craven, Jerry Nadeau, Joe Nemechek, Kyle Busch, Casey Mears, and Kasey Kahne.
Cup Series
editIn the NASCAR Cup Series, which has been sponsored by Winston, Nextel, Sprint, and Monster Energy during the existence of Hendrick Motorsports, the team has won 312 races and 14 championships.[1] The team has won at nearly every track on which it has competed, with the exception of Kentucky Speedway, Indianapolis Road Course, World Wide Technology Raceway, and the Bristol dirt configuration. It has won at least one race each year since its inception in 1984, with the exception of 1985. In 2007, Hendrick set a team record for wins in a single season, winning 18 of 36 races. In 2021, Hendrick Motorsports eclipsed Petty Enterprises (268) in Cup Series wins for a single organization.
Cup Series wins
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Non-points exhibition race wins
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Wins by driver
editTwenty drivers have won at least one points race for Hendrick Motorsports in the Cup Series. At the time of Jimmie Johnson's final points win in 2017, Jeff Gordon and Johnson had combined to win 176 of the 248 races for the organization, accounting for 71% of the victories. Since Hendrick now has 312 wins, that total is now 56.4%. Benny Parsons, Ricky Craven, and Josh Berry all won an exhibition race while driving for Hendrick but not a points race.[1]
| Driver | Wins (Points) |
Wins (Exhibition) |
First Win (Points) |
Last Win (Points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Gordon | 93 | 11 | 1994 | 2015 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 83 | 8 | 2002 | 2017 |
| Kyle Larson | 23 | 2 | 2021 | 2024 |
| Chase Elliott | 19 | 3 | 2018 | 2024 |
| William Byron | 13 | 1 | 2020 | 2024 |
| Terry Labonte | 12 | 1 | 1994 | 2003 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 9 | 5 | 2008 | 2015 |
| Darrell Waltrip | 9 | 1 | 1987 | 1989 |
| Tim Richmond | 9 | 0 | 1986 | 1987 |
| Alex Bowman | 8 | 0 | 2019 | 2024 |
| Geoff Bodine | 7 | 0 | 1984 | 1989 |
| Kasey Kahne | 6 | 0 | 2012 | 2017 |
| Mark Martin | 5 | 0 | 2009 | 2009 |
| Ken Schrader | 4 | 3 | 1988 | 1991 |
| Kyle Busch | 4 | 0 | 2005 | 2007 |
| Ricky Rudd | 4 | 0 | 1990 | 1993 |
| Jerry Nadeau | 1 | 2 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Brian Vickers | 1 | 1 | 2006 | 2006 |
| Casey Mears | 1 | 0 | 2007 | 2007 |
| Joe Nemechek | 1 | 0 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Benny Parsons | 0 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Ricky Craven | 0 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Josh Berry | 0 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Wins by track
editHendrick has won on 32 of the 37 tracks on which it has competed in the Cup Series, the exceptions being Kentucky Speedway, Indianapolis Road Course, World Wide Technology Raceway, Iowa Speedway, and the Bristol dirt configuration. This includes the final race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in 1984, the inaugural Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1994, the final race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 1996, the first race at California Speedway (now Auto Club Speedway) in 1997, and the first race at Kansas Speedway in 2001. Hendrick also won the inaugural race held on the Daytona Road Course in 2020, the first race at Circuit of the Americas in 2021, the first race at Nashville Superspeedway in 2021, and the return to Road America in 2021.[1]
Wins by season
editSince its inception in 1984, Hendrick Motorsports has won at least one race every season except 1985. In 2007, Hendrick accounted for 18 wins, which was half of the total number of points races (36). In 2021, Hendrick won 17 points races, as well as the All-Star Race.[1]
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Xfinity Series
editRick 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] In 2003, Ricky Hendrick was listed as the primary owner of the No. 5, which Brian Vickers drove to three victories and the 2003 series championship.[7] Following the conclusion of the 2007 season, Hendrick and JR Motorsports (owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr.) officially combined Xfinity Series operations. The No. 5 Chevrolet began running full-time under the JR Motorsports banner in 2008, and the team received engines and technical support from Hendrick. With the merger, Rick Hendrick became a part owner in the team.[8][9] Hendrick Motorsports returned to the series in 2009 to field the No. 80 for Tony Stewart at Daytona, which Stewart drove to Hendrick's 26th and final victory in the series.[6]
Hendrick returned the now Xfinity Series in a part-time basis from 2022 to 2024.[10]
Xfinity Series wins
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. – Hendrick won driver's championship
Wins by driver
edit| Driver | Wins | First Win | Last Win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Busch | 11 | 2004 | 2007 |
| Geoff Bodine | 5 | 1984 | 1989 |
| Brett Bodine | 3 | 1985 | 1985 |
| Brian Vickers | 3 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Tim Richmond | 2 | 1985 | 1986 |
| Jack Sprague | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
| Tony Stewart | 1 | 2009 | 2009 |
| Kyle Larson | 1 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Chase Elliott | 1 | 2024 | 2024 |
Wins by track
editHendrick has won on 16 different tracks in the series, with JG Motorsports winning at Homestead–Miami Speedway in 2000 with Rick Hendrick as part owner. The team won five times at Charlotte Motor Speedway and four times at Daytona International Speedway. Hendrick's first road course win in the Xfinity series was at Circuit of the Americas in 2024.[6][7]
| Order | Track | Wins | First Win | Last Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | 5 | 1985 | 2024 |
| 2 | Daytona International Speedway | 4 | 1985 | 2009 |
| 3 | Darlington Raceway | 3 | 1988 | 2003 |
| 4 | North Carolina Motor Speedway | 2 | 1984 | 1985 |
| Bristol Motor Speedway | 2 | 1985 | 2006 | |
| Indianapolis Raceway Park | 2 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Richmond International Raceway | 2 | 2004 | 2007 | |
| 8 | Martinsville Speedway | 1 | 1985 | 1985 |
| Homestead–Miami Speedway[note 4] | 1 | 2000 | 2000 | |
| Nashville Superspeedway | 1 | 2002 | 2002 | |
| Dover International Speedway | 1 | 2003 | 2003 | |
| Kentucky Speedway | 1 | 2004 | 2004 | |
| Michigan International Speedway | 1 | 2004 | 2004 | |
| Kansas Speedway | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Phoenix International Raceway | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Circuit of the Americas | 1 | 2024 | 2024 |
Truck Series
editHendrick Motorsports fielded full time entries in the NASCAR Truck Series from the inaugural season in 1995 to the 2001 season, winning a total of 26 races. Terry Labonte won the first race for the organization at Richmond. Jack Sprague in the No. 24 won 23 races and 3 series championships (1997, 1999, 2001) with the team, while Ricky Hendrick added a win in 2001 at Kansas. Hendrick returned to fielding a truck part-time in 2013 for Chase Elliott, with Elliott scoring a win driving the No. 94 truck.[11]
Truck Series wins
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Wins by track
editHendrick won on 17 different tracks in the truck series, including winning at Richmond and Phoenix three times.[11]
| Order | Track | Wins | First Win | Last Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond International Raceway | 3 | 1995 | 2001 |
| Phoenix International Raceway | 3 | 1996 | 1997 | |
| 3 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 2 | 1996 | 1998 |
| Nazareth Speedway | 2 | 1996 | 1997 | |
| California Speedway | 2 | 1998 | 1999 | |
| Evergreen Speedway | 2 | 1998 | 2000 | |
| Indianapolis Raceway Park | 2 | 1998 | 2001 | |
| 8 | Milwaukee Mile | 1 | 1996 | 1996 |
| Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway | 1 | 1997 | 1997 | |
| Bristol Motor Speedway | 1 | 1999 | 1999 | |
| I-70 Speedway | 1 | 1999 | 1999 | |
| Gateway International Raceway | 1 | 2000 | 2000 | |
| Memphis Motorsports Park | 1 | 2000 | 2000 | |
| Kansas Speedway | 1 | 2001 | 2001 | |
| New Hampshire International Speedway | 1 | 2001 | 2001 | |
| Texas Motor Speedway | 1 | 2001 | 2001 | |
| Canadian Tire Motorsports Park | 1 | 2013 | 2013 |
ARCA Series
editIn 2003, Hendrick fielded Kyle Busch in the ARCA RE/MAX Series for seven races. Busch drove the No. 87 Ditech.com Chevrolet to three poles and two wins.[12][13] Busch ran the 2004 season opener at Daytona, winning the race after starting second.[14][13]
Later in 2004, development drivers Blake Feese, Boston Reid, and Kyle Krisiloff ran a combined ten races in ARCA in the No. 5, No. 6, and No. 7 cars fielded by Bobby Gerhart Racing under the Hendrick Motorsports banner. Feese scored a win at Nashville, while Krisiloff scored a victory at Chicagoland Speedway.[15][16][17] Later that season, Feese ran a single race in the No. 94 Carquest Auto Parts Chevrolet out of the Hendrick stable at Talladega, scoring another victory.[13][18]
In 2013, Chase Elliott won at Pocono Raceway driving for his father Bill in a car fielded out of the Hendrick stable.[19]
ARCA Series wins
edit| No. | Date | Season | Car # | Driver | Race | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 11, 2003 | 2003 | 87 | Kyle Busch | PFG Lester 150 | Nashville Superspeedway |
| 2 | May 10, 2003 | 87 | Kyle Busch | The Channel 5 205 | Kentucky Speedway | |
| 3 | February 7, 2004 | 2004 | 87 | Kyle Busch | Advance Discount Auto Parts 200 | Daytona International Speedway |
| 4 | April 9, 2004 | 5 | Blake Feese | PFG Lester 150 | Nashville Superspeedway | |
| 5 | September 11, 2004 | 5 | Kyle Krisiloff | ReadyHosting.com 200 | Chicagoland Speedway | |
| 6 | October 2, 2004 | 94 | Blake Feese | Food World 300 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| 7[note 8] | June 8, 2013 | 2013 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Pocono ARCA 200 | Pocono Raceway |
All-time statistics
editAs of 9/28/23 – Includes NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series, Truck Series, and ARCA Series races[20][21][22]
- Starts: 5,347*
- Cup Series: 4,684; Xfinity Series: 384; Truck Series: 225; ARCA Series: 54
- Races Completed: 1,860
- Cup Series: 1,345; Xfinity Series: 282; Truck Series: 180; ARCA Series: 53
- Wins: 359
- Cup Series: 300; Xfinity Series: 26; Truck Series: 26; ARCA Series: 7
- Poles: 315
- Cup Series: 245; Xfinity Series: 40; Truck Series: 22; ARCA Series: 8
- Top 5s: 1,486*
- Cup Series: 1,226; Xfinity Series: 124; Truck Series: 115; ARCA Series: 21
- Top 10s: 2,478*
- Cup Series: 2,101; Xfinity Series: 180; Truck Series: 163; ARCA Series: 34
- Championships: 18
- Cup Series: 14; Xfinity Series: 1; Truck Series: 3; ARCA Series: 0
* – includes results by multiple teams; sometimes as many as 4 or 5 teams per race
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b The team was known as All Star Racing in 1984.
- ^ Bowman led a 1-2-3-4 finish for Hendrick, only the second time that has been accomplished in the modern era of NASCAR (1972-present).
- ^ Denny Hamlin and second-place finisher Kyle Busch were disqualified after failing post-race inspection. Third-place finisher Elliott was awarded the win.[2]
- ^ a b Jeff Gordon won the 2000 Miami 300 under the JG Motorsports banner with Rick Hendrick listed as part owner.
- ^ Vickers' entry in 2003 season was entered under the Hendrick Motorsports banner with Ricky Hendrick listed as owner.
- ^ Beginning in 2008, with the exception of Daytona 2009, all Xfinity series entries and race wins are under the JR Motorsports banner with Rick Hendrick listed as part owner.
- ^ Beginning in 2022, Hendrick Motorsports began fielding an Xfinity series team on a part-time basis.
- ^ Entry was entered under the Hendrick Motorsports banner with Bill Elliott listed as owner.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Rick Hendrick (owner) NASCAR Cup Series Results (wins)". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "NASCAR Disqualifies Denny Hamlin from Pocono Win". Yahoo Sports. July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ "Daytona 500 Qualifying Races". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "All Star Races". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Rick Hendrick". DaleJr.com. July 30, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Rick Hendrick (owner) NASCAR Xfinity Series Results (wins)". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Ricky Hendrick (owner) NASCAR Xfinity Series Results (wins)". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ JR Motorsports, Hendrick Motorsports. "BUSCH: JRM, Hendrick form 2008 partnership". motorsport.com. Mooresville, North Carolina: motorsport.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ^ "Official site of Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR Racing & Team Store". Hendrickmotorsports.com. July 30, 2007. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ "Hendrick Motorsports to enter three Xfinity Series races in 2022". Hendrick Motorsports. June 2, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Rick Hendrick (owner) Camping World Truck Series Results (wins)". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Busch Wins ARCA RE/MAX Series "Channel 5-205" In First Kentucky Speedway Start". kentuckyspeedway.com. Kentucky Speedway, Speedway Motorsports, Inc. May 10, 2003. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Rick Hendrick (owner) ARCA Menards Series Results (wins)". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ Donnelly, Doug (February 26, 2014). "First in ARCA and now all three of NASCAR's top divisions, Busch keeps on winning". arcaracing.com. Toledo, Ohio: Automobile Racing Club of America. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ "Hendrick Inks Trio of Prospects". MRN.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: Motor Racing Network. April 21, 2004. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ "Kyle Krisiloff to Enter Upcoming ARCA Races". HendrickMotorsports.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: Hendrick Motorsports. August 5, 2004. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ "Kyle Krisiloff Triumphs at Chicagoland". HendrickMotorsports.com. Joliet, Illinois: Hendrick Motorsports. September 11, 2004. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ "Feese, Reid to Enter Talladega ARCA Event". HendrickMotorsports.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: Hendrick Motorsports. September 22, 2004. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ a b "Bill Elliott (owner) ARCA Menards Series Results (wins)". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Rick Hendrick Ownership Stats". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "Ricky Hendrick Ownership Stats". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "Bill Elliott (owner) ARCA Menards Series Results (races)". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2021.