Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, his company had a revenue in excess of US$3.5 billion in 2009, after selling 100,000 vehicles and servicing 1.5 million, and is the sixth-largest dealership in the United States. The success of Bennettsville was a precursor to the Hendrick Automotive Group, which now has over 100 franchises and 10,000 employees across 13 states. Hendrick's influence increased sales to make the once troubled location become the region's most profitable. After doing so, he became the youngest Chevrolet dealer in the United States. In 1976, he sold his assets to purchase a franchise in Bennettsville, South Carolina. Leith, an established new-car dealer, was convinced to name Hendrick the general sales manager of the company, at age 23. Two years later, at age 16, Hendrick won the Virginia division of the Chrysler-Plymouth Troubleshooting Contest, a two-part test consisting of a written exam and a timed hands-on diagnosis and repair of defects planted on a car.Īfterward, Hendrick opened a small used-car lot with Mike Leith. Hendrick began drag racing at age 14 in a self built 1931 Chevrolet. Hendrick was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame class of 2017 and was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on March 17, 2020. He is one of only three owners in history to win NASCAR Championships in the top three series, joining Richard Childress and Jack Roush.
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His team has also won a combined total of 18 NASCAR Championships (14 in the NASCAR Cup Series: 7 by Jimmie Johnson, 4 by Jeff Gordon, and 1 by ( Chase Elliott, Terry Labonte, Kyle Larson) (3 in the NASCAR Truck Series: all by Jack Sprague) (1 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with Brian Vickers in 2003). He is also a co-owner of JR Motorsports and founder of the Hendrick Automotive Group, a network of over 100 car dealerships.Īs of 2021, his team has won 280 NASCAR Cup Series races, making him the winningest team owner in NASCAR. He is best known as the owner of the NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports. Joseph Riddick " Rick" Hendrick III (born July 12, 1949), nicknamed " Mr.
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