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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Not the Only Reason for Shakeup, Rick Hendrick Says

By Bob ZellerNov 24th 2010 – 2:40PM

Although Dale Earnhardt Jr., winner of 18 career Sprint Cup races, has now stretched his winless streak at Hendrick Motorsports to 101 races, that's only part of the reason for the massive shakeup announced Tuesday, team owner Rick Hendrick said Wednesday. "This was not a Dale Earnhardt ... this was not a move that we...

Join Us: Live Ford 400 Race Chat

By Geoffrey MillerNov 21st 2010 – 10:24AM

NASCAR's 36-race season culminates today at Homestead-Miami Speedway when Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick battle to take home the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. It's bound to be a thrilling finish of NASCAR's closest points battle in the Chase for the Championship era. Join the FanHouse team as we keep...

Still Struggling, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Shifts Focus to Test Mode

By Holly CainSep 11th 2010 – 4:20PM

RICHMOND, Va. -- After struggling through a miserable 2009 season when he finished a career-worst 25th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was sure there was only one way to go: up. He did. But not high enough -- by his own standards or that of his championship team, Hendrick Motorsports. For...

For Mark Martin, What a Difference a Year Makes at Hendrick Motorsports

By Holly CainSep 7th 2010 – 5:09PM

It's a fair question. And it received a fair answer. How does last year's NASCAR Sprint Cup championship runner-up Mark Martin not even qualify for the 12-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup championship this season while Kevin Harvick goes from barely cracking the top 20 in points in 2009 to sitting atop the standings...

Kasey Kahne's Move to Hendrick Gives Him Shot He Deserves

By Holly CainApr 14th 2010 – 5:53PM

Four years ago, Kasey Kahne was collecting NASCAR sprint Cup Series victories and pole positions left and right while winning over the hearts of NASCAR fans who embraced the handsome and humble sprint car racer from faraway Enumclaw, Wash., as NASCAR's "Next Big Thing." Having just announced a deal to drive the No. 5...

Hendrick Motorsports News From the Web

  • 05/28/12 Spurs win 19th straight by rallying past... Source: CBS - KMOV - St. Louis MO Manu Ginobili (MAN'-oo jih-NOH'-blee) scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs won their 19th in a row to tie the NBA record for longest winning streak kept alive in the playoffs, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 to open the Western Conference finals.
  • 05/25/12 Hendrick Motorsports Reclaims Spot Atop Nascar in a... Source: The New York Times - New York NY Rick Hendrick jammed his thick leg into the No. 48 Chevrolet, straddled the driver's side windowsill and held on for dear life on a precarious victory ride down the front stretch at Charlotte Motor Speedway last Saturday night.
  • 05/24/12 Kerr: Hendrick team ready for challenges at Charlotte Source: CBS - WRAL 5 - Raleigh NC The Charlotte All-Star week is an exciting yet challenging opportunity for the pit crews in NASCAR.
  • 05/23/12 NASCAR stars shine in Charlotte Source: Garner News - Garner NC It was another Hendrick Motorsports night.
  • 05/22/12 NHOF: Hendrick Says He Can Wait For Hall Source: FOX Sports Jimmie Johnson delivered the team owner his 200th career NASCAR Sprint Cup win at Darlington, and Johnson's crew followed that up last Thursday by winning the Sprint Pit Crew Challenge.

Background on Hendrick Motorsports

Hendrick Motorsports (HMS), originally named All Star Racing, is a current American auto racing team created in 1984 by Rick Hendrick.

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