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Spanning forty years and more than three hundred victories, the contributions of countless people have built Hendrick Motorsports into the greatest team in NASCAR history. This book is made up of their stories. Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon, from the foreword
Celebrate the NASCAR-champion teams 40th anniversary with this officially licensed history featuring stunning photography, including rare images from the Hendrick Motorsports archive.
Rick Hendrick built on a successful career in the retail automotive business to launch NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports in 1984. Over the ensuing four decades, it has become one of the most successful and high-profile teams in the sports long history. Competing in the elite NASCAR Cup Series, as of 2023, the team had posted the most points-paying wins and the most championships.
Hendrick Motorsports driver roster is a whos who of the sports greats, including NASCAR Hall of Famers Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Terry Labonte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Today the team fields four drivers: William Byron, Alex Bowman, and Cup champions Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson. Hendrick Motorsports even fielded a team at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023!
Hendrick Motorsportsrelates the teams incredible history through 40 stories focused on team milestones since its founding in 1984. Stories and highlights include:
The first win at Martinsville that saved the team
Involvement with the motion picture Days of Thunder
The dominance of Jeff Gordon and the Rainbow Warriors
The teams historic 1-2-3 finish at the 1997 DAYTONA 500
The record-tying seven championships of Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus
Hendrick Motorsports and the Earnhardts
Becoming the first team to reach 300 wins at NASCARs highest level
The ground-breaking Garage 56 Le Mans program
Authored by long-time NASCAR journalist Ben White, with a foreword by Jeff Gordon and afterword by Rick Hendrick, the 200-page book includes images from top NASCAR photographer Nigel Kinrade and from Hendrick Motorsports archive. As the official 40th anniversary book covering the teams entire history, Hendrick Motorsport: 40 Years is the ideal retrospective.
Author: Ben White
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Published: 10/22/2024
Pages: 200
Weight: 2.65lbs
Size: 10.50h x 9.30w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780760391235
Language: English
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