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Rick Hendrick | |||||||
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![]() Hendrick in 2015 | |||||||
Born | Joseph Riddick Hendrick III July 12, 1949 | ||||||
Occupation(s) | Owner, Hendrick Motorsports | ||||||
Years active | 1984–present | ||||||
Children | 2, including Ricky | ||||||
Awards | 14× NASCAR Cup Champion (as an owner) NASCAR Hall of Fame (2017) | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 63rd (1988) | ||||||
First race | 1987 Winston Western 500 (Riverside) | ||||||
Last race | 1988 Budweiser 400 (Riverside) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 64th (1987) | ||||||
First race | 1987 Amoco 300 (Road Atlanta) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 88th (1995) | ||||||
First race | 1995 Heartland Tailgate 175 (Topeka) | ||||||
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Joseph Riddick "Rick" Hendrick III (born July 12, 1949) is an American businessman. He is best known as the owner of the NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports. He is also a co-owner of JR Motorsports and founder of the Hendrick Automotive Group, a network of over 100 car dealerships.
As of 2024, his team has won 304 NASCAR Cup Series races, making him the winningest team owner in NASCAR.[1] His team has also won a combined total of 18 NASCAR Championships: 14 in the NASCAR Cup Series (seven by Jimmie Johnson, four by Jeff Gordon, and one each by Chase Elliott, Terry Labonte, and Kyle Larson), three in the NASCAR Truck Series (all by Jack Sprague) and one in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (by Brian Vickers in 2003). He is one of only three owners in history to win NASCAR Championships in the top three series, joining Richard Childress and Jack Roush. Hendrick was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2020.[2]