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	Hendrick Motorsports always strong during tough times \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		Hendrick Motorsports, which fields four full-time entries in the Nextel Cup Series, is certainly better prepared to make quick personnel changes and to take up the slack for a missing key ingredient than most teams.
		Hendrick, whose money comes mostly from one of the biggest auto dealership networks in the United States, employs more than 500 people at his team's sprawling campus in Concord, N.C. Beyond the manpower, though, this team never panics.
		When Hendrick was diagnosed with a virulent form of leukemia in November of 1996, the future of the team appeared bleak.
	www.azstarnet.com /altsn/snredesign/relatedarticles/117149 (754 words)

	Microsoft Forecaster: Hendrick Motorsports Customer Video
		Hendrick Motorsports is a strong competitor and a leader in the motor sports industry.
		During racing's six-week off-season, the Hendrick Motorsports team works feverishly to plan, manage, and develop its business, and depends heavily on accurate budgeting and forecasting to determine its complete business strategy.
		View this video to learn how Microsoft Forecaster helped Hendrick Motorsports realize close to a 50 percent reduction in budgeting and planning time, knocking 60 days off the total process.
	www.microsoft.com /forecaster/product/frx_hendrick_video.mspx (120 words)

	Hendrick Motorsports - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hendrick Motorsports is a group of NASCAR racing teams started by Rick Hendrick in 1984 under the name "All Star Racing." The company sponsors both Nextel Cup and Busch Series drivers.
		All Hendrick race cars are constructed start-to-finish at the 62 acre (250,000 m²) complex in Charlotte, North Carolina, and more than 700 engines are built or re-built on-site each year, with the team leasing some of those to other NASCAR outfits.
		Hendrick Motorsports originally debuted in 1984 with the #5 Northwestern Security Life Chevy, driven by Geoff Bodine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports (3070 words)

	Tragedy At Hendrick Motorsports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		A Hendrick Motorsports plane that crashed in dense fog last month, killing all 10 people on board, flew several miles past the airport and was approaching a mountain before its pilots realized they weren't on target to land, a federal report released Friday suggests.
		Hendrick Motorsports issued a statement late Sunday asking "that those affected be kept in your thoughts and prayers, and respectfully requests that privacy be considered throughout this difficult time." National Transportation Safety Board investigators were to begin their investigation Monday.
		Hendrick Motorsports is based in a sprawling complex near the Cabarrus County line, a few miles from Lowe's Motor Speedway.
	insiderracingnews.com /PR2004/102404f.html (7063 words)

	Delphi Continues Relationship With Hendrick Motorsports for 2005
		TROY, Mich. Delphi Corp. (NYSE: DPH) continues its relationship with Hendrick Motorsports and its major associate sponsorship of the No. 5 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.
		Hendrick Motorsports' newest Nextel Cup Series driver, Busch is teamed with the entire Hendrick family of drivers, including Terry Labonte, last year's driver in the Delphi-sponsored Car 5, Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers and Jimmy Johnson.
		In addition to the relationship with Hendrick, Delphi supplies NASCAR with Ignition Wire Sets, Electrical Connectors, Steering Pumps and the 600 Series Integral Steering Gear.
	www.delphi.com /news/pressReleases/pressReleases_2005/pr36645-02152005 (348 words)

	Hendrick Motorsports Tragedy
		The Hendrick Motorsports organization suffered a terrible tragedy as their new star, Jimmie Johnson, won his sixth victory of the season at Martinsville, Virginia.
		Ricky Hendrick was the owner of the #5 Busch Series Chevrolet which is driven by Kyle Busch, who is competing for the Busch Series Championship, and is currently in second place.
		John Hendrick was the president of Hendrick Motorsports, and was the guiding hand in the organization when Rick Hendrick fought a hard battle with leukemia a couple of years ago.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/836/111745 (475 words)

	Official Site of Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR Racing & Team Store
		Hendrick Motorsports has won ten NASCAR championships in the last decade and currently fields teams in the sanctioning bodys top two divisions -- the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series.
		Hendrick Motorsports has won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Championship in 1995 with Jeff Gordon, 1996 with Terry Labonte, 1997, 1998, and 2001 with Jeff Gordon and in 2006 with Jimmie Johnson.
		Hendrick Motorsports won its first NASCAR Busch Series Championship with driver Brian Vickers in 2003.
	www.hendrickmotorsports.com (431 words)

	Tragedy at Hendrick Motorsports
		Their earthly lives gone forever was Ricky Hendrick, son of the owner of Hendrick Motorsports, Rick Hendrick; John Hendrick brother of Rick and President of Hendrick Motorsports; John's twin daughters; and other Hendrick Motorsports employees including their General Manager and Chief Engine Builder.
		Rick Hendrick is known as a kind, gentle, man and we cannot begin to fathom the depth of his sorrow.Young Ricky Hendrick was a replica of his racing father and greeted everyone with a smile.
		Hendrick Motorsports is not only an organization but also a family within a NASCAR family.
	www.melvacooper.com /tragedy.htm (618 words)

	SCENE Daily: Crash victim's widow suing Hendrick Motorsports
		Dianne Dorton, the widow of Hendrick Motorsports plane crash victim Randy Dorton, has filed a negligence lawsuit against Hendrick Motorsports and the estates of pilots Richard Tracy and Elizabeth Morrison.
		All aboard the Hendrick Motorsports plane were killed, including four members of the family of team owner Rick Hendrick: Rick's son, Ricky Hendrik, John Hendrick (Rick's brother and team president) and John's two daughters.
		The suit alleges that John Hendrick insisted on flying to the Martinsville airport instead of Danville despite weather conditions that delayed the departure.
	www.scenedaily.com /stories/2006/02/06/scene_daily38.html?from_rss=1 (373 words)

	NASCAR WCUP: Hendrick Motorsports seeks 100th Winston Cup Win
		Hendrick had raced cars and boats himself and owned a national championship drag boat racing team called Nitro Fever that held a world record.
		Contributing to wins at Hendrick Motorsports were Bodine (7), Tim Richmond (9), Darrell Waltrip (9), Kenny Schrader (4), Ricky Rudd (4), Gordon (54), Labonte (11) and Nadeau (1).
		In 1997, Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR Craftsman Truck driver Jack Sprague won that series' championship (his first of two with HMS), making Rick Hendrick the first team owner to win two championships in one year.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2001/06/04/022511.html (1044 words)

	Ricky Hendrick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ricky Hendrick, full name Joseph Riddick Hendrick IV, (April 2, 1980 - October 24, 2004), born in Charlotte, was a NASCAR driver and owner affiliated with his father Rick Hendrick's Hendrick Motorsports team.
		He died on a team flight to the race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia along with his uncle, 2 cousins and six others.
		His daughter, Josephine Riddick "Ricki" Hendrick, was born June 29, 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ricky_Hendrick (273 words)

	BPSports.net - Hendrick Motorsports plane crash victims showed evidence of faith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		All 10 passengers on board were killed, including the son, brother and two nieces of Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports, whose race team includes drivers Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Terry Labonte and Brian Vickers.
		John Hendrick, Rick's brother and president of Hendrick Motorsports, devoted much time to working with charities -- especially those that support disadvantaged youth -- according to a biography posted on the NASCAR website.
		Also killed in the crash were Ricky Hendrick, Rick Hendrick's son; Joe Jackson, director of DuPont's NASCAR program; Jeff Turner, general manager of Hendrick Motorsports; Scott Lathram, a pilot for NASCAR driver Tony Stewart; and pilots Richard Tracy and Elizabeth Morrision.
	www.bpsports.net /bpsports.asp?ID=4695 (749 words)

	NASCAR News: Hendrick Motorsports Notes & Quotes
		Hendrick Motorsports issued a set of notes and driver quotes leading up to the 2004 Speed Weeks at Daytona.
		Hendrick Motorsports has placed at least one team in the final top 10 in the Cup Series point standings for 20 consecutive years (1984-2003).
		The 11-year relationship between Hendrick Motorsports and Kellogg's is the fourth-longest current primary sponsor-team association in NASCAR, behind only GM Goodwrench and Richard Childress Racing (17 years); Miller Brewing Company and Penske Racing (14 years); and DuPont's 12-year relationship with Hendrick.
	www.fastmachines.com /archives/nascar/001483.php (1274 words)

	Hendrick Motorsports News Rumors - NASCAR - Raceway Report
		Hendrick won't appeal suspension: Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick said Monday morning that barring unforeseen circumstances, the organization would not appeal what they feel is a certain NASCAR suspension of crew chief Chad Knaus.
		Hendrick comments on suit: Team owner Rick Hendrick on Saturday said he was "very disappointed" in Dianne Dorton, the widow of one of the men killed in a 2004 Hendrick Motorsports plane crash, for comments she's made referencing a wrongful death lawsuit she's filed against the company.
		Her lawsuit alleges company president John Hendrick rejected the pilot's suggestion to divert to a different airport because of foggy weather in Martinsville, Va. Dorton and Hendrick were among 10 people killed in the October 2004 crash of the plane.
	www.gnextinc.com /nascar/news/hendrick.html (6071 words)

	Hendrick Motorsports on top of NASCAR - Boston.com
		Hendrick cars have won five of the first eight races this year, including all three events that used the NASCAR-designed Car of Tomorrow.
		Although Hendrick is routinely in the upper echelon of NASCAR, the organization has never been this dominant across the board.
		Currently 35th in the standings and the only Hendrick driver without a win this season, Mears is adapting to a new team, a crew chief he was paired with the week before the season began and also learning how to drive a Chevrolet after four years of driving a Dodge.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/autoracing/articles/2007/04/25/hendrick_motorsports_on_top_of_nascar (1030 words)

	Hendrick Foundation
		John Hendrick (1951-2004) - the former president of Hendrick Motorsports, teaming with his brother, Rick, to lead one of the world’s premier stock-car racing organizations.
		As he learned his way around the dealership, Hendrick’s passion for motor sports was growing as he became increasingly fascinated with motor-boat racing, a sport in which his brother was heavily involved.
		Hendrick quickly moved from City Chevrolet to Rick Hendrick Honda in West Columbia, S.C., where he was named general sales manger.
	www.thehendrickfoundation.org /founder.html (352 words)

	ANR-AtT HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS TRAGEDY NEWS PAGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The initial reason giving for the crash of the Hendrick Motorsports plane is the pilot missed the runway at the Blue Ridge Regional airport and carshed into the side of Bull Mountain and it was a very firey crash.
		Federal investigators are preparing to remove the wreckage of the Hendrick Motorsports plane from the side of Bull Mountain.
		Ricky Hendrick's sister Lynn Carlson spoke for the Hendrick family on all four famil memebers that were lost in the crash.
	www.anr-att.com /hendrickmotorsp.html (1948 words)

	Hendrick Motorsports Tragedy
		Hendrick Motorsports is located out of Concord, N.C. In remembrance of the 10 individuals who lost their lives on Sunday, Hendrick Motorsports will hold a candlelight service Wednesday, Oct. 27 from 6-8 p.m.
		Hendrick has won the Brickyard 400 four times at IMS with driver Jeff Gordon: “At moments like this, it is difficult to adequately express the deep sense of loss so many friends and families are feeling.
		John Hendrick is the president of Hendrick Motorsports, teaming with his brother, Rick, to lead one of the world’s premier stock-car racing organizations.
	www.catchfence.com /hendricktragedy.html (8402 words)

	ABC 13 - Racing World Mourns Following Hendrick Motorsports Plane Crash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		One of auto racing’s most successful dynasties is in mourning after a plane owned by Hendrick Motorsports crashed in thick fog en route to a NASCAR race, killing all 10 people aboard, including the son, brother and two nieces of owner Rick Hendrick.
		News of the crash halted Hendrick driver Jimmie Johnson’s victory celebration after the Subway 500 in Martinsville as news of the deaths filtered through the Hendrick team, which also includes drivers Jeff Gordon, Terry Labonte and Brian Vickers.
		Hendrick Motorsports issued a statement late Sunday asking “that those affected be kept in your thoughts and prayers, and respectfully requests that privacy be considered throughout this difficult time.”
	www.wset.com /news/stories/1004/182800.html (873 words)

	Jayski's® Silly Season Site - The Hendrick Tragedy
		Hendrick Motorsports alleges that the air traffic controllers failed to properly monitor the aircraft and respond when they should have known the plane was in danger of missing the approach at Martinsville Airport.
		Hendrick at the track: mulit-team owner [#5,#24,#25,#48], Rick Hendrick, is at the track and made a statement today in the media center, thanking the racing community and fans for their support in the aftermath of the tragic plane crash.
		Dick was a pilot for the Hendrick Motorsports organization of North Carolina, and among ten passengers and crew killed in a plane crash enroute from Concord, NC to a NASCAR race in Martinsville, VA. He was extremely proud to work for the Hendrick family, his employer, and with his many co workers.
	www.jayski.com /trib/hendrick-tragedy.htm (15147 words)

	Hendrick Moves On After Tragedy (washingtonpost.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Hendrick Motorsports overcomes tragic plane crash to remain favored team in Daytona.
		It was equally unfathomable that his stock-car racing empire, Hendrick Motorsports, could regroup after losing its president (John Hendrick), general manager (Jeff Turner), chief engine builder (Randy Dorton) and heir apparent (Ricky Hendrick).
		As NASCAR readies for Sunday's season-opening Daytona 500, there is ample evidence that Hendrick Motorsports has not simply survived the tragedy but has returned to the racetrack even stronger, viewed as favorites to win Sunday's prestigious race and claim the 2005 championship, as well.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A36438-2005Feb18.html (1217 words)

	SI.com - Racing - Hendrick plane crashes en route to race, kills all 10 aboard - Monday October 25, 2004 12:38AM
		MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) -- A Hendrick Motorsports plane crashed Sunday on its way to a NASCAR race, killing all 10 people aboard, including the son, brother and two nieces of the owner of one of auto racing's most successful organizations.
		The Hendrick drivers were then summoned to the NASCAR hauler, and Johnson, who won, was excused from Victory Lane.
		"Hendrick Motorsports asks that those affected be kept in your thoughts and prayers, and respectfully requests that privacy be considered throughout this difficult time," the company said in a statement released late Sunday.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/racing/10/24/bc.car.nascar.hendrickp.ap (573 words)

	Hendrick Motorsports Plane Crash Kills 10 -- OrlandoSentinel.com
		MARTINSVILLE, Va. - One of auto racing's most successful dynasties was in mourning after a plane owned by Hendrick Motorsports crashed in thick fog en route to a NASCAR race, killing all 10 people aboard, including the son, brother and two nieces of owner Rick Hendrick.
		Hendrick Motorsports issued a statement late Sunday asking "that those affected be kept in your thoughts and prayers, and respectfully requests that privacy be considered throughout this difficult time."
		Rick Hendrick pleaded guilty in 1997 to a single count of mail fraud involving the payment of $20,000 to a Honda executive.
	www.orlandosentinel.com /sports/motorracing/sns-ap-nascar-hendrick-plane,1,6524208.story?coll=sns-ap-racing-headlines (826 words)

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