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The No. 17 car at Hendrick Motorsports came about when Darrell Waltrip left Junior Johnson's team following the 1986 season to join Hendrick Motorsports with Tide as his sponsor and 17 as his car number. [65] Waltrip won nine races in his first three seasons with Hendrick, including the Daytona 500 in 1989, a race that had eluded him for many ...
The car, bearing long-time Hendrick Motorsports number 24, was driven by long-time Hendrick driver Jimmie Johnson, 2010 Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller, and 2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button. The car ultimately finished 39th out of 62 total competitors, and outperformed entries in the GTE Am class, the car's closest equivalents.
Rick Hendrick's first NASCAR win came in 1983 in the then-Sportsman Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway with Dale Earnhardt driving. Hendrick had purchased a stake in the team with Robert Gee as the primary owner. [5] Hendrick Motorsports fielded entries in the renamed Busch Series from 1984 to 1990, and again from 2000 to 2007. [6]
The legendary NASCAR team is coming through on its longtime goal of having all of its teams compete for championships.
They started lining up the champagne glasses inside the Hendrick Motorsports garage with 30 minutes remaining in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro wasn't going to win the most ...
He joined Hendrick Motorsports in 1993 as a transporter driver, timer/scorer, and chassis technical on rookie Jeff Gordon's No. 24 team. [1] [3] He began using his mechanical engineering degree in 1994 as one of the first engineers in NASCAR. [1] He was named the Western Auto Mechanic of the Year in 1997. [1] The team won three championships in ...
After a fifth-place finish in 2017, Hendrick Motorsports announced the No. 24 would be renumbered to No. 9, allowing Elliott to drive the same car number his father Bill raced for 20 years. Instead of retiring the No. 24, Hendrick renumbered Kasey Kahne's No. 5 to No. 24, with rookie William Byron replacing Kahne as the team's driver. [20]
SunnyD signed a multi-year deal to sponsor the Hyak Motorsports No. 47 driven by Stenhouse Jr. for 5 races in 2025. [117] SunnyD left Stewart–Haas Racing following the team's shutdown in 2024. [3] Rush Truck Centers will follow Noah Gragson from Stewart–Haas Racing to Front Row Motorsports for 2025. They will sponsor his No. 4 car in eight ...