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In 2002, Gordon became car owner for rookie Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, a team that has since tied a NASCAR record with seven Cup Series championships. After a pair of top-five points finishes in 2003 and 2004, Gordon won three of the first nine races in 2005, including his third Daytona 500 win .
Hendrick Motorsports and GM ceased the project in 1988. Hendrick Motorsports expanded its NASCAR efforts to two full-time cars in 1986, three in 1987, and four in 2002. [6] [7] [8] It was one of the first teams in NASCAR to be successful operating multiple entries, partly based on the model used at the Hendrick car dealerships.
Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) is an American professional auto racing organization that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded in 1984 as All Star Racing by Rick Hendrick . Hendrick Motorsports has won a NASCAR-record 311 Cup Series races and 14 Cup Series owners and drivers championships to go with three Truck Series owners and ...
The legendary NASCAR team is coming through on its longtime goal of having all of its teams compete for championships. How Hendrick Motorsports is still following, and exceeding, owner’s vision ...
[252] [254] Unbeknownst to Gordon at the time, his performance at Atlanta caught the attention of Rick Hendrick, [255] the owner of a Chevrolet Winston Cup team, who normally did not attend Busch Grand National races but happened to be at the track a day early for a sponsorship appearance ahead of the 1992 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 on Sunday.
Harry Hyde (January 17, 1925 – May 13, 1996) was a leading crew chief in NASCAR stock car racing in the 1960s through the 1980s, winning 56 races and 88 pole positions. [1] He was the 1970 championship crew chief for Bobby Isaac. [1] He inspired the Harry Hogge character in the movie Days of Thunder. [1]
In 2000, he switched to the NASCAR Busch Series (now Xfinity Series). His talent was noticed by Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon, who convinced owner Rick Hendrick to sign Johnson in the Winston Cup Series full-time for 2002, with Gordon as a part-owner of his car. After finishing fifth in the points in his first full season, he was ...
[6] [9] Later, Sabates began working at the City Chevrolet car dealership in Downtown Charlotte (later purchased by fellow NASCAR owner Rick Hendrick), offering to work for free on the condition that if he outsells the other salesman within a month, that he would be compensated and offered a permanent sales position. Sabates was successful with ...