Rick Hendrick

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Rick Hendrick
Hendrick in 2015
Born	Joseph Riddick Hendrick III (1949-07-12) July 12, 1949 (age 75) Warrenton, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Owner, Hendrick Motorsports
Years active	1984–present
Children	2, including Ricky
NASCAR driver
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)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	64th (1987)
First race	1987 Amoco 300 (Road Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	88th (1995)
First race	1995 Heartland Tailgate 175 (Topeka)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

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]