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NASCAR issues largest team fine in history against Hendrick
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR levied the largest combined fine on one team in series history Wednesday, hammering Hendrick Motorsports for modifying air-deflecting pieces last weekend at Phoenix Raceway. Hendrick was issued a combined $400,000 in fines — $100,000 to each of its four crew chiefs, along with four-race suspensions for the quartet — and docked the drivers 100 regular-season points and 10 playoffs points each. Although NASCAR has issued larger monetary fines and suspensions, the Hendrick penalties are the largest combined punishment for one organization. NASCAR’s winningest team said it would appeal. William Byron has won back-to-back races for Hendrick to give HMS two wins through the first four races…
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Column: Hendrick checking off his own personal bucket list
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hendrick Motorsports started out as All-Star Racing in a outdated shop with wooden-paneled partitions and just more than enough space for its 8 staff members. Rick Hendrick experienced cobbled together just ample dollars to start that unsponsored NASCAR team for the 1984 season. He experienced owned Town Chevrolet in Charlotte for just over 5 years, but racing was his initial appreciate, so he gave it a go as NASCAR’s growth began sprawling earlier its Southern borders. All-Star Racing almost went broke two months into its inaugural year ahead of a victory by Geoff Bodine — the third option driver! — saved the season and stored the…
