The History of Hendrick Motorsports 

I was the guy at Dover in ‘21 that held the sign “Hendrick Motorsports Shall Rise Today!” And the HMS cars would finish 1-2-3-4 that same day I brought that sign. That day will always have a special place in my memory

Jeff winning at martinsville in his final full time season to make the championship 4 was definitely a memorable moment

I just recently learned that for the 2011 All-Star Race, Jimmie Johnson raced the 5 and Mark Martin raced the 25

Geoff Bodine is certainly one of the most influential people in NASCAR *ever* , considering this & his safety advocacy climaxing with his truck series disintegration at Daytona.

I forgot to mention a memorable moment, Chase Elliott championship when Jimmie came and shook hands with him in their cars

It was Jeff Gordon's T-Rex car that won the 1998 All Star Race, not the 600 race, that stands out in my memory. Eventually, of course, winning three of the four Cup titles. One of best paint schemes ever.

That is crazy about the Waltrip and Elliott fill ins.

It was a plane crash, not a helicopter crash in 2004. Jimmy won at Martinsville then next week at Atlanta three other Hendrick cars had engine trouble

Great vid..except 1 thing you missed the 35 folgers with Benny Parsons in 1987. Plus a 1 race deal with a folgers 52 with Jimmy means

The Rick hendrick in the thumbnail is funni

Getting ready for Rickware

I’m a big Hendrick Motorsports fan since 2021

Chase was great in the 24 too, he had 8 2nd place finishes before his first win at Watkins Glenn, 8 2nds just like his daddy.

Here is a moment for Hendrick Motorsports: Kyle Larson won in Ricky Hendrick’s birthday in 2023

Benny Parsons drove the 35 in 1987 to fill in for Tim Richmond

I was at Charlotte when Casey Mears won the Coke 600 on fuel milage i think, and Jr lost one on fuel milage 2011 i think.

Hendrick Motorsports also won five pro stock championships in NHRA they went back to back championships in 1983,1984 and won three in a row championships in IHRA 1983,1984 and 1985 with the Reher-Morrison-Shepherd pro stock team chevy camaro...HendrickNation4Life.

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This video was amazing you don’t miss, but side bar I wish the 24 was retired and chase and William driving the 25, or Kyle in the 25 and not the 5 Also I hope you do a in depth with the national and trucks as well Hendricks Highly underrated. But I Hope RCR or Roush is Next

Great video. BUT.. you forgot the #84

There is another bit of history for the 46, Jeff Gordon was going to run that 46 but the studio behind the movie Days of thunder wouldn't allow Hendrick to race the 46 with Jeff Gordon and that why Hendrick used the 24 instead.

Great Video! I didn't know Rick Hendrick had tried court Richard Perry or Dale Earnhardt to drive for him, when he first started the team it's kinda interest that both would win seven championships; Jimmie Johnson would also win the same number championships with Hendrick as his car owner.

Sarel Van Der Merwe is pronounced Sar-el Van Der Mer-vuh. With all r’s being rolled. Gotta love Afrikaans names!! Great content, keep it up and can’t wait for the rest of this series❤❤

Jeff Gordon was the only driver who is my favorite driver, nowadays I don't care which driver goes to Victory Lane as long if it's Hendrick Motorsports in Victory Lane. That's why I like Rick Hendrick!

You forgot quite a bit of number history, Dick Brooks ran the coke 600 in the 1 car in 1985 Brett Bodine ran the 2 in the same race in 86 Jim Fitzgerald ran the 51 at riverside in 1987 and Paul Newman withdrew from Watkins Glen in the same number Jimmy Means ran the 52 in the fall Charlotte race in 1987 Sarel Van De Merwe dnq’d at Daytona in 1988 Rob Moroso made his cup debut in 1987 in the 47 *Benny Parsons ran full time in Tim Richmond renumbered 35 ride in 1987* Kyle Petty ran the 42 at the coke 600 in 1989, yes ikr Tommy Kendall ran the 18 at Watkins Glen and Tommy Ellis dnq’d at Phoenix as part as the DoT project Greg Sacks ran the 46 and 18, Hut Stricklin ran the 51, and Stan Barrett ran the 18 in 1990, with Sacks almost winning at Talladega1 Al Unser Jr ran Daytona in the 46 in 1993 and Buddy Baker DQ’d at Talladega in the 46 Jeff Purvis ran the 58 in 1995 at the finale Jack Sprague dnq’d in the 59 in the same race Jack Sprague dnq’d in the 52 at Phoenix 1997 Jack Sprague again, ran the 60 car in a joint Haas venture in 2002 David Green and Brian Vickers ran the 60 in 2003 Kyle Busch the 84 in 2004 Terry Labonte ran the 44 between 2005 and 2004 part time

Good video. Two thoughts (aside from my other comments): 1) HMS was more than just the technical advisor for the film and help with the cars, etc. The script was written based after a long dinner conversation at an Olive Garden between Geoff, Rick and Tom Cruise. Tom was so enthralled by the stories they told him that he went to Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer begging them to do a movie about NASCAR. 2) Geoff Bodine credited his crew chief Harry Hyde (who was the inspiration of Robert Duvall’s character in DoT) for the win at Martinsville. Harry, who many had written off as a has-been, begged Rick to let him come work for him and only asked for $500 a week. While Geoff may have got the credit for the win, it was Harry’s pleads to Rick that got them to that race. Without Harry, there is no HMS. P.S. If I need to cite my sources, let me know and I’ll send you the links.

Amazing video, as always! Love the new series. Excited for RCR!

Lmao I just realize Corey LaJoie is on this list. I met him at his house. He’s on my dad’s Contacts because he had to make his porch. And Corey kid tried giving me an ice cream. He was trying to talk to me for like two hours.

Great video. What ever happened to the video on jeff gordon?

Gordon’s last win at Martinsville has to be a big moment. Got him qualified for the championship 4 that year (where he actually led a few laps before Kyle Busch decided to be super (candy) man and whoop everyone’s butt) Other’s include Johnson’s 5th straight championship (no one beats that record) his record-tying 7th championship, Gordon’s inaugural Brickyard win, and you can probably throw in Labonte’s last win at Darlington too considering he’s in the HoF and won a title for the team.

DNMs(Did Not Mentions): Buddy Baker's number 46 rainbow warrior, the number 35 of Benny Parsons, the 60 and 84 of Kyle Busch.

Jeff gordon tying dale sr and carrying the flag

The 9 and 17 coincidence Elliott about to have a big crash

Here is also a memorable moment when Larson's tire popped and Bowman won at Pocono in 2021.

Dogleg you make great content me and my dad love it keep it up

I know one record any HMS driver will never break that's Richard Petty winning 200 wins in his career I don't believe they'll ever be a NASCAR driver to ever break that record.😊 Might be why they calling the King!

Is there any way you could look into making videos on fonda speedway or albany saratoga speedway? these are two tracks local to me and they both had nascar races ran at them at the time and it would be cool to see the history of the tracks in a video.

Awesome video started our with your number history video looking forward to your videos also what's the song you use in your videos?

I just found out very recently through NASCAR Classics that the 46 was ran in the Daytona 500 by none other than Al Unser Jr. DNF both the twin race and the 500, who knew that was an HMS car 🤷🏼‍♂️

Idea one video for each series and then repeat also WMI in pintys series honourable mention Jake Sheridan at ohsweken pintys 100

Do Team Penske please, Great job Btw!

You forgot Gordon subbed for Jr in the 88

Next gotta be Joe Gibbs Racing, especially with Kyle Busch's insane championship run after missing half the season

“I hope you get the help you need” man… we act like the kid murdered someone.

Do one on joe gibbs, Jr Johnson or petty enterprises

💙💛🏁🏆🏁💛💙 Go Chase go !

Comment 1 of asking matt to make a South boston speedway vid (Also awesome video)

Hendrick Motorsports are the best team in the world.

HENDRICK MOTOR SPORTS RULES NASCAR CUP SERIES

In regards to byron, denny hamlin has mentioned a few times on his podcast that byron would be a threat to win a bunch of races and id say he was right

Hendrick Motorsports Is the goat 🐐

You Forgot About The 84 That Kyle Busch Ran

Surprised you never mentioned during the Days of Thunder bit that Jeff Gordon's original number was supposed to be the number 46.

You missed several numbers here. Benny Parsons ran the 35 car after Tim Richmond. Jimmy Means had a one off in the 52. But biggest miss was the 44 of Terry Labonte when he went part time in 2005.

What about Benny Parsons (RIP) in the 35 in 1987?

Do one about Penske

Update, Half of HMS missed the playoffs

Wym Noah needs help😂 they just found an excuse to get JHN in the 42, and Noah’s career was the expense of that. Legacy is what needs the help

16:55 nah noah shouldn't ever have a ride again

How many daytona 500's has Hendrick Motorsports won and who has the most in the team?

When is the number history for Xfinity series start up

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When the 17 would fill his frail rails with buckshot to get through prerace inspection and weighing when dump them on the track in the grass during the race to loose and couple of hundred pounds

In 1993 when Rick Hendrick was looking for a replacement driver in the 5, he first reached out to one Mark Martin, but Mark decided to stay in the 6, out of loyalty to Jack Rousch. I, as a huge Mark Martin fan look at that as a big missed opportunity, considering what Mark achieved in the 2nd tier equipment that Rousch had at the time. With him, Jeff Gordon, amd then later Jimmie Johnson, I don't think any other team would have stood a chance for a title for 2 decades. That 2009-2011 Hendrick Lineup was just crazy. You had the 2 best active drivers in terms of total championchips in Jeff and Jimmie, the most respected driver in the sport in Mark, and by far the most popular driver in the nation in Dale Jr. Any team owner who could.pull that line up has to be doing everything right.

You forgot about Benny Parsons in the #35. He had 6 Top-5's in 1987 including a runner-up at the Daytona 500.

As of today, Hendrick Motorsports now have 301 race wins over 40 years in this business.

Nothing like an awesome recap of my favorite racing team period! I'm a life long Gordon fan and a Larson fan since he picked up the 5 car 😁

got an idea for next Team Owner history. lets go with Richard Childress

How about William Byron winning the Daytona 500 on the 40 year anniversary of HMS. 302 wins and counting.

Didn’t Hendrick run the 46 too? I know Al Unser jr started the 1993 Daytona 500, it looked like he borrowed a back up schrader car. I always assumed that was Hendrick too

My all-time favorite Team Also to let you know, how you pronounce my name is not right. It's Cito (The beginning is like you're saying see, the ending of my first name is good)

Richard Childress please do RCR podcasts

Sorry to correct you but Davey Allison died in a helicopter, the Hendrick family all crashed in a plane. Also Jimmie won the next race at Atlanta to make it 3 wins in a row

A memorable moment for Penske: Rusty Wallace’s Polish victory laps in 1993 and 2004. Also Ryan Blaney’s Charlotte Roval win 2018 A memorable moment for Roush Fenway Kesolowski racing: Matt Kenseth’s 2003 championship and Mark Martin’s ‘93’ runner up season

21:02 bowman won the race, larson second, elliott third, byron fourth

Bowman should be in the 88

Cool dude! Btw, Could you do Joe gibbs Racing team?

Nice job on the video. I'm subscribed. I love NASCAR history!

I see the 88 coming back someday under the JR Motorsports banner...

You really didn't butcher the replacement for DW as bad as you think. Sarel Van da Merv would be the best way to phonetic spell it.

The only reason JR ran the 88 is because Yates refused his request for the 28

Awesome series, thanks for telling the truth there's like 3 or 4 newer NASCAR channels making click bait bullshit videos, NASCAR ZONE, NASCAR OFF TRACK a d a few others.

Update: Kyle Larson scored win #299 in the 2023 Cookout Southern 500 at Darlington

Great organization. To bad the #9 team has fallen off this season. Enough talent to win a championship, but this season something is missing. Not sure if it’s a team management or personnel issue. But the chemistry just hasn’t worked well this year. Rumor has it as JG has too much of a hand in the #5 and #9 teams. That he is overruling the teams in areas like setup and organization. A lot of pressure at that #9 team. Pressure to perform at a very high level on the part of the driver and the crew. Maybe RH is regretting some of the contract extensions on that team?

Great video! Love to hear this kind of things! :)

Robert Yates Racing

I know its Indycar and not Nascar, but I do find it cool that Kyle Larson will be driving the Indy 500 next year in a car with the same number 17 font

Team History:; RCR ., Penske ., Rousch ., Yates ., Petty Enterprises ., Gibbs ., DEI ., Jr Johnson …… Sabco / Gnassi / Trackhouse . I think that’s about it

you didn't mention Benny Parson driving the #35 part time when Richmond was sick (green Folgers car,) and Kyle Busch pre-Rookie year in the #84. But excellent info!!

This video showed up in my recommended. What a fantastic video. I voted for Joe Gibbs Racing in your poll. But I would also love to see Roush since I am a Matt Kenseth fan. Or was. Now a Martin Truex Jr fan since Kenseth retired. I think certain teams need Xfinity episodes as well. Like Gibbs for instance. Have a cup episode and an xfinity episode. And of course Chance 2/Jr Motorsports for xfinity.

lets gooo

Love this content! Keep it homie

Love ur videos. Do more team numbers please. 😊

Im sure Jimmie will eventually get the rights to the #48 and the #25 will make a comeback