|
Automobile No. |
Driver |
Producer |
|---|---|---|
|
5 |
Kyle Larson |
Chevrolet |
|
9 |
Chase Elliott |
Chevrolet |
|
24 |
William Byron |
Chevrolet |
|
48 |
Alex Bowman |
Chevrolet |
All through the historical past of NASCAR, there hasn’t been a single group extra profitable than Hendrick Motorsports.
Based in 1984 by Rick Hendrick, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based automobile dealership proprietor, Hendrick Motorsports (then often called All-Star Racing) launched into a journey to compete at NASCAR’s top-level.
After a number of months, issues regarded bleak, with Hendrick telling Geoff Bodine and crew chief Harry Hyde that the workforce would wish to shutter its program, as a consequence of an absence of sponsorship. Then, in April 1984, Bodine went to Martinsville and received, the primary victory for Hendrick Motorsports. The remainder was historical past.
So, the workforce continued ahead, and inside a few seasons grew to become pioneers in NASCAR, as one of many first organizations to excellent the idea of a multi-entry workforce. Hendrick Motorsports would broaden to discipline two full-time entries in 1986, and broaden the next season to 3 full-time entries in 1987.
The addition of Jeff Gordon in 1993 sparked a brand new period for Hendrick Motorsports, during which the Pittsboro, Indiana-native started to shine. In 1995, Gordon received the group its first NASCAR Cup Sequence title, and commenced a stretch of 4 straight championships — three of which got here from the No. 24 workforce.
By the conclusion of his 25-year profession with Hendrick Motorsports, Gordon would acquire 93 NASCAR Cup Sequence victories and 4 championships (1995, 1997, 1998, and 2001), retiring as one in every of NASCAR’s all-time greats. Gordon now serves because the workforce’s Vice Chairman.
In 2002, Hendrick Motorsports opened up a fourth full-time entry for Jimmie Johnson within the NASCAR Cup Sequence. Little did they know on the time, that it will change into one in every of NASCAR’s most historic numbers.
The El Cajon, California-native went on to change into one in every of NASCAR’s largest stars, the second from Hendrick Motorsports within the matter of a decade. The No. 48 workforce, with Johnson behind the wheel, received 5 consecutive championships from 2006 to 2010, after which a sixth and record-tying seventh title in 2013 and 2016.
Except for two of NASCAR’s all-time greats, numerous profitable and standard drivers have graced the driving force’s seat of a Hendrick Motorsports entry, together with Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Kyle Busch, and Kasey Kahne.
The four-car driver lineup for Hendrick Motorsports has remained unchanged since 2021, with Kyle Larson (No. 5), Chase Elliott (No. 9), William Byron (No. 24), and Alex Bowman (No. 48) bringing an excessive amount of success to the group.
