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Article: Silver anniversary of gold mine Owner Hendrick recalls his humble beginnings
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- February 14, 2009
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On auto racing
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - NASCAR Sprint Cup car owner Rick Hendrick,
standing on pit road at Daytona International Speedway, recently
recalled the modest start of Hendrick Motorsports with equal parts
incredulity and humility on the occasion of his team's 25th
anniversary.
"I don't know how I made it back in those days," said Hendrick,
whose team has compiled eight Cup championships, three Truck Series
titles, one Nationwide Series crown, and more than 200 victories.
"We started with five people and almost pulled the plug after
five or six races. And then to get lucky enough to get a sponsor and
win a race and go on. Definitely, you couldn't be as competitive as
we were back then ...