Posted on 10/24/2004 2:14:55 PM PDT by halosfan2002
Just announced at the conclusion of the Subway 500. A plane owned by Hendrick Motor Sports has gone down near Martinsville, VA.
Never heard of 'em.
Sorry.
Hendrick of Charlotte, NC?
Posted on Sun, Oct. 24, 2004
Hendrick Motorsports plane crashes
10 aboard, including 2 pilots
JIM UTTER
ThatsRacin.com
A Hendrick Motorsports plane carrying two pilots and eight other passengers crashed into Bull Mountain, about 10 miles west of Martrinsville, Va., site of Sunday's Subway 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race, the FAA confirmed.
FAA spokeswoman Arlene Murray said a Beech 200 owned by Hendrick left Concord (N.C.) Regional Airport and crashed about 12:30 p.m. Eastern Sunday, near Martinsville Speedway.
There was no news as yet on injuries or fatalities, Murray said. HMS had four teams competing in Sunday's race with drivers Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Terry Labonte and Brian Vickers.
In 20 years of competition, Hendrick Motorsports has garnered five NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Nextel Cup) championships, three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series titles and one NASCAR Busch Series crown, making it one of stock-car racing's premier organizations.
Rick Hendrick is just the second team owner in NASCAR's modern era to earn more than 100 Cup Series victories.
More than 400 employees call Hendrick Motorsports home, and day-to-day activities include management of HendrickMotorsports.com, the 15,000-square-foot museum and team store, marketing, public relations, sponsor services, licensing, show cars, merchandising, and much more.
any other details than that?
Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson,Terry Labonte, and Ryan Vickers race for them.
Not good.
Scott Latham, Joe Jackson, Jeff Turner, Dick Tracey, Ricky Hendrick, John Hendrick, Liz Morrison, Randy Durton and 2 others. 2 pilots, 8 passengers.
Nas has lost some heroes in aviation accidents
Alan Kulwicki
Davey Allison
sure there are more
Randy DOrton - chief engine builder, I hear.
Looks like it hit Bull Mountain.
Since they just said , no survivors, and that names are being withheld, its time for rampant speculation. You wouldn't think Rick Hendrick would be on since it happened at 12:30 . Seems like he would have been there.
We're overcast and We've got some pretty thick fog here in southwestern Viginia.
Prayers to them and their families.
Apparently a Beech 200 not equipped with EGPWS.
Rick's son is Ricky, I believe he was on board.
Ricky is Rick's son who retired from driving after an injury, John is Rick's brother, and Dorton is the top guy in the engine dept. This is a major loss for the team and the sport.
Rick Hendrick was definitely at the track, I hear.
I've seen notes that the '2 others' are Dorton's daughters.
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