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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- An emotional Rick Hendrick expressed disappointment Saturday about a lawsuit filed against him by the widow of one of his employees killed in a 2004 plane crash, calling some of her claims a "cheap shot" and a personal attack on his family. Dianne Dorton filed suit earlier this week in North Carolina, saying Hendrick Motorsports was liable in the death of her husband, Randy. He was one of 10 people killed in October 2004 when a Hendrick plane crashed near Martinsville, Va., en route to a NASCAR race. Her suit claimed Hendrick Motorsports showed "conscious and...

A former Hendrick Acura manager has filed a lawsuit against the dealership and Hendrick Automotive Group, alleging the companies rip off customers with hidden charges and deceptive sales tactics. Tony Harris, former finance and insurance manager for Hendrick Acura on Independence Boulevard, contends he met with Hendrick Automotive Chairman Rick Hendrick and Chief Executive Jim Perkins about the tactics, which the suit contends were routine at Hendrick dealerships and, in some cases, were even programmed into dealership computers. "When (Harris) reported the unethical conduct going on around him in the Hendrick dealership, Mr. Hendrick himself said words to the effect...

It was just mentioned on NBC at the end of the race that a plane crash carrying Hendricks motorsports personnel had occurred and thus no victory lane activities took place. Jimmie Johnson won the race. NBC ended the broadcast shortly after the announcement. You can find a link to the text at the above site, but I'll copy it here as it appears to be busy now.... Hendrick plane goes down close to Martinsville track By JIM UTTER ThatsRacin.com Writer A Hendrick Motorsports plane carrying two pilots and eight other passengers crashed into Bull Mountain, about 10 miles west of...

Just announced at the conclusion of the Subway 500. A plane owned by Hendrick Motor Sports has gone down near Martinsville, VA.

CONCORD, N.C. -- The patriarch of one of NASCAR's most powerful teams, Joseph Riddick "Papa Joe" Hendrick Jr., died Wednesday, a team spokesman confirmed. "Papa Joe" is the father of Rick Hendrick, the owner of Hendrick Motorsports, which fields the cars of Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Terry Labonte and Brian Vickers in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and of Kyle Busch in the Busch Series. The team plans to release a statement later Thursday. Papa Joe and grandson Ricky Hendrick were co-owners of Vickers' team, as well as Busch's team. The road in Harrisburg, N.C. where Hendrick Motorsports is located...