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  • 'Papa Joe', father of Rick Hendrick, passes away

    07/15/2004 11:59:29 AM PDT · by Johnny Gage · 15 replies · 690+ views
    Nascar.Com ^ | 7/15/04 | Lee Montgomery, Turner Sports Interactive
    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...