The team is owned by Rick Hendrick, who turned his passion for cars into a successful business venture in the retail and professional auto racing industries. Hendrick Motorsports is one of NASCAR’s most decorated racing teams, with over 300 wins and 298 poles across all three major series since 1984.
It is the only team to have won the NASCAR Cup Series championship with five different drivers. They have had some of the sport’s most talented drivers race for them, including Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson, to name a few.
2021 champion Kyle Larson had said the following when he joined forces with Hendrick Motorsports:
The team have been reigning champions two years in a row now, with Chase Elliott becoming the youngest driver to lift the NASCAR Cup Series championship in 2020 before Kyle Larson won it in 2021.
Rick Hendrick’s bond with Kyle Larson’s No. 5 car
The No. 5 car has held a special place in the history of Hendrick Motorsports as it was the team’s first race car number. Aside from that, it also has a deep connection with Rick Hendrick’s late son Ricky, who drove his last race in what is now the Xfinity Series in the No. 5 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Team owner Rick Hendrick told Motorsports.com that the 2021 championship win was a special one:
Rick Hendrick will be hoping to see the No. 5 bring home many more championships as Kyle Larson begins his championship defense when the season gets underway in February.
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