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By JENNA FRYER CHARLOTTE, N.C. No detail had been overlooked as Hendrick Motorsports spent more than a year planning its 40th anniversary celebration. The first employees hired by Rick Hendrick were invited, special throwback paint schemes designed and Hendrick was to drive the pace car. The extravaganza was to be held at Martinsville Speedway, the first track Virginia native Hendrick attended as a child. It’s sort of his home track even though Charlotte Motor Speedway is in the shadow of what Hendrick calls his motorsports “campus,” but it’s also the most complicated track for NASCAR’s winningest team. […]
No detail had been overlooked as Hendrick Motorsports spent more than a year planning its 40th anniversary celebration. The first employees hired by Rick Hendrick were invited, special throwback paint schemes designed and Hendrick was to drive the pace car. The extravaganza was to be held at Martinsville Speedway, the first track Virginia native Hendrick attended as a child.