Hendrick Motorsports makes personnel adjustments for 2011

by | Nov 23, 2010 | NASCAR

Hendrick Motorsports makes personnel adjustments for 2011

CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 23, 2010) – Hendrick Motorsports has made personnel adjustments in preparation for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, with drivers Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. being teamed with new crew chiefs.

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Jimmie Johnson, Chad Knaus Interview

by | Nov 22, 2010 | NASCAR, Video

JIMMIE JOHNSON, CHAD KNAUS, AND RICK HENDRICK, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET

FIVE-TIME STRAIGHT NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES CHAMPION – TRANSCRIPT:

KERRY THARP: Joining us up front is our 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship team, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, driver Jimmie Johnson, team owner Rick Hendrick and Chad Knaus is on his way. For Jimmie, it’s his fifth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship, and it puts him in sole possession of third place on the all time list, only two behind two Hall of Famers, Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt.
He is also the first driver in the Chase here to overcome a points deficit going into the season finale. And only two other drivers have overcome a points deficit since the inception of the current points system, Richard Petty and Alan Kulwicki in ’92. For Rick Hendrick, it’s his tenth series others championship, breaking a tie for most all time and overall across the three national series of NASCAR, his 13th owners championship. (more…)

Interview with Kevin Harvick

by | Nov 22, 2010 | NASCAR

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 SHELL/PENNZOIL CHEVROLET – FINISHED 3RD IN RACE AND 3RD IN FINAL POINT STANDINGS:

POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT:

KERRY THARP: Joining us is our third place finisher in points and also third place finisher in today’s Ford 400 and that is Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 29 Shell Pennzoil Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing.

KERRY THARP: Kevin Harvick, certainly a gutsy effort, gamey effort out there, had a super season, as did the 11 car. Your thoughts about today.

KEVIN HARVICK: Well, we just had a good car today and we did almost everything that we needed to do. We put ourselves in position to run up front, and we ran up front and you know, in the end, we just got beat there on that last restart and they just out ran us.

All in all, we went downswing and that’s all you can ask for. They did a great job.

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