LoJack branding will be featured on team equipment through 2025
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WESTLAKE, Texas--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- LoJack by Spireon – Solera’s market-leading connected car solution – today announced a new multi-year partnership with 14-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports. The LoJack logo will be featured on the transporters and pit boxes of all four Hendrick Motorsports teams with drivers Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, William Byron, and Alex Bowman. The associate-level partnership is a three-year agreement through 2025. “This partnership is the result of a long, successful relationship between LoJack and Hendrick Automotive Group,” said Alberto Cairo, Solera’s Managing Director of Vehicle and Fleet Solutions. “We’re proud to join the most successful team in NASCAR Cup Series history and look forward to the opportunities that come with it.”
LoJack’s connected technology helps car dealerships retain customers, manage lots, and protect inventory from theft. Drivers can also use LoJack to keep track of their car’s location, battery life, service reminders, driving behavior, and more. “We are excited about this new chapter for LoJack and the Hendrick Motorsports team,” said Brian Skutta, Spireon’s President of Automotive. “We want to thank Hendrick Motorsports for their support and are confident that this partnership will lead to success on and off the racetrack.”
Hendrick Motorsports has long been a premier NASCAR team and holds the all-time Cup Series records for championships (14), points-paying race victories (291), and laps led (more than 77,000). The organization also has an active 37-year streak of winning at least one race per season. “We’re very proud to welcome LoJack as a new Hendrick Motorsports partner,” said Jeff Andrews, president and general manager of Hendrick Motorsports. “They’ve maintained a tremendously successful relationship with our teammates at Hendrick Automotive Group, and we’re excited to see it expand into racing. We look forward to working with LoJack to build a successful marketing program that will resonate with our loyal fans.”
The NASCAR Cup Series season kicks off on Feb. 5 with the Busch Light Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, followed by the 65th running of the DAYTONA 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 19. For more information, visit www.lojack.com . About LoJack
LoJack, a Solera company, is a leading connected car solution. Built for dealers and their customers, it features industry-leading technology that provides efficient lot management, increases aftermarket sales, boosts customer retention, and protects vehicles. With real-time visibility and rich data insights that enhance key facets of the dealership, LoJack provides more than just theft protection. For consumers, LoJack keeps vehicles and loved ones safe with 24/7 GPS monitoring technology and speeding alerts, trip history, and theft assistance that recovers stolen vehicles with a high recovery rate. In 2022, LoJack was acquired by Solera, the global leader in vehicle lifecycle management. For more information, visit www.lojack.com . About Hendrick Motorsports
Founded by Rick Hendrick in 1984, Hendrick Motorsports is the winningest team in NASCAR Cup Series history. At the sport’s premier level, the organization holds the all-time records in every major statistical category, including championships (14), points-paying race victories (291) and laps led (more than 77,000). It has earned at least one race win in a record 38 different seasons, including an active streak of 37 in a row (1986-2022). The team fields four full-time Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 entries in the NASCAR Cup Series with drivers Alex Bowman, William Byron, Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson. Headquartered on more than 100 acres in Concord, North Carolina, Hendrick Motorsports employs approximately 600 people. For more information, please visit HendrickMotorsports.com or interact on Twitter , Facebook and Instagram . Contacts

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hendrick Motorsports started as All-Star Racing in a old shop with wood-paneled walls and just enough room for its eight employees. Rick Hendrick had cobbled together just enough money to launch that unsponsored NASCAR team for the 1984 season. He had owned City Chevrolet in Charlotte for just over five years, but racing was his first love, so he gave it a go as NASCAR’s growth began sprawling past its Southern borders. All-Star Racing nearly went broke two months into its inaugural season before a victory by Geoff Bodine — the third choice driver! — saved the season and kept the wheels rolling on what is now the winningest organization in NASCAR history. That Bodine win at Martinsville in the eighth race of the 1984 season fortified a bond with General Motors that has taken Hendrick to the top of two different industries. Hendrick Automotive Group is the largest privately held group of car dealerships in the United States, and Hendrick Motorsports is NASCAR’s version of the New York Yankees. Hendrick’s playground has always been NASCAR. Exclusively NASCAR, and he’s never really allowed his drivers to play around in other series. They are highly compensated to drive Hendrick Chevrolets and Hendrick didn’t want them getting hurt fulfilling vanity projects. Well, Hendrick is now 73 and his drivers — young enough to be his grandchildren — want to race anything with wheels. With safety enhancements vastly improved, Hendrick has loosened up and now lets his drivers stretch their legs a bit. Next up? The Indianapolis 500. Rick Hendrick, the boss who barely let his drivers ride bicycles during the NASCAR season, has agreed to let Kyle Larson race the Indy 500. Larson will attempt “the Double” and race both the Coca-Cola 600 — a home race held practically within shouting distance of Hendrick Motorsports’ sprawling campus — and the Indy 500 on the same day in late May. What’s even more eye-popping is that Hendrick will be co-owner of the car. And that will come as he also sends one of NASCAR’s new Next Gen cars to the 24 Hours of Le Mans this June. That’s right, Hendrick, a hard-line NASCAR lifer with a record 14 Cup Series titles, is crossing races off his very own bucket list. His change in approach for his drivers has given the boss the chance to dabble outside stock cars and in true Hendrick form, he’s not messing around. Hendrick has utilized his deep resources and put his best people on giving him a chance to race on the biggest stages in the world. Jimmie Johnson helped Hendrick the last two seasons enter the endurance races in the IMSA sports car program. The effort was run by Chad Knaus and sure, IMSA is owned by NASCAR, but it was something different and gave Hendrick skin in the game at the Rolex 24 at Daytona and Twelve Hours of Sebring. That opened discussions on a special NASCAR project for the 24 Hours of Le Mans at its centenary race this June. NASCAR wanted to display its new Next Gen stock car in a special category and Hendrick said he’d run the effort with General Motors. The deal initially rankled rivals quick to outpoint the Le Mans project gave Hendrick employees unfair access to the Next Gen. There are now data sharing agreements in place and Hendrick is indeed going to Le Mans with a lineup expected to include Johnson. Last week came word that Hendrick was letting Larson go to Indy in 2024 with McLaren Racing, with Hendrick listed as the co-owner and HendrickCars.com as the sponsor. It’s a partnership with, you guessed it, General Motors and McLaren Racing, which is run by American Zak Brown. Brown and Jeff Gordon, both racers originally from California, put the Larson deal together as Gordon now handles many of Hendrick Motorsports’ day-to-day deals. Brown is a big dreamer open to any idea, and the chance to bring Rick Hendrick to “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” was one worth pursuing. Larson was the golden ticket because it is Larson’s dream race, and Larson has lobbied Hendrick and Gordon for a chance to race the Indy 500 since joining the team in 2021. Brown struck when Hendrick was most vulnerable. “Kyle has made it very clear to me that he would love to do it. I never thought it would happen,“ Hendrick said. The real draw is that after all these years, Hendrick is now getting a chance to sample motorsports far outside the NASCAR ovals. He has already tried sports car racing in North America and will go international in June; he’s been dirt racing and short track racing and raced for fun, and now he’s going to try to win the Indy 500. “For me to do it with Chevrolet, I always wanted to be with a premier team if we ever did do it,” Hendrick said. “To be able to partner with McLaren and have Hendrick Cars on it, that is special to me and our whole organization. A bucket list for any racer.”
Before now, the only known Hendrick bucket list was the obvious car dealer mantra: “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.“
Now he wants to win Daytona. And Indianapolis, too. ___

Column: Hendrick checking off his own personal bucket list

TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hendrick Motorsports started as All-Star Racing in a old shop with wood-paneled walls and just enough room for its eight employees. Rick Hendrick had cobbled together just enough money to launch that unsponsored NASCAR team for the 1984 season. He had owned City Chevrolet in Charlotte for just over five years, but racing was his first love, so he gave it a go as NASCAR’s growth began sprawling past its Southern borders. All-Star Racing nearly went broke two months into its inaugural season before a victory by Geoff Bodine — the third choice driver! — saved the season and kept the wheels rolling on what is now the winningest organization in NASCAR history. That Bodine win at Martinsville in the eighth race of the 1984 season fortified a bond with General Motors that has taken Hendrick to the top of two industries. Hendrick Automotive Group is the largest privately held group of car dealerships in the United States, and Hendrick Motorsports is NASCAR’s version of the New York Yankees. Hendrick’s playground always has been NASCAR. Exclusively NASCAR, and he’s never really allowed his drivers to play around in other series. They are highly compensated to drive Hendrick Chevrolets, and Hendrick didn’t want them getting hurt fulfilling vanity projects. Well, Hendrick is now 73 and his drivers — young enough to be his grandchildren — want to race anything with wheels. With safety enhancements vastly improved, Hendrick has loosened up and now lets his drivers stretch their legs a bit. Next up? The Indianapolis 500. Rick Hendrick, the boss who barely let his drivers ride bicycles during the NASCAR season, has agreed to let Kyle Larson race the Indy 500. Larson will attempt “the Double” and race the Coca-Cola 600 — a home race held practically within shouting distance of Hendrick Motorsports’ sprawling campus — and the Indy 500 on the same day in late May. What’s even more eye-popping is that Hendrick will be co-owner of the car. And that will come as he also sends one of NASCAR’s new Next Gen cars to the 24 Hours of Le Mans this June. That’s right, Hendrick, a hard-line NASCAR lifer with a record 14 Cup Series titles, is crossing races off his own bucket list. His change in approach for his drivers has given the boss the chance to dabble outside stock cars, and, in true Hendrick form, he’s not messing around. Hendrick has utilized his deep resources and put his best people on giving him a chance to race on the biggest stages in the world. Jimmie Johnson helped Hendrick the last two seasons enter the endurance races in the IMSA sports car program. The effort was run by Chad Knaus and, sure, IMSA is owned by NASCAR, but it was something different and gave Hendrick skin in the game at the Rolex 24 at Daytona and Twelve Hours of Sebring. That opened discussions on a special NASCAR project for the 24 Hours of Le Mans at its centenary race this June. NASCAR wanted to display its new Next Gen stock car in a special category, and Hendrick said he’d run the effort with General Motors. The deal initially rankled rivals quick to outpoint the Le Mans project gave Hendrick employees unfair access to the Next Gen. There are now data sharing agreements in place, and Hendrick is, indeed, going to Le Mans with a lineup expected to include Johnson. Last week came word that Hendrick was letting Larson go to Indy in 2024 with McLaren Racing, with Hendrick listed as the co-owner and HendrickCars.com as the sponsor. It’s a partnership with, you guessed it, General Motors and McLaren Racing, which is run by American Zak Brown. Brown and Jeff Gordon, both racers originally from California, put the Larson deal together as Gordon now handles many of Hendrick Motorsports’ day-to-day deals. Brown is a big dreamer open to any idea, and the chance to bring Rick Hendrick to “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” was one worth pursuing. Larson was the golden ticket because it is Larson’s dream race, and Larson has lobbied Hendrick and Gordon for a chance to race the Indy 500 since joining the team in 2021. Brown struck when Hendrick was most vulnerable. “Kyle has made it very clear to me that he would love to do it. I never thought it would happen,” Hendrick said. The real draw is that after all these years, Hendrick now is getting a chance to sample motorsports far outside the NASCAR ovals. He already has tried sports car racing in North America and will go international in June. He has been dirt racing and short-track racing and raced for fun, and now he’s going to try to win the Indy 500. “For me to do it with Chevrolet, I always wanted to be with a premier team if we ever did do it,” Hendrick said. “To be able to partner with McLaren and have Hendrick Cars on it, that is special to me and our whole organization. A bucket list for any racer.”
Before now, the only known Hendrick bucket list was the obvious car dealer mantra: “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.”
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I have been chasing race cars since the first Michigan 500 in 1981. Got it! Got it! Got it! CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 10: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, ... [+] celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 10, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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Patience was the key for 2021 Nascar Cup Series Champion Kyle Larson to put together a deal to race in the 108th Indianapolis 500 in 2024. The 30-year-old racing star for Hendrick Motorsports wanted to find the right opportunity with the right team. He found it with Arrow McLaren Racing in the NTT IndyCar Series, which announced its alliance with Larson and Hendrick Motorsports on January 12. Larson must wait over a year, though, and that will require even more patience for the diverse driver from Elk Grove, California who is just as adept at wheeling a dirt car as he is a Nascar Cup Series Chevrolet. “I had to be really patient with it,” Larson revealed to an exclusive group of media Thursday night. “Thankfully, patience has paid off. I feel like I’m in the best possible opportunity to run at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “Without Rick Hendrick, (McLaren CEO) Zak Brown, everybody at McLaren, Hendrick Motorsports and Hendrick Automotive Group, this would not be possible. I’m very grateful for that and look forward to preparing. “I’ve talked about it a lot. I didn’t want to do this if I was not in a great opportunity but had time to prepare. This leaves plenty of time to get ready for it. I have a shot to go there and do well. MORE FOR YOU
“I’m glad we were able to put it together well in advance to give ourselves the best opportunity. I look forward to it for sure.”
In addition to making his Indianapolis 500 debut in 2024, Larson also plans on becoming the first driver to run “The Double” since Kurt Busch in 2014. “The Double” is racing in the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 Nascar Cup Series race the same day. INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 23:  Kurt Busch, driver of the #26 Suretone  Andretti Autosport Honda Dallara ... [+] prepares to drive during final practice on Carb Day for the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race on May 23, 2014 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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It’s a dream come true for one of the most exciting and successful drivers in racing, who can combine aggressiveness with patience to accumulate an impressive racing resume. “This has been something I’ve dreamt about since I was a child before I was racing Sprint Cars,” he said. “The Indy 500 has always been the most special race to my dad. I remember as a kid, he would say, ‘Someday, if you get the opportunity, you need to try and run the Indianapolis 500.’”
McLaren CEO Zak Brown, along with Larson and Hendrick made this driver announcement one year early. That allows them to begin the slow and meticulous process of helping Larson adapt to the world of IndyCar. The Nascar Cup Series driver hopes to test an Indy car later this year. Before that, however, he will spend the next year with Arrow McLaren’s IndyCar team when his schedule permits. He will also spend time at the General Motors
simulator in Huntersville, North Carolina. “We are going to get him preparation whether that is simulation, driving the car himself, attending some IndyCar races and sitting in debriefs,” Zak Brown explained. “Obviously, Kyle’s primary program is Kyle’s quest for another NASCAR championship, and we want to work around what will be a very busy schedule for him. We want to immerse Kyle and work together with Hendrick to maximize performance both on and off the track. We are now working through how many test days that includes and where we can test. Chevrolet’s new test center is around the corner from Hendrick Motorsports. It will be a benefit. “One of the reasons for an early announcement and early commitment was for maximum preparation.”
Brown believed this approach was best. He already has four drivers entered in the 107th Indianapolis 500 on May 28 including NTT IndyCar Series regulars Pato O’Ward, Felix Rosenqvist and newcomer Alexander Rossi. Tony Kanaan, the 2004 IndyCar Series champion and 2013 Indianapolis 500 winner, will drive an extra Arrow McLaren Chevrolet in the 107th Indianapolis 500 this year. INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 27:  2013 Indianapolis 500 Champion Tony Kanaan of Brazil, driver of the ... [+] Hydroxycut KV Racing Technology-SH Racing Chevrolet, hugs the Borg Warner Trophy at the yard of bricks during the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Trophy Presentation and Champions Portrait Session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 27, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kanaan earned his first Indy 500 victory by winning the 97th running of the race. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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“Four cars are the right number for the Indianapolis 500,” Brown explained. “We don’t want to have any compromise and put our best foot forward. It’s a big opportunity for Arrow McLaren to partner with Rick Hendrick’s organization and Jeff Gordon and have a driver of Kyle’s caliber. I think five cars is one too many. “Also, bringing on a new driver this year in Alex Rossi, we wanted to make sure we continue to have a good Indianapolis 500. Another year of four cars will make us that much more prepared for when we bring Kyle on board in 2024.”
Gavin Ward is Arrow McLaren’s Racing Director and looks forward to helping Larson adapt from stock car racing to the much-faster brand of IndyCar racing. “When learning any new race car, there will be learning the language how to set the car up, what the options are,” Ward explained. “Knowing what we can tweak on an Indy car will be little bit of a technical learning exercise. “The Indy car will be the fastest car that Kyle Larson has ever driven, but I have no doubt Kyle will adapt to that and car control will not be an issue. We have a good group of people with a lot of experience bringing drivers up to speed at the Indy 500, which is a special task. We have done that before and I don’t think that will be a taxing task with Kyle.”
Larson is probably today’s most versatile driver. He can compete in anything, any time and drive it to victory in the same manner as legends AJ Foyt, Mario Andretti, Parnelli Jones and Tony Stewart. He realizes it would be difficult to win the Indianapolis 500 in his first attempt but sees 2024 as the first in several attempts at the Indy 500. Larson believes he is in the prime of his career and must take the opportunities that exist. “If you look at all the types of stuff that I’ve done and the dirt late model years, when I get involved in something, I don’t want it to a one-and-done thing,” Larson said. “I take it seriously. I want to continue to compete in it and learn the craft. Every different type of race car I drive takes a different driving style and a different driving craft. The Indy car will be another one of those, obviously. “We only have this one-year deal done, and we’ll see how it goes, but if we all enjoy it and have a good time and we all believe it was successful and want more of it, I would love to do it again. I don’t want to compete in the Indy 500 just to say I competed in the Indy 500. I want to compete to win. I want to win someday down the road. “I’m still young. I’m only 30 right now. I feel like I’m in the prime of my career and while you are in that prime, you need to take advantage of it and compete in the big events you have a shot at winning. If you win it the first time, that might change things, but I would love to compete in it more than just next year.”
Jeff Gordon (left), Kyle Larson (center) and the late Robin Miller (right) at the Indianapolis Motor ... [+] Speedway on August 16, 2021. Steve Shunck Photo
There are many fascinating subplots to Larson finally getting a chance to compete in the Indianapolis 500. The last time the famed motorsports journalist Robin Miller was at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was on August 15, 2021. Miller was in his final days of a lengthy battle with cancer. IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials allowed Miller to be at the base of the stairs following driver introductions when he had a chance to talk to Larson and Gordon for the final time. Miller told Larson that he needs to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and told him to pursue his dream. Miller lost his long battle with cancer 10 days later when he passed away. “I remember when Robin was pretty sick there at the end,” Larson told me Thursday night. “I had known he wanted to see me race the Indy 500. I know he will be watching down and cheering me on as a dirt guy that he has followed along since the beginning of my career. “The Indy 500 is special because I didn’t live in Indianapolis for a couple of years at the beginning breakout point of my career that got me to NASCAR. In 2011, 2012 was spent racing a lot of USAC races around the Indianapolis area. “Indy has always felt like a second home to me. I’ve got a lot of friends there that felt like family. That adds to the prestige for me of being a local dirt track kid. To race in the Indianapolis 500 is a special thing. “Bryan Clauson got to run in the Indianapolis 500 a few times. I was always jealous of him getting those opportunities. I talked to him a lot about it. For him to run that while running on the dirt tracks was a very throwback thing to do. “I’m glad I can add my name to another list with him on it and hopefully I can do all the dirt track fans, proud.”
CHARLOTTE, NC - JANUARY 20:  NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Rick Hendrick(right) and former NASCAR ... [+] driver Jeff Gordon share a moment prior to the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2017 Induction Ceremony at NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 20, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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For Larson to realize his life-long dream, he had to win over team owner Rick Hendrick and Hendrick Motorsports Vice Chairman Jeff Gordon. Surprisingly, both gave their approval and support. “There wasn’t as much convincing go into it as I thought there would be with Rick. I remember us taking about Christmas in 2021. Rick called and I really wanted to do the Indy 500 someday and he said, ‘Well, let’s do it, then.’ That was simpler than I thought it would be. “I didn’t want to lose any momentum, so I kept bringing it up to Rick and Jeff Gordon here and there,” Larson said. “Jeff and Rick worked side-by-side. I made sure I mentioned it to Jeff a lot to keep a bug in Rick’s ear. Thankfully, he didn’t, and they worked very hard to find me the best opportunity to go out there and compete for a win. “It took a lot of patience to get to this moment and it will take even more patience to get to 2024. I think we have assembled the best possible scenario for all of us involved to have a good run.”
All it took for Larson was a little patience. But now, he must wait another year and as Tom Petty once said, “The waiting is the hardest part.”
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I have been chasing race cars since the first Michigan 500 in 1981. Got it! Got it! Got it! AVONDALE, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 07: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and ... [+] NASCAR Hall of Famer and team owner Rick Hendrick pose for photos after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 07, 2021 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
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The combination of the most successful team owner in Nascar Cup Series history with one of leading team owners in Formula One has created a “Motorsports Dream Team” at the Indianapolis 500 in 2024. A deeper look at the connection between Nascar’s Rick Hendrick and McLaren’s Zak Brown sees the potential of a powerful alliance that could achieve some great things in international auto racing. Both admitted 2021 Nascar Cup Series champion Kyle Larson’s Indy 500 ride in 2024 could be the first step in more involvement between the two iconic racing organizations. “That’s one of the many things that is very exciting about our partnership,” Brown said Thursday night. “As Mr. H (Rick Hendrick) said, we are all a bunch of racers that race in different formulas, and all have a lot in common. You never quite know where partnerships lead to. “Going to LeMans, I have a great history in sports cars. I remember the Corvette GTP program very much, which was an uber-cool racing car and racing series. That was one of the things that was very exciting for us to create a partnership that gets a bunch of racers together that have a passion for winning and racing cars that can lead to other opportunities in the future.”
The 2024 Indianapolis 500 will be Hendricks first entry in the Indianapolis 500. The famed Nascar Cup Series team owner has won a record 14 championships, 291 Cup Series victories, 343 Nascar Xfinity Series wins and 26 Nascar Craftsman Truck Series victories. MORE FOR YOU
Some of the greatest drivers in Nascar Cup Series history have driven for Hendrick Motorsports including seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and four-time Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon. CHARLOTTE, NC - JANUARY 20:  NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Rick Hendrick(second from left) poses with ... [+] his NASCAR drivers (L-R)Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Chase Elliott after the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2017 Induction Ceremony at NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 20, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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Hendrick has also successfully competed in IMSA Sports Car Racing and will be part of the Garage 56 entry in the 24 Hours of LeMans in 2023. Brown has helped revive McLaren’s Formula One effort and has created a very impressive multi-car operation in the NTT IndyCar Series. “I have never dreamed we would be partners running the Indianapolis 500,” Hendrick said Thursday night. “Kyle has made it very clear to me that he would love to do it. I never thought it would happen.”
Arrow McLaren SP and Hendrick Motorsports are both Chevrolet teams. “For me to do it with Chevrolet, I always wanted to be with a premier team if we ever did do it,” Hendrick said. “To be able to partner with McLaren and have Hendrick Cars on it, that is special to me and our whole organization. “Everybody is excited about it. To partner with McLaren and have the talent that you have assembled and know that Kyle is going to be in first class equipment with total preparation, it’s going to be exciting for our organization, our fans and everyone involved. We are super excited and very appreciative to partner with you. Looking forward to Kyle running the Indy 500 next year. It’s an amazing opportunity. “A bucket list for any racer.”
Hendrick crew up in South Hill, Virginia and is one of the most successful automotive dealers in the United States. The Hendrick Automotive Group has over 100 dealers in the United States. In 1984, he was the founder of All Star Racing featuring Geoff Bodine as his driver. That was the genesis of Hendrick Motorsports, which would go on to become the leading team in Nascar Cup Series history. NASHVILLE, TN - MAY 12, 1984:  Geoff Bodine in Rick Hendrick's All-Star Racing Chevy Monte Carlo ... [+] during the Coors 420 at Nashville Speedway. Bodine started third and finished third in the race behind winner Darrell Waltrip. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)
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In 2024, Hendrick will be part of the starting grid at the Indianapolis 500 for the first time. “I think if you are a racer and on your bucket list if you can be a part of and have an entry in the Indy 500, that’s a huge deal,” Hendrick said. “Kyle has told me he wanted to do it. If you want to race, you must be competitive. To have a partner or team to associate with like a McLaren and Zak Brown, that is what you must have. I’m not interested in going if we are not prepared and don’t have a shot to be competitive. “I know it’s a tall order to talk about trying to win it, but every race I have ever seen Kyle in, I look at the McLaren team and I know they are winners and Kyle is a winner, Jeff Gordon has been in the middle of this, and we are all talking about getting him in a car at the end of the year. Zak and I have talked about that earlier today. “All of this is going to develop, but what I like about it is we’ve got a great team we are associated with. For me to have a chance to be a co-owner and bring Hendrick Cars to Kyle’s fans and our organization, I get more excited about it every day. “I wasn’t too excited about it in the beginning but when we started talking about it, to partner with McLaren and Zak Brown and a quality organization in everything from Formula One to Indy, this is a great opportunity for us. “I’m looking forward to it. We’ll see how it all works out.”
When asked how he expects to feel for this first Indy 500, Hendrick reflected to the same feeling he had 39 years ago. “I probably feel like I did when I went to Daytona the first time in 1984,” Hendrick said. “I had an entry there and I looked down the garage lane and saw the Wood Brothers and Junior Johnson and thought, ‘Oh, Man – I shouldn’t be here.’ But being partners with McLaren gives us a tremendous amount of comfort we will have the best equipment and the best preparation. We owe that all to the McLaren group because they are the best. “We’re looking forward to seeing what it’s like.”
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 1984:  NASCAR racecars get the green flag at the start-finish line ... [+] during the running of the 1984 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images)
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The collective business horsepower of Zak Brown and McLaren, along with Rick Hendrick, Hendrick Motorsports and the Hendrick Automotive Group has everything needed for success. But those involved realize they can only achieve greatness by working together. “I know full well what it’s like to step into an organization or racing series like NASCAR to compete,” Hendrick said. “It takes a lot of time. Any race team, it’s all about people. We know Chevrolet has a great product. I’ve never raced anything but Chevrolet. There is no way our organization could make this step without having a partner like McLaren. I’m in awe that I’m going to be mentioned in the same sentence with McLaren and Zak. “Whatever we do, I’m going to put the best effort out there we can.”
Hendrick will be 74 at the 2024 Indianapolis 500, but the successful businessman and racing team owner believes it’s never too late to check off his bucket list. “The Indianapolis 500 is a bucket list,” Hendrick said. “I never thought I would be going to LeMans, either. It’s one of those deals that Kyle has been adamant about. He convinced me to let him run Sprint Cars. “The Indy 500 is such a prestige event in all of motorsports. I never thought I would be there. It’s going to be special to walk out on the grid next year and be a part of it.”
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 29: Pole sitter Scott Dixon (9) leads the field of 33 cars away from the ... [+] starting grid for the start of the106th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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The Reynolds and Reynolds Company delivers software solutions and services that support every aspect of automotive retailing. Serving dealers since 1927, it is a leading provider of dealer management systems and associated products and services. Reynolds & Reynolds enables automobile dealers to sell more cars and to improve customer service. The company's leadership is built on deep automotive industry experience, technological knowledge, and the unique ability to bring both together in solutions that connect car companies, automobile retailers, and consumers.

Reynolds and Reynolds Company

MGH is a full-service marketing agency. It offers social media marketing, content development, digital marketing, advertising, public relations, search engine optimization (SEO), web design and development, and more. It was founded in 1995 and is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Manheim is a wholesale vehicle auction operation. The company provides vehicle remarketing services and handles used vehicles, facilitating transactions.

Manheim

Hendrick Automotive Group is the private automotive dealership group, provides new and pre-owned vehicles, financing, warranties, automobile parts, accessories, service and body repair. It is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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