Hendrick Motorsports
American racecar team
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April 16 2025 | Connor Mosack announced to drive the No. 9 car at the Charlotte Roval. |
April 13 2025 | Kyle Larson wins the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway for Hendrick Motorsports |
April 12 2025 | Kyle Larson wins the SciAps 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway driving the #17 car for Hendrick Motorsports |
2025 | JRM reverted the No. 8 car to the former Dale Earnhardt Incorporated font design with Sammy Smith continuing as the driver. |
2025 | At Martinsville, Sammy Smith wrecked Taylor Gray while fighting for the lead on the final overtime lap, resulting in a 50-point penalty and a $25,000 fine. |
April 1 2025 | Hendrick Motorsports announced that Kyle Larson would attempt to run the 2025 Indianapolis 500, continuing their expansion into IndyCar racing. |
2025 | Hendrick Motorsports fields four full-time Cup Series teams with Chevrolet Camaro ZL1: No. 5 (Kyle Larson), No. 9 (Chase Elliott), No. 24 (William Byron), and No. 48 (Alex Bowman). |
March 23 2025 | Kyle Larson wins the Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead–Miami Speedway for Hendrick Motorsports |
2025 | Elliott opened the season with a victory at the Cook Out Clash. |
2025 | Connor Hall, a 2-time Weekly Series National Champion, was announced to take over the No. 8 full-time after Carson Kvapil's promotion to the Xfinity Series. |
2025 | Justin Allgaier scored his first win of the season at Las Vegas. |
2025 | The team announced a 16-race schedule for the No. 17 car, with development driver Corey Day competing in 10 races, and the remaining 6 races split between Byron, Bowman, Larson, and Elliott. |
February 2025 | Justin Allgaier qualified for and competed in the Daytona 500, finishing ninth overall and being the top open car in his duel. |
February 16 2025 | William Byron wins the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway |
January 15 2025 | JR Motorsports announced a collaboration with Chris Stapleton to compete in the 2025 Daytona 500 with the No. 40 car, driven by Justin Allgaier and sponsored by Traveller Whiskey. |
January 10 2025 | Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen announced as part-time drivers of the No. 9 car. |
2024 | Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson score NASCAR Xfinity Series wins for Hendrick Motorsports |
2024 | Sammy Smith started the season with a 23rd-place finish at Daytona. He made the playoffs with four top-fives and 13 top-10 finishes, scoring his second career win at Talladega during the playoffs. |
2024 | Sam Mayer is disqualified at Talladega after his car fails the post-race ride height requirement, but wins later at the Charlotte Roval. |
2024 | Sam Mayer wins races at Texas and Iowa, beats Ryan Sieg by 0.002 seconds at Texas and wins a Dash 4 Cash bonus of $100,000. |
2024 | NEMCO Motorsports fielded the No. 29 Toyota Camry in the ARCA Menards Series for vintage racer Ryan Gemmell at Watkins Glen. |
2024 | Hendrick Motorsports partnered with Arrow McLaren to field the No. 17 car for Kyle Larson in the Indianapolis 500, making Larson the fifth driver to attempt the 'Double' (racing in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day). |
October 1 2024 | Carson Kvapil announced to run full-time in 2025, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet. |
September 3 2024 | Brandon Jones announces he will depart JR Motorsports and return to Joe Gibbs Racing for 2025. |
August 17 2024 | Sam Mayer announces his departure to Haas Factory Team for the 2025 season. |
August 7 2024 | It was announced on The Dale Jr. Download that Connor Zilisch will drive the No. 88 car for JR Motorsports full-time in 2025. |
May 2024 | Kyle Larson breaks the Hendrick Motorsports record by leading 462 of 500 laps at the Bristol Night Race. |
May 25 2024 | Chase Elliott wins the BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway for Hendrick Motorsports in Car #17 |
May 11 2024 | Justin Allgaier dominated at Darlington, winning Stages 1 and 2 and taking the checkered flag. He won at Michigan and claimed his first Xfinity Series championship at Phoenix. |
April 14 2024 | Elliott won at Texas, breaking a 42-race winless streak and marking Hooters' first win as a sponsor since Alan Kulwicki's championship run in 1992. |
March 2024 | Hendrick Motorsports claimed their first Xfinity Series win since 2009, with Kyle Larson winning at the Circuit of the Americas by overtaking Shane van Gisbergen and Austin Hill on the final lap. |
February 27 2024 | A ten-race schedule was announced for the No. 17 Xfinity car, featuring Byron, Larson, Bowman, Chase Elliott, and Boris Said. |
February 19 2024 | William Byron wins the prestigious Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway |
2023 | Sam Mayer scores his first career win at Road America and his second win at Watkins Glen. |
2023 | Carson Kvapil won his second consecutive championship in the CARS Tour. |
2023 | Sam Mayer wins at the Charlotte Roval and Homestead during the playoffs, makes the Championship 4, and finishes fifth at Phoenix and third in the points standings. |
2023 | Justin Allgaier won at Charlotte and the Daytona night race, beating Sheldon Creed by 0.005 seconds. He won at Bristol and Martinsville during the playoffs, finishing second in points. |
2023 | Josh Berry drove winless but remained consistent enough to make the playoffs, ultimately being eliminated at the Charlotte Roval race. |
September 27 2023 | JR Motorsports announced Sammy Smith will drive the No. 8 car for the 2024 season. |
September 26 2023 | Two additional races were added to the No. 17 schedule, with Boris Said competing at the Charlotte Roval and Rajah Caruth competing in the season finale at Phoenix. |
September 3 2023 | Kyle Larson wins Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway |
July 2023 | The Hendrick Motorsports Le Mans Camaro was featured at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, showcasing the team's international racing endeavor. |
July 12 2023 | Hendrick Motorsports added a fifth race to their Xfinity schedule, with Chase Elliott driving the No. 17 at Pocono. |
June 2023 | Hendrick Motorsports entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the experimental Garage 56 category with a modified Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, driven by Jimmie Johnson, Mike Rockenfeller, and Jenson Button. The team finished 39th out of 62 competitors, outperforming entries in the GTE Am class. |
May 21 2023 | Josh Berry wins the NASCAR All-Star Open at North Wilkesboro Speedway |
May 21 2023 | Kyle Larson wins the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway |
March 20 2023 | NEMCO returns to the Truck Series at the XPEL 225 with driver Samuel LeComte, marking their first series appearance since 2021. |
March 8 2023 | Hendrick Motorsports announced it would field the No. 17 in four Xfinity races in 2023, with Byron, Larson, Bowman, and later Elliott scheduled to drive. |
March 3 2023 | Josh Berry was announced as a substitute driver for the No. 9 car after Elliott sustained a leg injury from snowboarding. |
2022 | Noah Gragson wins races at Phoenix, Talladega, and Pocono. |
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