Mark Martin Races Hendrickcars.com No.5 this Sunday

Hendrickcars.com is the primary partner for the Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 Chevrolet and Mark Martin this Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Atlanta Motor Speedway after a two-week sponsorship with JR Motorsports on the #88 Chevrolet (finished 7th 2/20 in Fontana and crashed early on 2/27 at Las Vegas). Mark Martin has had two 4th place finishes in the last two races and finished second in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings.



Martin began his racing career at the age of 15 in his home state of Arkansas. Competing on dirt tracks, he won in only his third start and that same year – 1974 – won the Arkansas State Championship. In 1976, Martin left his dirt days behind and moved to pavement racetracks.

In 1977, Martin started competing in the American Speed Association (ASA). He earned rookie of the year honors that year and went on to win the championship the following three seasons.

Hendrick’s admiration grew for Martin’s on-track skills as well as his ability to motivate and inspire his crew members. Hendrick decided to pursue the NASCAR veteran, and in July 2008, Martin announced that he would return to full-time Sprint Cup competition to drive the No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.

Martin did not disappoint in his first season with the powerhouse team and posted one of his career-best seasons with five victories, 14 top-five finishes and 21 top-10s. He also notched a career-best seven pole positions.

In his return to full-time racing, Martin challenged for the 2009 Sprint Cup championship. He opened the Chase as the points leader and maintained the top spot during the first three races of the postseason. During the final race of the season, Martin was the only contender with a mathematical shot to reach Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson, who ultimately scored his fourth straight Cup title.

Martin finished the season with several honors and notably was recognized as NASCAR Illustrated’s Person of the Year presented by Old Spice. He also earned the Sporting News’ Dale Earnhardt Tough Driver award. Martin was named to the All American Team selected by the Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association and was nominated for the SPEED Performer of the Year title.

Late in the 2009 season, Mark Martin announced that he would return fulltime to Hendrick Motorsports through the 2011 season to drive the No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet.

Prelude to the Dream Race at Eldora Speedway

The Prelude to the Dream race at Eldora Speedway has been reschedule for Wednesday, September 3rd at Eldora Speedway the dirt-track race where top NASCAR drivers like Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart (Eldora Speedway owner), Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth and even more top drivers will battle for first place. These drivers donate their time to participate in this race to help raise money for military charities.

Proceeds from this race will go to support four military-themed charities: Wounded Warrior Project, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, Operation Homefront, and Fisher House. These four charities all cater to severely injured military personnel or fallen heroes and their families.

Hendrickcars.com is proud to sponsor Jimmie Johnson in this race. He'll be driving the #48 Hendrickcars.com car and we expect a great finish. He finished in the top 10 last year and should do even better this year with a Hendrickcars.com race car. Tune in Wednesday, September 3rd, 2009 at on HBO pay-per-view. With an immediate replay and replays throughout the week and following weekend.

Want a Hendrickcars.com vehicle too? Visit us on-line to select from up to 5,000 pre-owned vehicles of all makes and models. Over 50% of our inventory are manufacturer certified pre-owned vehicles with free CARFAX reports. Plus, you can enter the 2009 Dream Weekend at Indy sweepstakes for a chance to win an all-expense-paid trip to the Brickyard 400 courtesy of Hendrick Motorsports.

Stewart drives No. 80 HendrickCars.com Chevy to Victory Lane

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 14, 2009) - Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart drove the No. 80 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet to Victory Lane on Saturday during the NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.


This marks the second straight win for Stewart in the 300-mile event and his fourth overall. Stewart, in his first-ever start for car owner Rick Hendrick, climbed from his fifth-place starting position and led four times for 23 laps during Saturday's 120-lap event. Hendrick now has 14 total NASCAR wins at Daytona, including four in the Nationwide Series. He has won the prestigious Daytona 500 six times.


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Daytona is Racing towards East Bay BMW

Get ready race fans, Daytona is racing towards us! Hendrick Motorsports and Hendrickcars.com have teamed up with Tony Stewart to Win the 2009 Daytona Nationwide race. Excitement is guaranteed as these winners come together to provide the best in racing:
Hendrick Motorsports

• six time winners of the Daytona 500


• one time winner of Busch series (now Nationwide series)


• eight time winners NASCAR Sprint Series Championship

Tony Stewart: surprised?

• 2008 Winner of the Camping World 300 at Daytona and two-time previous winner of the season opening event


• 2005 NASCAR Sprint series Champion and regular NASCAR Chase contender
  

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• one stop site for top quality Hendrick Pre-Owned vehicles


• thousands of pre-owned vehicles nearly 50% manufacturer certified vehicles


• video on most vehicles


• up to 60 photos for each vehicle


• visited over 40,000 times each month

Just like Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Jr. and Mark Martin you can drive a Hendrick car too. Visit http://www.hendrickcars.com/ to find the perfect pre-owned car, truck, van or SUV.

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