Hendrick is the founder and chairman of hendrick automotive group, the nations secondlargest privately held automotive dealership group and the sixthlargest automotive dealership group overall andhendrick motorsports, winners of nascar owners championships and more than 200 victories in the elite sprint cup series. After every race, each engine is completely remanufactured by the hendrick engine team. Gordon also advocates for more teams having former drivers with. Duchardt, 53, came to hendrick motorsports in january 2005 as vice president of development, a position in which he oversaw race car design, engineering and production.
Doug duchardt exiting role as hendrick motorsports gm. In july 20, he was elevated to the newly created role of general manager, directing all racing operations for the team. Behind the hardwon chemistry between car and driver lies the concerted effort of many groups, all working singlemindedly toward one goal. Hendrick motorsports, llc company profile charlotte, nc. Veteran motorsports manager alba colon has been named director of competition systems at hendrick motorsports. John barilka manager at hendrick motorsports charlotte, north carolina area sports. Received the kara hendrick memorial award for the 2008 lyn st. Manage relationships with sponsors between hendrick motorsports and drivers. Hendrick motorsports hires pioneering engineer alba colon. Employment within our organization is based solely upon an individuals merit and qualifications relative to the position. Jun 22, 2015 so ill leave you with the words of another legendary driver, ricky bobby, it takes team work to make the dream work. The organization fields four fulltime chevrolet teams on the nascar cup series circuit with drivers chase elliott, william byron, jimmie johnson and alex bowman. Jan 09, 2018 veteran motorsports manager alba colon has been named director of competition systems at hendrick motorsports.
Hendrick taught me most about the value of people in your organization. Hendrick motorsports drivers launch disaster relief fund. We are committed to embracing innovation with intensity to perform at the highest level expected by our dedicated sponsors and fans worldwide. Byron has led the most laps in five of the six races held so far as part of the series. I interviewed at hendrick motorsports charlotte, nc. The team, created in 1984 by rick hendrick, is one of stock car racings premier organizations. In a release, duchardt, who has been with the team for more than 12 years, said. The candidate should have extensive knowledge of following appropriate safety procedures for transporting equipment and knowledge of related laws and regulations related to operating commercial vehicles. Duchardt, 53, came to hendrick motorsports in january 2005 as vice president of development, read more. Doug duchardt named general manager of hendrick motorsports. Most people including those working within nascar and perhaps even many associated with hendrick motorsports hms and jr motorsports jrm likely dont recognize that the success built in the historic 2003 nascar busch series season with car owner ricky hendrick, driver brian vickers, crew chief lance mcgrew and team managerspotter michael landis played a varying role in setting the stage for future.
On its 65acre racing complex in charlotte, nc, hendrick motorsports hms designs, tests, and builds race cars for such noted nascar drivers as fourtime champion jeff gordon, twotime champion terry labonte, and jimmie johnson. Hendrick tabbed development driver kyle busch, the younger brother of kurt busch, as labontes replacement for the 2005 season. Hendrick motorsports hms, formerly named all star racing, is an american professional. Heather masterson human resources director hendrick. The win moved franchitti into third place in the indycar series driver championship, three points out of the lead.
Hendrick motorsports strengthens organization with eight leadership. Gm doug duchardt to leave hendrick motorsports this summer. Hendrick motorsports is an equal opportunity employer. The organization fields four fulltime chevrolet camaro zl1 teams on the cup circuit with drivers chase elliott, william byron, jimmie johnson and alex bowman. Applicants are considered without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, pregnancy status, gender, age, marital status, disability, existing medical. Business development manager salaries 2 salaries reported. Hendrick motorsports also builds and rebuilds some 550 engines. Find the latest hendrick motorsports news, team info, schedules, photos and videos, and more.
From that humble start, his teams have won 11 sprint. Busch won the seasonopener at daytona international speedway, while blake feese launched hendrick s new driver development program with an april victory at nashville superspeedway. Uncover why hendrick motorsports is the best company for you. Salaries posted anonymously by hendrick automotive group employees. We are committed to embracing innovation with intensity to perform at the highest level expected by.
He is also a retired race car driver himself, driving in. Hendrick motorsports is a nascar team that currently competes in the monster energy cup series which is owned mostly by rick hendrick. We manufacture the product, test it, race it, use it up and manufacture it again, explains jim mckenzie, applications manager at hendrick. Chevrolets alba colon to lead hendrick motorsports. The hendrick motorsports operation is a 430,000squarefoot facility located in concord, north carolina, minutes away from charlotte motor speedway. I help to connect the dots between car performance and driver performance.
Mark rocky ryan spotter driver development in nascar. Stock car racing runs in the family at hendrick motorsports. And be sure to check out the announcement today and stories from nascar and hendrick motorsports. Alba colon, who worked most recently as chevrolet racings nascar program manager, has been hired by hendrick motorsports to oversee the teams competition group. Kelsey tucker media relations representative hendrick. Hendrick motorsports uses siemens plm software technology to stay at the forefront of competition, said jim wall, engineering group manager, hendrick motorsports. He attended park view high school in south hill, virginia, and began his career in auto racing at age 14. Rick hendrick started out in a small, leased building in 1984 with geoff bodine as the sole driver. We provide a working environment where a diverse group of highly talented team members can work together to achieve a common goal. The team began with driver jeff gordon, who spent his entire fulltime career behind the wheel of the no. Official site of hendrick motorsports nascar racing team. Founder rick hendrick, who also owns car dealership hendrick automotive group, started hendrick motorsports with veteran driver harry hyde in.
Matthew cochran, manager of information technologies hendrick motorsports teamwork that wins races teamwork is the foundation of stock car racing success. The company handles marketing and licensing for its racing teams, in addition to providing cars designed and built at its 100acre complex. Hendrick motorsports news latest from the nascar sprint cup. Horsman was subsequently responsible for the development, construction and race preparation of all of jwaes products. Hendrick motorsports jan 2018 present 2 years 5 months i am the media relations representative for alex bowman and the no. Since 1984, hendrick motorsports has earned a record 12 car owner championships in nascars premier division. Jun 06, 2017 duchardt, 53, came to hendrick motorsports in january 2005 as vice president of development, a position in which he oversaw race car design, engineering and production. Hendrick motorsports hms, formerly named all star racing, is an american professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the nascar cup series.
A free inside look at hendrick motorsports salary trends based on 18 salaries wages for 14 jobs at hendrick motorsports. Alex stamper business development at hendrick motorsports. Nascar hendrick motorsports hires engineer alba colon to. Hendrick motorsports has named new crew chiefs for the organizations nos. Evernham, who won three cup championships as a crew chief for hendrick motorsports driver jeff gordon, founded ray evernham enterprises in 2008, and his company will do the consulting work for the. Compare pay for popular roles and read about the teams worklife balance. Hendrick motorsports, a leading nascar motorsports operation, is currently seeking an experienced, highly motivated hauler driver. The company formed by ceo rick hendrick is a major force in nascar sprint cup auto racing, with four teams competing for the checkered flag. General manager doug duchardt will leave hendrick motorsports at the end of the month, the team announced tuesday. Rick hendrick, owner of hendrick motorsports and hendrick automotive group. I had a short phone interview with the hiring manager and at the end of the call he asked me to come to the shop for an. Jun 06, 2017 general manager doug duchardt will leave hendrick motorsports at the end of the month, the team announced tuesday. In the years that have followed, many drivers have taken the wheel of his chevrolet entries in nascars top series.
Tiff daniels media relations representative hendrick. Hendrick motorsports driver casey mears win at charlotte, was his first in cup series competition and the fifth consecutive win for hendrick motorsports, bringing the total to nine of the last 10 point races this season. The official site of hendrick motorsports nascar racing. Noah gragson scored his second topfive finish of the season to lead jrm in sunday nights raindelayed xfinity series race at las vegas motor speedway. Apr 20, 2020 william byron the hendrick motorsports driver won his second pro invitational series race in a row. As of 2020, hendrick motorsports has won twelve cup series owners and drivers championships, three truck series owners and drivers titles, and. Apply to executive assistant, customer service representative, field sales representative and more. Salaries posted anonymously by hendrick motorsports employees. What we do is like having a new product introduction every week for 38 weeks, said jim wall, engine program director, hendrick motorsports. Hendrick motorsports uses siemens plm softwares nx, simcenter and teamcenter software for product development, leveraging softwarebased digital twins to gain a competitive edge. New merchandise arrivals hendrick motorsports store. Hendrick motorsports executive vice president and general manager doug duchardt will leave the organization later this summer. See what employees say its like to work at hendrick motorsports.
Hendrick motorsports has named general motors engineer and nascar program manager alba colon to oversee the teams competition systems group david j. Hendrick motorsports losing doug duchardt as general manager. A free inside look at hendrick automotive group salary trends based on 444 salaries wages for 179 jobs at hendrick automotive group. Hendrick motorsports gm leaving at the end of june. Essentially, the biggest part of my job is collecting data and. Now in its 15 th year, jr motorsports is the professional race team and management company for dale earnhardt jr. Find out what works well at hendrick motorsports from the people who know best.
General manager doug duchardt leaving hendrick motorsports. Dehart, who left hendrick motorsports following the 1996 season to form his own company, working as a research and development engineer, consultant and race car constructor, most recently worked. A pioneering female racing engineer, colon is moving from general motors, where she. Hendrick motorsports wont replace general manager doug. Director, international business operations at nascar. Get the inside scoop on jobs, salaries, top office locations, and ceo insights. Siemens plm software technology speeds hendrick motorsports. Some hardwaresoftware requirements apply and feature availability may vary by device and market. Clean and green until the last lap was the story tuesday in the 2020 iracing season opener on the virtual high banks at daytona international speedway. Rick hendrick made his first venture into bigleague stockcar racing in 1984. Vice president and chief financial officer scott lampe has been. Hendrick motorsports founded by rick hendrick in 1984, hendrick motorsports has earned a record 12 car owner championships in the premier nascar cup series. Hendrick motorsports wont replace general manager doug duchardt.
Hendrick motorsports strengthens organization with eight. Since 1984, hendrick has grown from a onecar race team to a sixteam operation that has won five of the last eleven nascar nextel cup formerly winston cup. Nascar and hendrick motorsports accelerating microsoft. Kyle krisiloff picked up a win at chicagoland speedway, a runnerup finish at nashville and another top10 at lake erie. Jan 09, 2018 as they look to continue to revamp their competitive department, hendrick motorsports has named alba colon to oversee the teams competition systems group. A free inside look at hendrick automotive group salary trends based on 441 salaries wages for 177 jobs at hendrick automotive group. Colon is a former engineer and auto racing program manager for general motors and will be joining the organization later this month, according to nbc sports.
Veteran racer ken howes, who has 32 years of service with hendrick motorsports, has been named vice president and chief of staff to provide leadership, coordination and support across the organizations senior executive team and all racing operations. Hendrick motorsports provides a oneofakind working experience where a diverse group of highly talented team members can work together to achieve a common goal. Joseph riddick rick hendrick iii born july 12, 1949 is the current owner of the american nascar team, hendrick motorsports, and co owner of jr motorsports, and founder of the hendrick automotive group and hendrick marrow program. The johannesburg, south africa, native previously was vice president of competition and is the companys most experienced team executive with a decorated auto racing career. Heather masterson human resources director at hendrick motorsports charlotte, north carolina area sports 4 people have recommended heather. Jobes was the seventh overall selection in the playstation draft in 2019 and went on to capture four topfive finishes and 11 top10s, securing an average finish of 6. In august 2017, hendrick motorsports promoted holl to the role of director of vehicle engineering, reporting directly to brian whitesell, the teams vice president of operations. Jeff gordon would be truly honored to take on ownership of. Hendrick motorsports announced tuesday morning that veteran racing program manager alba colon has been named director of the organizations competition systems.
Hendrick motorsports names new 2019 crew chiefs for johnson. She led hendrick motorsports vehicle engineering group to integrate the designandbuild processes put into the development and production of its racing cars. When youre racing 36 weeks a year you have to enhance performance on the fly. I had a short phone interview with the hiring manager and at the end of the call he asked me to come to the shop for an inperson interview a couple of days later. Gordon won 93 pointspaying races and four series championships before retiring fulltime in 2015. Ap hendrick motorsports general manager doug duchardt will leave the organization at the end of this month after 12 years with nascars powerhouse team. John barilka manager hendrick motorsports linkedin. Hendrick motorsports announce eight leadership promotions. Through the combined efforts of john wyer, team manager david yorke, and horsman, the team added to its backtoback le mans 24 hours victories with the coveted.
The johannesburg, south africa, native previously was vice president of competition and is the companys most experienced team executive with a decorated auto racing career that spans nascar, formula 1 and imsa. Hendrick motorsports hires pioneering engineer alba colon to. With byrons win, a hendrick motorsports driver has won the last four pro invitational events. Alex stamper business developmentsponsorship hendrick. Hendrick motorsports wraps up successful 2004 hendrick. He will remain in his role through the end of june. Had timmy hill not done a bumpandrun at virtual texas, it could have been three in a row. Since doug duchardt started at hendrick motorsports in 2005, the organizations chassis and engines have won nine of the last 11 cup titles, including seven with jimmie johnson. Sort by featured price low to high price high to low new arrivals best sellers. Jan 09, 2018 hendrick motorsports has named general motors engineer and nascar program manager alba colon to oversee the teams competition systems group david j. Nick jobes, known by his gamer tag njobes25, returns to hendrick motorsports gaming club in 2020 and will compete on the playstation 4.
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