Michael Myrick

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Starting work as a young boy at his father Bill’s side earning tips at a full-service gas station, Michael was taught to work both hard and smart at an early age. By age 17, Myrick was hired by Rick and “Papa Joe” Hendrick to do landscaping work at their NASCAR team, Hendrick Motorsports. He worked his way up to leading tours of the facility for guests, sponsors, and VIPs, as well as hauling retired race cars, called “showcars”, across the country, performing promotional appearances for team sponsors. Michael briefly left Hendrick Motorsports to pursue working for John Hendrick at one of his Honda dealerships, but later returned when the offer of working for his mentor Papa Joe Hendrick was again extended.

Quickly becoming a manager upon his return, the following years working as Showcar Manager under the watchful eye of Papa Joe Hendrick, as a Pit Crew Member for Ricky Hendrick, and as a Museum Manager for Rick Hendrick means Myrick was taught by and worked alongside some of the legends of motorsports, including 17 of NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers, and 13 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductees. He cherishes his time spent with some of the racing industry’s biggest names.

Around motorsports since his youth, Myrick has a unique view of modern racing, as well as a reverence for the historical significance of its past. Having forged his entire motorsports career in daily contact with Fortune 500 companies at the highest levels of American auto racing, Myrick used available resources, collaborating with other talented employees, to add value to, create, develop, and implement NASCAR marketing and hospitality programs you’ve likely heard about, seen, or experienced in person. Experience in managing both on-site and off-site employees, as well as working on over 7,000 live events in various capacities honed Myrick’s skills in top-quality, high-pressure, important fan/client/customer facing performances.

Excelling in behind-the-scenes work, Michael Myrick has worked closely with celebrities, on-air talent, photographers, and TV/film production crews, where he supplied cars, drivers, and mechanics for hundreds of NASCAR-themed ads, commercials, and movies. A large volume of projects such as movies like Racing Stripes, commercials like Hardee’s Days of Thunder, TV series like AmeriCarna, specials like Chevy 100: An American Story, or music videos like Brad Paisley’s “Old Alabama”, make Myrick an experienced veteran of various duties in all sorts of media and production work.

In 2010, Michael was the first employee hand-picked by Rick Hendrick to manage the Hendrick Heritage Center, the 58,000 sq. ft. world-class facility housing Hendrick’s personal 200+ car collection. Myrick maintained Hendrick’s multi-million dollar vehicle and collectible inventory, oversaw construction of new displays, coordinated photo and video shoots within the facility, provided hospitality for high-profile guests during events, and other duties.

By mid-2015, Michael made the hard decision to leave the Hendrick Companies, and expresses thanks for the education, experiences, and love the Hendrick family has given him. He states, “I cannot thank the Hendricks enough for all they’ve done for my family and me.” Having worked directly with the Hendrick family for those years, Michael Myrick is proud to have contributed to the culture that has produced 18 Championships and over 350 race wins across NASCAR’s three top-level racing series. He continues to provide aid, knowledge, and research to the Hendrick Companies, mostly as a resource in the areas of company history and helping to authenticate old race cars.

Since mid-2015, he has been working as an Adviser, Board Member, Coach, Manager, Marketing Manager, and Writer, among other things. These positions give Myrick an opportunity to utilize the years of experience he has gained throughout his career. While currently self-employed, Michael is always looking for the next challenge, and is available for hire and/or volunteer work given the right opportunity. If this interests you, contact him directly by using the contact form in this link:

I was born in Virginia in the Fall of 1971, and am the youngest of four children, raised in a blended, hard working, lower-middle class family. Surviving birth was a miracle, as I came into this world not breathing as a breech delivery, both upside down and backwards, and I’ve done most things feet first since. As a small child, I was sickly and nearly died several times from pneumonia, infections, and other ailments. Much of my illness was due to lingering issues from my birth.

I am a Christian, but do not consider myself a “typical” Christian. I believe in one triune God – the Father, the Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. I confess to being a sinner and I believe Jesus Christ suffered, died, and rose from the dead for the forgiveness of my sins. I try to follow the teachings of Jesus and maintain my identity in Him. While these things make me a Christian by definition, they do not make me a good person. That part is up to me, and despite my efforts, I inevitably fall short of God’s standard every day. I am a very imperfect person, totally dependent on grace.

I am a partial autodidact who quit school at 14, so my methods of study and work differ from others as a result. My world view is based on being a Christian, being partially self-taught, and having a variety of cultural, economic, educational, and racial influences as a child. I see the world from a different perspective than most, and try to use that view as a positive influence.

I believe relationships are key to our lives. Through my life, I have been extremely fortunate to be a private adviser, coach, counselor, friend, and mentor to many people. I am so thankful the Lord sends those in need of my gifts to me, then gives me the right perspective, wisdom, and words to help them on their journey. I am particularly thankful to be able to help many Christian workers with their earthly struggles, as well as provide other means of guidance and support when I can.

I married my wife Brandy in 2006, we live in a multi-cultural, middle class neighborhood in the Charlotte, NC area, with our two rescue dogs – Jasper and Amelia.

I enjoy amateur mobile photography, listening to a wide variety of music, watching NCAA and NFL football, closely following Formula 1 but watching many other forms of racing, taking our dogs to the park, and reading. I also enjoy volunteering for an array of small businesses and non-profit organizations.

My Mission Statement – I strive to use my gifts serving God and others. I should communicate boldly and truthfully, while maintaining priorities of compassion, counseling, diversity, empathy, encouragement, forgiveness, humility, humor, inclusiveness, love, mentoring, ministry, responsibility, and sympathy. My goal is always to be more like Jesus Christ.