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Ephesians 6:10-20

Ephesians 6:10-20

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of […]

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I woke to an amazing dream this morning

I woke to an amazing dream this morning

I woke up during an incredible dream – To be the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. A perfect body, perfect mind, and surrounded by perfect love. In the presence of God Himself. Walking with Jesus. Full of the Holy Spirit. Every sweet soul you’ve sorely missed is there. Every animal you’ve lost is by […]

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Jerry Scarborough, Papa Joe Hendrick with the three car open-air hauler loaded with the showcars for Darrell Waltrip, Ken Schrader, and Geoff Bodine

Jerry Scarborough

A good friend passed away the other day. Jerry Scarborough taught me a lot about hauling NASCAR showcars. While he and I had wildly different views on some things, I couldn’t have asked for a better teacher. Jerry and I logged quite a few thousand miles together through the years, and I owed him for […]

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Sunrise over the Hendrick Motorsports Museum & Team Store - Dec 3, 2012

Sunrise over Hendrick Motorsports

It varies, but I’m usually at work by the time the sun rises in the morning. This morning it was so cool I thought I’d take a photo of it. Later in the day, I had to get on top of the Hendrick Heritage Center to check a few things with the building, and I […]

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Taxi movie poster © Twentieth Century Fox

Taxi Movie

In 2004 when I was the Showcar Manager at Hendrick Motorsports, we supplied a race car and some people to work behind the scenes on the movie Taxi, with Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Ann Margaret, Henry Simmons, Jennifer Esposito, Gisele Bündchen, Ingrid Vandebosch, John Krasinski, Patton Oswalt, Joey Diaz, and more, including an appearance by […]

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Duff Goldman created life-size cake of the #5 Time Warner Cable car © Hendrick Motorsports

Charm City meets Race City

We had the pleasure of meeting chef Duff Goldman from Charm City Cakes recently. He baked an amazing life-sized replica of the #5 Time Warner Cable car for an event we had at Hendrick Motorsports to celebrate a contract extension by Time Warner. Duff was incredibly down-to-earth and friendly during our talks leading up to […]

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Spice Drop Cookies

Mom’s Recipe – Spice Drop Cookies

Ingredients: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and cloves. Set aside. Cream shortening and sugar until light: add eggs. Mix well: combine milk with molasses and add to creamed mixture. Stir in the raisins and the flour mixture; mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets: bake in […]

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HMX-1 over Hendrick Motorsports

HMX – 1 Flyover, September 7th, 2012

Video of President Barack Obama’s helicopter HMX-1, known as Marine One when the President is on board, flying over Hendrick Motorsports in Charlotte, NC today. Here’s a flashback to an earlier visit this year from the same helicopter, filmed by me in almost the exact same spot: HMX-1 Flyover March 7th, 2012

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(Back Row) Michael Myrick, Frank Edwards, Linda Hendrick, Ricky Hendrick, Rick Hendrick, Brooke Lofaso, Danny Pledger, Rick Blackwelder, (Front Row) Tom Darling, Dustin Wall, Alf Wall, Charlie Hemphill, Christian Smith, Tony Bunnell, Michael T. Smith in Victory Lane after Ricky Hendrick's fifth Late Model triumph at Concord Motorsport Park

Ricky Hendrick’s fifth Late Model win

*Quick Summary: The author writes about Ricky Hendrick’s final late model win, and his changing involvement with Ricky’s racing.* It’s been a few years since I’ve posted a recap of Ricky Hendrick’s Late Model race wins. This is his last Late Model win, but I’ll post other things about him in the future. It’s kind […]

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