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#5 CARQUEST and #5 Kellogg's showcars in Victory Lane at Charlotte

Kellogg’s and CARQUEST renew with Hendrick Motorsports

Kellogg’s and CARQUEST renewed as co-sponsors of the #5 car driven by Kyle Busch the other day. I’m not here to break news, so I’m always a day or so late posting the happenings to give the proper people time to make their announcements their way. Now that they’ve had their announcement, I want to […]

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#24 DuPont Performance Alliance

2005 Recap

*Quick Summary: The author, thankful for his coworkers, reflects on changes in his business and the challenges overcome in the previous year.* It has taken a while to write a bit about what the last year and a half of our lives have held. Since the end of 2004, with both Papa Joe Hendrick’s death […]

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Hendrick Motorsports team photo © 2006, Brian Czobat

Hendrick Motorsports 2006

The 2006 Hendrick Motorsports group photo. This photo is very special to me because I’m in it with some family, friends, and nearly all of my co-workers. It is amazing to be a small part of something so incredible! This group of people have been through so much together, yet our future is still bright […]

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Slow Cooker Roast Beef

Mom’s Recipe – Slow Cooker Roast Beef

*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: Rinse meat under cold water. Pat dry with paper towel. Season with black pepper. Heat frying pan over medium-high heat, add 2 tbs. oil to the pan and sear the meat for 3 mins. on both sides. Remove from pan and set aside. Place onion slices into slow […]

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Wizard of Oz characters with the showcar

DuPont Hot Hues Wizard of Oz race car

I just got a few photos from one of my Showcar drivers of something special we did in 2004, and thought I’d share. We built and prepared a Wizard of Oz showcar of Jeff Gordon for DuPont Hot Hues for the Kansas NASCAR Cup race. Here are those pictures from the hospitality area of that […]

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Dick Hutcherson postcard © Racing Pictorial Inc

Dick Hutcherson

*Quick Summary: The author adds a personal eulogy as a memorial to racing legend Dick Hutcherson.* On November 6th, we lost an influential person in my early life in racing – Dick Hutcherson. While I didn’t spend a ton of time with him, the time I did spend was always interesting for me as a […]

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DuPont 200 Years car inside the National Building Museum

DuPont National Building Museum appearance

A throwback post to a few years ago when I performed a DuPont appearance at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC with the #24 DuPont 200 Years showcar. This is by far the prettiest backdrop I’ve ever seen for a Jeff Gordon car. It still shocks me they let me drive this car inside […]

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The Potato Gun Guy

“The Potato Gun Guy”

*Quick Summary: The author made and sold potato guns until a few incidents led to him abandoning the practice.* It’s time to talk about one of my lower moments in judgement. Years ago in between jobs in the early-mid ’90’s, I spent a lot of time and money doing R&D on, and later building/selling potato […]

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You are a survivor!

You are a survivor!

I just wanted to remind you that you are a survivor. You have successfully made it past the worst times of your life. You’ve outlived days you never thought you would. You’ve survived 100% of your bad days thus far, and that makes you a rock star! I might not know your story, but you […]

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Quick and Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Mom’s Recipe – Quick and Easy Chicken and Dumplings

*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: Melt butter in a large saucepan (or large deep skillet) over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until tender. Stir in chicken and vegetables; cook until thoroughly heated (3-5 mins.), stirring often. Meanwhile, combine the water, flour and broth. Gradually stir the broth mixture into the chicken mixture. […]

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