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 […]
*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 […]
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 […]
*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 […]
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 […]
*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 […]
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 […]
*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 […]
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 […]
*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. […]