October 24, 200421 yr http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/spo...10005601.htm?1c Hendrick Motorsports plane crashes 10 aboard, including 2 pilots JIM UTTER ThatsRacin.com A Hendrick Motorsports plane carrying two pilots and eight other passengers crashed into Bull Mountain, about 10 miles west of Martinsville, Va., site of Sunday's Subway 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race, the FAA confirmed. FAA spokeswoman Arlene Murray said a Beech 200 owned by Hendrick left Concord (N.C.) Regional Airport and crashed about 12:30 p.m. Eastern Sunday, near Martinsville Speedway. There was no news as yet on injuries or fatalities, Murray said. HMS had four teams competing in Sunday's race with drivers Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Terry Labonte and Brian Vickers. In 20 years of competition, Hendrick Motorsports has garnered five NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Nextel Cup) championships, three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series titles and one NASCAR Busch Series crown, making it one of stock-car racing's premier organizations. Rick Hendrick is just the second team owner in NASCAR's modern era to earn more than 100 Cup Series victories. More than 400 employees call Hendrick Motorsports home, and day-to-day activities include management of HendrickMotorsports.com, the 15,000-square-foot museum and team store, marketing, public relations, sponsor services, licensing, show cars, merchandising, and much more.
October 24, 200421 yr Author Wow. Any word on who the passengers were? http://www.wxii12.com/news/3845610/detail.html Plane Crash Kills 10, Including Son Of NASCAR Owner POSTED: 4:46 pm EDT October 24, 2004 UPDATED: 5:30 pm EDT October 24, 2004 The son of NASCAR owner Rick Hendrick was among 10 people killed Sunday when a small plane headed from Concord to Martinsville crashed in Patrick County in Virginia. Ricky Hendrick, a former NASCAR driver, died in the incident. John Hendrick, Rick's brother, and Kimberly and Jennifer Hendrick, John's twin daughters, also died in the crash. The plane was en route to Martinsville Speedway for Sunday's Subway 500. Jimmie Johnson was driving the Hendrick car in the race and was the winner. Officials reportedly lost contact with the plane at about 12:30. The names of the other people who died in the crash are: Dick Tracey, pilot, Liz Morrison, pilot, Joe Jackson, Jeff Turner, the VP and General Manager of Hendrick Motorsports, Randy Dorton and Scott Latham. We will have more on this story at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.
October 24, 200421 yr The names of the other people who died in the crash are: Dick Tracey, pilot holy s***! A detective turned pilot Yup...Still going to hell first class in style.
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