Joseph Riddick Hendrick III (born July 12, 1949), better known as Rick Hendrick, is the current owner of the American

United States

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 NASCAR

NASCAR

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 team, Hendrick Motorsports

Hendrick Motorsports

Hendrick Motorsports , originally named All Star Racing, is a current American auto racing team created in 1984 by Rick Hendrick. The team currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Chevrolet Impalas...

 and founder of the Hendrick Automotive Group and Hendrick Marrow Program. He attended Park View High School in South Hill, Virginia

South Hill, Virginia

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, and began his career in auto racing

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 at age 14. He is also a retired race car driver himself, driving in only three NASCAR races throughout the course of his NASCAR career.
Hendrick, born on July 12, 1949 in Warrenton, North Carolina

Warrenton, North Carolina

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, was raised on his family's farm.