On October 24, 2004, ten people associated with Hendrick Motorsports lost their lives in a plane crash while travelling from Concord, North Carolina, to a small airport near the Martinsville Speedway.
The plane crashed in heavy fog into Bull Mountain, seven miles from the Blue Ridge Regional Airport in Stuart, Virginia.
The following ten aboard the Beechcraft King Air 200 died:
- John Hendrick, president of Hendrick Motorsports; Rick Hendrick's brother
- Ricky Hendrick, Rick Hendrick's son
- Kimberly and Jennifer Hendrick, John Hendrick's twin daughters
- Jeff Turner, general manager of Hendrick Motorsports
- Randy Dorton, chief engine builder
- Joe Jackson, DuPont executive
- Scott Lathram, pilot for NASCAR driver Tony Stewart
- Pilots Richard Tracy and Elizabeth Morrison
For the balance of the 2004 season, after Martinsville, all of the Hendrick Motorsports cars and the #0 Haas CNC Racing car showed pictures of the ten Hendrick members on the hood along with the phrase "Always in our hearts" (see image of #25 car for photo).
Honda Cars of Bradenton is proud to be a part of the Hendrick Family; Hendrick Automotive Group, JLHendick Management and Hendrick Motorsports.
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