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href="/wiki/File:Careflight_Beechcraft_200_Super_King_Air_DRW_Butler.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Careflight_Beechcraft_200_Super_King_Air_DRW_Butler.jpg/220px-Careflight_Beechcraft_200_Super_King_Air_DRW_Butler.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Careflight_Beechcraft_200_Super_King_Air_DRW_Butler.jpg/330px-Careflight_Beechcraft_200_Super_King_Air_DRW_Butler.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Careflight_Beechcraft_200_Super_King_Air_DRW_Butler.jpg/440px-Careflight_Beechcraft_200_Super_King_Air_DRW_Butler.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="855" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:1.3em;">A <a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air" title="Beechcraft Super King Air">Beechcraft Super King Air 200</a>, similar to the one involved in the crash</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #082567; color: white">Accident</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Date</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">October 24, 2004<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtstart">2004-10-24</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Summary</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Controlled_flight_into_terrain" title="Controlled flight into terrain">Controlled flight into terrain</a> in inclement weather<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Site</th><td class="infobox-data flabel location" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Stuart,_Virginia" title="Stuart, Virginia">Stuart, Virginia</a>, USA</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #082567; color: white">Aircraft</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Aircraft type</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air_200" class="mw-redirect" title="Beechcraft Super King Air 200">Beechcraft Super King Air 200</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_registration" title="Aircraft registration">Registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">N501RH</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Flight origin</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Concord_Regional_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Concord Regional Airport">Concord Regional Airport</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Concord,_North_Carolina" title="Concord, North Carolina">Concord, North Carolina</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Destination</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Airport" title="Blue Ridge Airport">Blue Ridge Airport</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Martinsville,_Virginia" title="Martinsville, Virginia">Martinsville, Virginia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Passengers</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">8</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Crew</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Fatalities</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">10</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Survivors</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">0</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On October 24, 2004, a <a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air_200" class="mw-redirect" title="Beechcraft Super King Air 200">Beechcraft Super King Air 200</a> aircraft, <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_registration" title="Aircraft registration">registered</a> N501RH<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and owned by <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> team <a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a>, crashed into mountainous terrain in <a href="/wiki/Stuart,_Virginia" title="Stuart, Virginia">Stuart, Virginia</a>, during a missed approach to <a href="/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Airport" title="Blue Ridge Airport">Blue Ridge Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Martinsville,_Virginia" title="Martinsville, Virginia">Martinsville, Virginia</a>. The aircraft was transporting eight passengers and two flight crew to Martinsville so they could attend the <a href="/wiki/2004_Subway_500" title="2004 Subway 500">NASCAR event</a> at <a href="/wiki/Martinsville_Speedway" title="Martinsville Speedway">Martinsville Speedway</a> that afternoon. </p><p>All ten people on board were killed; among them, members of the Hendrick family including John Hendrick, president of Hendrick Motorsports, his twin daughters, and <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Hendrick" title="Ricky Hendrick">Ricky Hendrick</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Busch_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Busch Series">Busch Series</a> driver and heir to the Hendrick empire.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hendrick Motorsports staff involved includes Kimberly and Jennifer Hendrick, General Manager Jeff Turner, and chief engine builder <a href="/wiki/Randy_Dorton" title="Randy Dorton">Randy Dorton</a>. The pilots were Richard Tracy and Elizabeth Morrison. 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Among them were several key <a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a> staff, including team president John Hendrick and his twin daughters, Kimberly and Jennifer Hendrick; <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Hendrick" title="Ricky Hendrick">Ricky Hendrick</a>, son of Rick Hendrick; general manager Jeff Turner; and chief engine builder <a href="/wiki/Randy_Dorton" title="Randy Dorton">Randy Dorton</a>. The other people on board were Joe Jackson, a <a href="/wiki/DuPont" title="DuPont">DuPont</a> executive; Scott Lathram, a pilot for driver <a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a>; and pilots Richard Tracy and Elizabeth Morrison, who was scheduled to come to her brother's (Rick Morrison) birthday party that night after the race. The plane was reported missing at 3:00 pm. Eventually <a href="/wiki/9-1-1" class="mw-redirect" title="9-1-1">9-1-1</a> was called, and fire trucks and police cars patrolled the Virginia area during the race itself. Around midway through the race, a <a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a> search team patrolling the nearby Bull Mountain's peak found airplane wreckage on the summit. When removing the wreckage from the summit, response teams found the bodies of the Hendrick group at 11:05 pm. Everyone on board had been killed. A search by firefighters also discovered a scar on the mountain of moved dirt; the discovery proved that the airplane crashed on the side of the mountain and the explosion blew the wreckage and group upward. </p><p><a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> received word of the plane crash halfway through the race at <a href="/wiki/Martinsville_Speedway" title="Martinsville Speedway">Martinsville</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a>, a Hendrick driver, won the race. Due to the circumstances, the usual victory lane celebration did not take place. Upon the conclusion of the race, NASCAR called all Hendrick personnel to its mobile operations trailer where details of the accident were disclosed to the team.<sup id="cite_ref-wcnc_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wcnc-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Investigation">Investigation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Hendrick_Motorsports_aircraft_crash&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Investigation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An investigation conducted by the <a href="/wiki/National_Transportation_Safety_Board" title="National Transportation Safety Board">National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)</a> followed soon after the crash. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weather">Weather</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Hendrick_Motorsports_aircraft_crash&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Weather"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There were foggy conditions at the time of the plane crash.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pilot_error_as_a_cause">Pilot error as a cause</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Hendrick_Motorsports_aircraft_crash&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Pilot error as a cause"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The NTSB suggested that pilot error was the cause of the crash, partly by: </p> <ul><li>the plane missing its first landing attempt before veering off course and crashing;<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>the plane not climbing to its temporarily assigned altitude of 2,600 feet (790 m); it instead descended to 1,800 feet (550 m) before crashing.<sup id="cite_ref-ap_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ap-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The NTSB concluded its investigation by suggesting that the pilots failed to execute an <a href="/wiki/Instrument_approach" title="Instrument approach">instrument approach</a> procedure and that both failed to use all navigational aids to confirm the airplane's position during its approach.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Hendrick_Motorsports_aircraft_crash&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Impact_on_Hendrick_Motorsports">Impact on Hendrick Motorsports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Hendrick_Motorsports_aircraft_crash&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Impact on Hendrick Motorsports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nascarphx14.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Nascarphx14.jpg/256px-Nascarphx14.jpg" decoding="async" width="256" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Nascarphx14.jpg/384px-Nascarphx14.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Nascarphx14.jpg/512px-Nascarphx14.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a>' hood design pays tribute to the people killed in the plane crash</figcaption></figure> <p>On February 18, 2005, Marshall Carlson, <a href="/wiki/Rick_Hendrick" title="Rick Hendrick">Rick Hendrick</a>'s son-in-law, signed on as new general manager.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Memorials">Memorials</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Hendrick_Motorsports_aircraft_crash&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Memorials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The week following the crash, officials at the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Motor_Speedway" title="Atlanta Motor Speedway">Atlanta Motor Speedway</a> held a moment of silence before both the <a href="/wiki/Xfinity_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Xfinity Series">Busch</a> and <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="NASCAR Cup Series">Nextel Cup</a> races and lowered the flags to <a href="/wiki/Half-mast" title="Half-mast">half staff</a>. All the Hendrick Motorsports cars, as well as the No. 0 driven by <a href="/wiki/Ward_Burton" title="Ward Burton">Ward Burton</a> of Hendrick-affiliated <a href="/wiki/Haas_CNC_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Haas CNC Racing">Haas CNC Racing</a>, carried tributes on the hoods for those who were lost the week before. Jimmie Johnson (who won the <a href="/wiki/2004_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500" title="2004 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500">Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500</a> race) and the rest of his teammates and crew wore their caps backwards in victory lane as a tribute to Ricky Hendrick, who had a habit of doing the same.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Teams who win in Hendrick Motorsports cars continue the tradition to honor Ricky after every race win. At the Hendrick museum in <a href="/wiki/Concord,_North_Carolina" title="Concord, North Carolina">Concord, North Carolina</a>, 300 people showed up for a candlelight vigil in honor of the ten victims.<sup id="cite_ref-mem_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mem-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Randy Dorton Trophy now goes to the winner of the Mahle Engine Builders Challenge.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Hendrick_Motorsports_aircraft_crash&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit 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Ives">Greg Ives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Meendering" title="Kevin Meendering">Kevin Meendering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Monahan" title="Gene Monahan">Gene Monahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Evernham" title="Ray Evernham">Ray Evernham</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="NASCAR Cup Series">NASCAR Cup Series</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Drivers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>(5)</b> <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Larson" title="Kyle Larson">Kyle Larson</a> / <a href="/wiki/Justin_Allgaier" title="Justin Allgaier">Justin Allgaier</a></li> <li><b>(9)</b> <a href="/wiki/Chase_Elliott" title="Chase Elliott">Chase Elliott</a></li> <li><b>(<a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports_Car_No._24" title="Hendrick Motorsports Car No. 24">24</a>)</b> <a href="/wiki/William_Byron_(racing_driver)" title="William Byron (racing driver)">William Byron</a></li> <li><b>(48)</b> <a href="/wiki/Alex_Bowman" title="Alex Bowman">Alex Bowman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Crew chiefs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>(5)</b> <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Daniels" title="Cliff Daniels">Cliff Daniels</a></li> <li><b>(9)</b> <a href="/wiki/Alan_Gustafson" title="Alan Gustafson">Alan Gustafson</a></li> <li><b>(24)</b> <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Fugle" title="Rudy Fugle">Rudy Fugle</a></li> <li><b>(48)</b> Blake Harris</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Xfinity_Series" title="NASCAR Xfinity Series">NASCAR Xfinity Series</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Drivers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>(17)</b> TBA</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Crew chiefs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>(17)</b> TBA</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Dorton" title="Randy Dorton">Randy Dorton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Hendrick" title="Ricky Hendrick">Ricky Hendrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Eury_Jr." title="Tony Eury Jr.">Tony Eury Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darian_Grubb" title="Darian Grubb">Darian Grubb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Letarte" title="Steve Letarte">Steve Letarte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Loomis" title="Robbie Loomis">Robbie Loomis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travis_Mack" title="Travis Mack">Travis Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_McGrew" title="Lance McGrew">Lance McGrew</a></li> <li>Brandon McSwain</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Rodden" title="Keith Rodden">Keith Rodden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Barban" title="Earl Barban">Earl Barban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevie_Reeves" title="Stevie Reeves">Stevie Reeves</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former drivers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_race_wins_by_Hendrick_Motorsports" title="List of NASCAR race wins by Hendrick Motorsports">Winners</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Bodine" title="Geoff Bodine">Geoff Bodine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Hendrick" title="Ricky Hendrick">Ricky Hendrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Labonte" title="Terry Labonte">Terry Labonte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Nadeau" title="Jerry Nadeau">Jerry Nadeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Nemechek" title="Joe Nemechek">Joe Nemechek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Richmond" title="Tim Richmond">Tim Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Rudd" title="Ricky Rudd">Ricky Rudd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Schrader" title="Ken Schrader">Ken Schrader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regan_Smith_(racing_driver)" title="Regan Smith (racing driver)">Regan Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Sprague" title="Jack Sprague">Jack Sprague</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other drivers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Baker" title="Buddy Baker">Buddy Baker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Barrett" title="Stan Barrett">Stan Barrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Berry" title="Josh Berry">Josh Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brett_Bodine" title="Brett Bodine">Brett Bodine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Bodine" title="Todd Bodine">Todd Bodine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Bouchard" title="Ron Bouchard">Ron Bouchard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Brooks" title="Dick Brooks">Dick Brooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenson_Button" title="Jenson Button">Jenson Button</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajah_Caruth" title="Rajah Caruth">Rajah Caruth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landon_Cassill" title="Landon Cassill">Landon Cassill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Craven" title="Ricky Craven">Ricky Craven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wally_Dallenbach_Jr." title="Wally Dallenbach Jr.">Wally Dallenbach Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Ellis" title="Tommy Ellis">Tommy Ellis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blake_Feese" title="Blake Feese">Blake Feese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Fern%C3%A1ndez" title="Adrián Fernández">Adrián Fernández</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Fitzgerald_(racing_driver)" title="Jim Fitzgerald (racing driver)">Jim Fitzgerald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noah_Gragson" title="Noah Gragson">Noah Gragson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Green_(racing_driver)" title="David Green (racing driver)">David Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hamilton" title="Bobby Hamilton">Bobby Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Hornaday_Jr." title="Ron Hornaday Jr.">Ron Hornaday Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Horton" title="Jimmy Horton">Jimmy Horton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Jarrett" title="Glenn Jarrett">Glenn Jarrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Kendall" title="Tommy Kendall">Tommy Kendall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Krisiloff" title="Kyle Krisiloff">Kyle Krisiloff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Labonte" title="Justin Labonte">Justin Labonte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Lagasse" title="Scott Lagasse">Scott Lagasse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corey_LaJoie" title="Corey LaJoie">Corey LaJoie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_LaJoie" title="Randy LaJoie">Randy LaJoie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Means" title="Jimmy Means">Jimmy Means</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Parsons" title="Benny Parsons">Benny Parsons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Petty" title="Kyle Petty">Kyle Petty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Purvis" title="Jeff Purvis">Jeff Purvis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Reid" title="Boston Reid">Boston Reid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Rockenfeller" title="Mike Rockenfeller">Mike Rockenfeller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Sacks" title="Greg Sacks">Greg Sacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boris_Said" title="Boris Said">Boris Said</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Setzer" title="Dennis Setzer">Dennis Setzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hut_Stricklin" title="Hut Stricklin">Hut Stricklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Taylor_(racing_driver)" title="Jordan Taylor (racing driver)">Jordan Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Trickle" title="Dick Trickle">Dick Trickle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Unser_Jr." title="Al Unser Jr.">Al Unser Jr.</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_NASCAR_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame">NASCAR Hall of Fame</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Baker" title="Buddy Baker">Buddy Baker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Evernham" title="Ray Evernham">Ray Evernham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Hendrick" title="Rick Hendrick">Rick Hendrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Hornaday_Jr." title="Ron Hornaday Jr.">Ron Hornaday Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chad_Knaus" title="Chad Knaus">Chad Knaus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Labonte" title="Terry Labonte">Terry Labonte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Parsons" title="Benny Parsons">Benny Parsons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Rudd" title="Ricky Rudd">Ricky Rudd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waddell_Wilson" title="Waddell Wilson">Waddell Wilson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_Cup_Series_champions" title="List of NASCAR Cup Series champions">NASCAR Cup Series Championships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Overall championships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1995_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1995 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1996 (Labonte)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1997 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1998 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">2001 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series" title="2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series">2006 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series" title="2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series">2007 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2008 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2009 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2010 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2013 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2016 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2020 NASCAR Cup Series">2020 (Elliott)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2021 NASCAR Cup Series">2021 (Larson)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regular season championships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2021 NASCAR Cup Series">2021 (Larson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2022 NASCAR Cup Series">2022 (Elliott)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_Xfinity_Series_champions" title="List of NASCAR Xfinity Series champions">NASCAR Xfinity Series Championships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_NASCAR_Busch_Series" title="2003 NASCAR Busch Series">2003 (Vickers)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_Truck_Series_champions" title="List of NASCAR Truck Series champions">NASCAR Truck Series Championships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_NASCAR_Craftsman_Truck_Series" title="1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series">1997 (Sprague)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NASCAR_Craftsman_Truck_Series" title="1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series">1999 (Sprague)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NASCAR_Craftsman_Truck_Series" title="2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series">2001 (Sprague)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Daytona_500_winners" title="List of Daytona 500 winners">Daytona 500 wins</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1986_Daytona_500" title="1986 Daytona 500">1986 (Bodine)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Daytona_500" title="1989 Daytona 500">1989 (Waltrip)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Daytona_500" title="1997 Daytona 500">1997 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Daytona_500" title="1999 Daytona 500">1999 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Daytona_500" title="2005 Daytona 500">2005 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Daytona_500" title="2006 Daytona 500">2006 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Daytona_500" title="2013 Daytona 500">2013 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Daytona_500" title="2014 Daytona 500">2014 (Earnhardt Jr.)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Daytona_500" title="2024 Daytona 500">2024 (Byron)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Brickyard_400" title="Brickyard 400">Brickyard 400</a> wins</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1994_Brickyard_400" title="1994 Brickyard 400">1994 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Brickyard_400" title="1998 Brickyard 400">1998 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Brickyard_400" title="2001 Brickyard 400">2001 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Brickyard_400" title="2004 Brickyard 400">2004 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Brickyard_400" title="2006 Brickyard 400">2006 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Brickyard_400" title="2008 Brickyard 400">2008 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Brickyard_400" title="2009 Brickyard 400">2009 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Brickyard_400" title="2012 Brickyard 400">2012 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Brickyard_400" title="2014 Brickyard 400">2014 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Brickyard_400" title="2017 Brickyard 400">2017 (Kahne)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Brickyard_400" title="2024 Brickyard 400">2024 (Larson)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola_600" title="Coca-Cola 600">Coca-Cola 600</a> wins</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_Coca-Cola_600" title="1988 Coca-Cola 600">1988 (Waltrip)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Coca-Cola_600" title="1989 Coca-Cola 600">1989 (Waltrip)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Coca-Cola_600" title="1994 Coca-Cola 600">1994 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Coca-Cola_600" title="1997 Coca-Cola 600">1997 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Coca-Cola_600" title="1998 Coca-Cola 600">1998 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Coca-Cola_600" title="2003 Coca-Cola 600">2003 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Coca-Cola_600" title="2004 Coca-Cola 600">2004 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Coca-Cola_600" title="2005 Coca-Cola 600">2005 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Coca-Cola_600" title="2007 Coca-Cola 600">2007 (Mears)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Coca-Cola_600" title="2012 Coca-Cola 600">2012 (Kahne)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Coca-Cola_600" title="2014 Coca-Cola 600">2014 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Coca-Cola_600" title="2021 Coca-Cola 600">2021 (Larson)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Southern_500" title="Southern 500">Southern 500</a> wins</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1986_Southern_500" title="1986 Southern 500">1986 (Richmond)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Mountain_Dew_Southern_500" title="1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500">1995 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Mountain_Dew_Southern_500" title="1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500">1996 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Mountain_Dew_Southern_500" title="1997 Mountain Dew Southern 500">1997 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Pepsi_Southern_500" title="1998 Pepsi Southern 500">1998 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Mountain_Dew_Southern_500" title="2002 Mountain Dew Southern 500">2002 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Mountain_Dew_Southern_500" title="2003 Mountain Dew Southern 500">2003 (Labonte)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Mountain_Dew_Southern_500" title="2004 Mountain Dew Southern 500">2004 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Dodge_Avenger_500" title="2007 Dodge Avenger 500">2007 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Southern_500_presented_by_GoDaddy.com" title="2009 Southern 500 presented by GoDaddy.com">2009 (Martin)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Bojangles%27_Southern_500" title="2012 Bojangles' Southern 500">2012 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Cook_Out_Southern_500" title="2023 Cook Out Southern 500">2023 (Larson)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Link%27s_500" title="Jack Link's 500">Jack Link's 500</a> wins</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_DieHard_500" title="2000 DieHard 500">2000 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Aaron%27s_499" title="2004 Aaron's 499">2004 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Aaron%27s_499" title="2005 Aaron's 499">2005 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Aaron%27s_499" title="2006 Aaron's 499">2006 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Aaron%27s_499" title="2007 Aaron's 499">2007 (Gordon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Aaron%27s_499" title="2011 Aaron's 499">2011 (Johnson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_GEICO_500" title="2015 GEICO 500">2015 (Earnhardt Jr.)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_GEICO_500" title="2019 GEICO 500">2019 (Elliott)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_All-Star_Race" title="NASCAR All-Star Race">All-Star Race</a> wins</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1995_The_Winston_Select" title="1995 The Winston Select">1995 (Gordon)</a></li> 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