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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 time 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.
 
A plane from Hendrick Motor Sports may have crashed on the way to Martinsville. No further information available at this time. :(

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Well it was not Rick Hendrick as they said they have ben in contact with him. It worries me that they took Jimmie aside as they put it. He is married right? Hope his wife was not on it.
 
No details as of yet on who was on the plane or what caused the crash.
 
Originally posted by wolfcub@Oct 24 2004, 04:15 PM
Well it was not Rick Hendrick as they said they have ben in contact with him. It worries me that they took Jimmie aside as they put it. He is married right? Hope his wife was not on it.
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He was supposed to marry after he and Jeff returned from the overseas race AFTER the end of the Cup season! :(
 
Breaking news from here...
Just got the word here that there were ten people aboard the plane that crashed. Among them were Ricky Hendrick and Randy Dorton, two of the more known members of Hendricks organization. Also, it was said that Tony Stewart's pilot was also a victim. Such terrible news. :(
 
Originally posted by buckaroo@Oct 24 2004, 04:18 PM
Breaking news from here...
Just got the word here that there were ten people aboard the plane that crashed. Among them were Ricky Hendrick and Randy Dorton, two of the more known members of Hendricks organization. Also, it was said that Tony Stewart's pilot was also a victim. Such terrible news. :(
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Thanks, buck. Could you please keep me updated??? I would certainly appreciate it! :(
 
Liz Morrison and Dick Tracey were two other pilots. John Hendrick, Joe Jackson, Jennifer Hendrick and another Hendrick woman also named. Weather is being blamed. More to come. It went down around 11:45 this morning.
 
Breaking news, NO survivors and no names until the next of kin are notified. :(
 
That is terrible, terrible, terrible. It just brought a tear to my eye. :(
 
What a tragedy. My prayers and thoughts will be with the family and friends of all that were on that plane.
 
Originally posted by kat2220@Oct 24 2004, 04:22 PM
Breaking news, NO survivors and no names until the next of kin are notified. :(
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It's true. It's the same thing I just heard.
 
Our local weatherman is explaining what the weather conditions were at the time and also the location of the airfield as well as a mountain nearby.
 
Hearing that all onboard the plane were Ricky Hendrick, John Hendrick, Randy Dorton the engine builder, his two daughters, Tony Stewart's helicopter pilot and the planes pilots (there were 2).
 
Hendrick Motorsports plane crashes, police say

05:18 PM EDT on Sunday, October 24, 2004

By DANIELLE SCHULMAN / WCNC.com

A Hendrick Motorsports plane headed to the Subway 500 in Martinsville, Virginia, has crashed in the Bull Mountain area of Virginia, state police there confirm.

“The plane was en route to Martinsville and lost it on radar and that’s all the information we have,” said one NASCAR official. “We’ve been in contact with Rick Hendrick…we just don’t have a lot of details at the moment…we are going to say a prayer for everyone in the Hendick organization."

Several high-placed sources inside NASCAR confirm these passengers on the plane: Tony Stewart’s helicopter pilot (who was not piloting the plane), two people who were piloting the plane, John Hendrick (Rick Hendrick’s brother), Ricky Hendrick, Randy Dorton and his two daughters.

The FAA and NTSB are investigating.

Bull Mountain lies to the west of Martinsville in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Hendrick Motorsports is located out of Concord, N.C.
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I saw Chandra, Jimmie's fiancee, standing next to him during the opening ceremonies.



Thoughts and prayers........ :lilangel:
 
WXII12.com

Plane Crash Kills 10, Including Son Of NASCAR Owner

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.
 
Originally posted by nascarwoman@Oct 24 2004, 04:34 PM
I saw Chandra, Jimmie's fiancee, standing next to him during the opening ceremonies.



Thoughts and prayers........ :lilangel:
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Thanks, NW. I didn't see her with him.
 
Oh, dear God -- Rick just lost his dad, now his son, his brother, and his 2 nieces. The pilots, and everyone else on board. Randy Dorton I met when on a tour of HMS --- he was so nice. :(
This is a tragedy of the first magnitude.

My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone.
 
Oh my God! To lose your brother, son and nieces.....the ultimate tragedy.


Thoughts and prayers to the Hendrick family


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Thoughts and Prayers goes out to all the Hendrick team and Family :(
 
What a tragedy for all! The Kat is crying, and sending thoughts and prayers to the entire HMS orgnization!
 
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