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Kris P Lettus 10-24-2004 08:51 PM
Hendrick airplane was on way to Martinsville race..
 
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- A plane carrying members of the Hendrick Motorsports organization crashed Sunday afternoon on its way to NASCAR's Nextel Cup race at Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR officials confirmed.


Rick Hendrick, founder and owner of Hendrick Racing, was not on the plane. NBC 6 News TV in Charlotte, N.C., reported that John Hendrick, Ricky Hendrick and engine builder Randy Dorton were on the airplane, as were two pilots and five other passengers. John Hendrick is team owner Rick Hendrick's brother, while Ricky Hendrick is the owner's son. Dorton is the organization's chief engine builder.


There has been no confirmation on injuries or fatalities. Rick Hendrick owns the teams of Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Terry Labonte and Brian Vickers in the Nextel Cup Series.


An FAA spokeswoman confirmed for the Charlotte Observer that a Beech 200, owned by the Hendrick Racing Team, left Concord (N.C.) Regional Airport and crashed about 10 miles west of Martinsville Speedway at about 12:30 p.m. ET.


Johnson won Sunday's Subway 500, his second straight Cup victory, but did not participate in any victory lane celebrations or interviews. His teammate Gordon did not meet with the media, either.


NASCAR has spoken with team owner Rick Hendrick, Hunter said, but he added that no other details about who was on the plane, where it disappeared or what may have preceded the loss of contact were immediately available.


"We're working very closely with members of the Hendrick organization," Hunter said. "We're just saying extra prayers right now.''


NASCAR learned of the plane's disappearance during the race and withheld the information from the Hendrick drivers until afterward, Hunter said. All the Hendrick drivers were summoned to the NASCAR hauler immediately after the race and Johnson was excused from Victory Lane.
Credit ESPN.com

Not a big NASCAR fan but it does suck.. They just reported it on FOX during the Saints/Raiders game..

Kris P Lettus 10-24-2004 09:37 PM
All ten people died...

:'(

Gertner 10-24-2004 11:41 PM
meh, less rednecks. everybody wins.

Kris P Lettus 10-25-2004 03:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Gertner
meh, less rednecks. everybody wins.
:nono:

DaveBrawl 10-25-2004 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Gertner
meh, less rednecks. everybody wins.
People like you should be drug out into the street and shot. :mad:

I'm not a Hendrick fan but I feel so awful for him and his family.

The Outlaw 10-25-2004 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Gertner
meh, less rednecks. everybody wins.
...

Pretty sad thing though. Not a nascar fan but I don't like people dying either. :(

RGWhat316 10-26-2004 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Gertner
meh, less rednecks. everybody wins.
You are a sadistic SOB aren't you? Fine, you hate NASCAR, we get it! But to say that you are happy that these people get killed in a plane crash is absolutely uncalled for. Whether being a NASCAR fan or not, and I am a fan, it is still a tragedy. Comments like that are things that will get you to burn in hell. :foc:

DegenerationY 10-27-2004 02:57 AM
lol how Ironic, Gertner

Gertner 10-27-2004 10:34 AM
I take everything I said back.

OssMan 10-27-2004 09:18 PM
yeah, what goes around comes around.

Shaggy 10-28-2004 02:38 AM
Big Nascar fan here and this was definently a sad thing to happen... :'(


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