Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Before the 300 wins. Before the $14 billion. Before any of it — there was a Chevy sign in the middle of a cornfield in Bennettsville, South Carolina, and a man who almost turned around and went home.
In this clip, Rick Hendrick tells the two stories he doesn't get asked about enough: the moment his wife Linda talked him into taking the leap that started Hendrick Automotive Group, and how Hendrick Motorsports nearly shut down after just six races — before a seventh-race win changed everything.
If you've ever been on the edge of quitting something, watch this.
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Before the 300 wins. Before the $14 billion. Before any of it — there was a Chevy sign in the middle of a cornfield in Bennettsville, South Carolina, and a man who almost turned around and went home.
In this clip, Rick Hendrick tells the two stories he doesn't get asked about enough: the moment his wife Linda talked him into taking the leap that started Hendrick Automotive Group, and how Hendrick Motorsports nearly shut down after just six races — before a seventh-race win changed everything.
If you've ever been on the edge of quitting something, watch this.
Subscribe for more conversations with the people shaping the automotive and motorsports world.
#RickHendrick #HendrickMotorsports #NASCAR #NASCARHistory #HendrickAutomotiveGroup #OriginStory #Entrepreneurship #BusinessMotivation #CarsAndCulture #NASCARDynasty #FromNothing
