Getting back to work; Tragic crash hasn't broken Hendrick

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: January 28, 2005| Author: DAVE KALLMANN | Copyright information

Charlotte, N.C. Rick Hendrick's salvation is, at the same time, a constant reminder of his darkest days.

One office away from his in the sprawling Hendrick Motorsports complex sits the one designed for his son, Ricky. Each day, Hendrick remembers the good times they shared, their plans for the future and the huge gap left for Hendrick, his family and their team after Ricky and nine others perished last October in a plane crash.

Just as quickly, though, the smell of fresh paint o...

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South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) ; ... is kind of hard for me, but I'm going to do the best I can. He apologized for not wanting to field questions at the end of his news conference, where he only occasionally read from a prepared statement he held in his left hand. Hendrick thanked everyone for ...