Ray Hendrick
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| Best placement | 75th - (1969) | ||||||||
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| Best placement | 27.- (1982) | ||||||||
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Raymond Hendrick (born April 1, 1929 in Richmond , Virginia , † September 28, 1990 ) was an American racing driver. As one of the best drivers on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour , he was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998 . Because of his outstanding performance in the Modified series of NASCAR, he was also named “Mr. Modified "called.
Career
Hendrick was one of the best drivers in NASCAR's Modified Division, today's Whelen Modified Tour . Although it never won the championship in this series, it was in the top 10 of the championship standings nine times at the end of the season. He achieved his best final placement in the points in 1963 and 1966, in each of which he finished third. He managed to win the Modified Race of Champions twice. First in 1969 at Langhorne Speedway and then again in 1975 at Trenton Speedway .
Hendrick was also active in the Late Model Sportsman Division, the predecessor of today's Nationwide Series . In this he occupied top 10 positions in the championship standings in 1974 and 1975. In total, Hendrick from Virginia won 700 times in NASCAR appearances. At Martinsville Speedway alone , he managed to finish the race with a win 20 times. So he has more victories on the track than drivers like Richard Petty or Darrell Waltrip .
His striving to be part of modified races anytime and anywhere has resulted in only 17 races in the highest division of NASCAR, today's Sprint Cup , in his entire career . He achieved six top 10 finishes, including two fifth places, one in his hometown of Richmond in 1963 and another in Hampton , Virginia in 1968.
Hendrick died of cancer on September 28, 1990. In 1998 he was voted one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers , although he was never consistently active at the highest level.
Web links
- Driver statistics on racing-reference.info
- NASCAR.com NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers
- NASCAR.com NASCAR's Modified All-Time Top 10
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| SURNAME | Hendrick, Ray |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hendrick, Raymond (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Richmond , Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 28, 1990 |