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The latest Hendrick, Get Set. Go! grant celebration was hosted on Friday, October 15 as the first event of Texas race weekend for Kyle Larson and Hendrick Automotive Group, sponsor of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevy. Students, teachers and staff from McKinney High School attended a virtual celebration to accept a $10,000 donation to support the school’s STEM education initiatives.

Kyle Larson will be one of four drivers racing for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 7. The driver of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, who started first at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, led 256 of the 334 laps – including the final 218 – en route to his eighth win of the season. Larson finished third in stage one and first in stage two. Two races remain in the Round of 8, but Larson is guaranteed a spot in the Championship 4 based on his victory in Texas.

Hendrick Automotive Group is proud to be named the #1 dealership group, public or private, in online reputation for the third year in a row, based on a recent independent study by Reputation.com. Our industry leading reputation score of 836 out of 1,000 possible points is the highest among all 20,000 auto dealerships and brands measured in the United States and Canada, and 67 points higher than the next closest competitor. Our company also earned the highest sentiment, visibility and engagement scores among the private and public groups measured.

Sunday on the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL, Kyle Larson won his seventh points-paying race of the 2021 season. The driver of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, who started 10th, led the final eight laps to capture his third road course win of 2021. The No. 5 team overcame an alternator belt issue to win and advance to the NASCAR Playoffs Round of 8. Larson is first in the playoff point standings, 42 points ahead of the cutoff position.

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 10, 2021) – The 2021 season of NHRA's Camping World Drag Racing Series has been history in the making for Pro Stock driver Greg Anderson, and finally, with victory at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, it was chiseled in stone. Anderson became the most winning driver in the history of the class with a final-round defeat of Texan Chris McGaha, securing the 98th trophy of a career that began in Columbus in 1998.

?Kyle Larson helped us kick off race weekend with our latest Hendrick, Get Set. Go! event to support STEM education! Students from the Berryhill School learned about the science of racing, ran pit crew drills and practice, and accepted a $10,000 STEM grant for their school.

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Every year, Honda of America initiates a community outreach campaign encouraging all Honda and Acura dealers nationwide to give back. This year, Honda decided to extend their efforts all summer, allowing dealer groups the time to dig deeper with one project, or to even complete multiple projects.

“Overall, we really experienced a Honda Weeks of Service campaign unlike any other,” said Jennifer Gomez, Hendrick Cares lead at Honda of Concord. “Our teammates knew how much this would mean to our community, and we were not at all surprised at how much they stepped up.”

MADISON, Ill. (Sept. 26, 2021) – The Pro Stock points leader maintained his position in the standings as the NHRA tour departed World Wide Technology Raceway just outside of St. Louis, and now Greg Anderson is eager to get to the next event in Dallas with his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro and pad his lead as the Camping World Drag Racing Series leans into the final turn of the 2021 season.

On Tuesday, September 7th, Hendrick Automotive Group hosted a playoffs kickoff party for local teammates to celebrate the success of the HendrickCars.com racing program headed into the end of the NASCAR and NHRA seasons. Corporate and dealership employees were invited to a private, socially distanced Fan Zone experience – right outside Hendrick Independence Center!

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 19, 2021) – The second race of NHRA's Countdown to the Championship playoffs nearly produced a victory for HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stock pilot Greg Anderson. Even without a trophy for the driver who is already tied as the most winning in class history, the DEWALT NHRA Carolina Nationals were a fruitful affair, as Anderson retained and extended the points lead that he has not relinquished once all year.