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In addition to competing for a win in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the entire Hendrick organization will race in support of relief efforts for the Ukraine. To help bring awareness to the growing humanitarian crisis and encourage donations, team owner Rick Hendrick has committed $100,000 to Samaritan’s Purse to support humanitarian aid in the region. As the primary sponsor of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, Hendrick Automotive Group is matching that initial donation dollar for dollar and contributing an additional $100,000 to the cause.

CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 27, 2022) – The HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro hasn't yet shown its full capabilities this year, but reigning Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson saw a turn in the right direction at this weekend's NHRA Arizona Nationals in Phoenix. Anderson qualified in the top half of the field and claimed a lucky win in the first round before seeing an increase of pace on Sunday at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.

Kyle Larson led 19 of the final 20 circuits to win Sunday’s event at Auto Club Speedway – his fifth win in seven starts dating back to his 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship season. Larson, who qualified 13th, was forced to start at the rear of the field after the team addressed an electrical issue that was diagnosed prior to the start of the 200-lap event. Larson moved from 26th up to eighth in the point standings following his first win of the 2022 season.

POMONA, Calif. (Feb. 20, 2022) – The first race of the 2022 season of NHRA's Camping World Drag Racing Series concluded in spectacular fashion for Pro Stock's most winning driver and reigning class champion Greg Anderson, but his accelerated heart rate didn't come from victory – it came from nearly losing control of his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro instead of advancing to the final.

After starting from the pole position, Larson finished ninth in both stage one and stage two before being collected in the multi-car accident with less than 10 laps to go in the 200-lap event. Although he was able to maneuver through two multi-car accidents in the DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Kyle Larson could not miss a third one with nine laps to go and finished 32nd. The driver of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet ZL1 and defending NASCAR Cup Series champion sits 26th in the standings after one race, 41 markers behind the leader.

Sunday’s event at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum began with four heat races to determine the starting lineup of the 23-car Clash field, a non-points event held for the first time on a temporary track inside the historic stadium. Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet ZL1, started second in the fourth heat and finished second in that 25-lap preliminary event – earning the eighth starting spot for the 150-lap Clash event.

Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, in partnership with Hendrick Automotive Group, opened the new Reggie Jackson Airport Honda at 9530 Lumley Road in Raleigh, North Carolina on January 4, 2022.

“Rick (Hendrick) has been an incredibly supportive friend for nearly 30 years,” Jackson said. “We’ve worked together on community service events and long shared a deep love of classic cars, so I could not be more grateful to partner with him to help operate this new dealership. Raleigh is a growing area, and the dealership has the best of everything. It’s a home run!

POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 14, 2021) – Greg Anderson came into the 2021 season of NHRA's Camping World Drag Racing Series with the weight of uncertainty upon his shoulders, but on Sunday afternoon at the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals, one thing was absolutely certain: Greg Anderson was the champion, for the fifth time in his historic Pro Stock career.

After two days of competition, Hendrick Motorsports engineer John Boydston and Hendrick Automotive Group technician Dave Frey from Hendrick BMW in Charlotte, N.C., took home the title in the 20th annual Randy Dorton Hendrick Engine Builder Showdown, presented by Valvoline. The duo clocked in a build time of 23 minutes and 9 seconds, beating out 11 other teams to win the showdown.

On Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, Kyle Larson led the final 28 laps to claim the victory and his first NASCAR Cup Series championship. Larson’s win at Phoenix marked his 10th points-paying win of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. On lap 285, Larson entered pit road fourth but exited first after a lightning-fast pit stop by the No. 5 pit crew..