KEY WEST (CBSMiami/AP) NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick and his wife Linda are back home in North Carolina after they suffered minor injuries Monday evening during an emergency landing at Key West International Airport. Then you blame everything," Hendrick said. "And I said, 'Well, do you want to put it in here where you see it every single day? It's amazing when you look at the record since then. Then the phone rang again. But I had to thank them and tell them I was thinking about them. International Yacht Brokers Association. Eight years later, on July 27, 2010, Roush was injured again, this time when he crashed his Beechcraft Premier 390 trying to land at a fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. [12][13], On October 31, 2011, Hendrick and his wife, Linda, were involved in a plane crash in Key West, Florida, when the plane landed long at Key West International Airport. All four have safely returned to North Carolina. The sport was rocked on Oct. 24, 2004, when 10 people on a Hendrick Motorsports-owned Beechcraft Super King Air 200 died in a Sunday morning crash near Bull Mountain, Virginia. I can't believe it's been 10 years. "It was like I was with my extended family, and the love and support in that room was just overwhelming, how we all were so emotional," he said. Rick Hendricks plane runs off runway. Leith, an established new-car dealer, was convinced to name Hendrick the general sales manager of the company, at age 23. He was Hendrick Motorsports' general manager. traveling in private planes and sometimes helicopters just part of the job, Kobe Bryant's death in a helicopter crash, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. I'm supposed to be the leader here and be strong.". A lot of people say, 'What for? The Gulfstream 150 aircraft ran off the runway at the Key West International Airport Monday at 7:45 p.m. I can't explain it," Hendrick said. All four were taken to the Lower Keys Medical Center. In 1997, Hendrick pleaded guilty to mail fraud. Inside the vehicle, he feels close to his son. "And then he started naming them off And it was Ricky, Kimberly and Jennifer, John and Jeff And I said, 'Oh no '". On December 13, 2018, Hendrick announced that when he retires as owner of Hendrick Motorsports, there are plans in the works for Jeff Gordon to replace him.[10][11]. A Hendrick-owned private plane skidded off the runway at Key West International Airport after the brakes failed during landing. Linda The National Transportation and Safety Board will investigate the cause of the crash. Very frightening to hear," Earnhardt told reporters in Las Vegas, where he was attending the annual SEMA show, which showcases automotive specialty-equipment. What for? All four were taken to Lower Keys Medical Center shortly after the 7:45 p.m. (19:45) incident, where they were evaluated, treated, and released. And I'd tell them sometimes when they'd say, 'Man, I'm sorry about Ricky.' He said, 'Pull off a minute.'". Shes definitely Princess-worthy!, Jana Sheeder "I'm very glad that he and everybody appears to be OK.". In 2004, a plane Hendrick owned crashed en route to a race in Martinsville, Va., killing all 10 onboard. Low near 35F. That included Hendrick's son, Ricky, his brother and twin nieces. "I went up there, I remember just how emotional it was, how hard it was just to try to talk. Hall of Fame driver Curtis Turner, one of Cups first superstars, died along with professional golfer Clarence King when their Aero Commander 500 crashed near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 4, 1970. Less than four months after the Kulwicki accident, on July 12, 1993, Davey Allison died in a helicopter crash near the Cup Series garage in the paddock at Talladega Superspeedway. The 10 greatest moments of Maya Moore's career, Maya Moore legacy extends beyond basketball court, WNBA trade takeaways: How Jonquel Jones' trade impacts Breanna Stewart's potential move. They wouldn't let him go it alone. "You have all these plans in life. We would not let their dreams die, but instead to go out and take it to the world. KEY WEST (CBSMiami/AP) NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick and his wife Linda are back home in North Carolina after they suffered minor injuries Monday The sad thing is that those things happen all the time, but it takes (losing) a superstar like Kobe for us to realize it and wake up and learn from it.NASCAR has never been immune to aviation tragedies or near misses. Hendrick, the patriarch of one of NASCARs most successful race teams, is also well known in the megayacht community. Because that's my family. It was the hardest thing he's ever had to do. Rick Hendrick and his wife Linda were flying into Key West Monday night when the Gulfstream 150 they were riding in crash landed. The Liberty president vacationed on a NASCAR moguls yacht after the university inked a lucrative sponsorship deal. But there are concerns that parts are in short supply as the entire paddock tries to build up stocks at the same time, How Penske's rookie sensation opened NASCAR's new era in style, After holding his nerve and hip-checking his teammate on the run to the line, Austin Cindric made a perfect start to life as a full-timer in the NASCAR Cup Series by winning the Daytona 500. November 1, 2011. His main private jet is a Gulfstream V with the tail number N500RH. It's amazing when you look at the record since then. Horton said the plane ran off the runway, and then 100 feet beyond a 600-foot safety area that was finished in May. He is in good spirits and is expected to be released by the end of the week. I can't believe another year has gone by. Defending Cup Series champion Alan Kulwicki and three others died in an April 1, 1993, crash in Blountville, Tennessee. But it wasn't God's plan. His Trinity yacht charter vessel, motor yacht WHEELS(whose tenders are appropriately given monikers such as Hot Wheels and Reel Wheels) is available for hire in the Florida Keys and throughout the Bahamas. Recognized by Forbes.com as the Best Private Cruise. Randy Dorton was on the plane. Hendrick's mind raced. Federal investigators inspect the private Gulfstream 150 aircraft, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, that skidded off the runway at Key West International Airport in Key West, Fla., Monday night. 2011 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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The runway at the airport was shut down for a period of time because the plane ran 100 feet beyond the 600 foot safety zone. Just below it hangs another picture, this one hanging on the wall across the table from Hendrick, directly in his sight line. (whose tenders are appropriately given monikers such as Hot Wheels and Reel Wheels) is available for hire in the Florida Keys and throughout the Bahamas. It was damn emotional, but you get to where you can't cry but so much. With the 38-year-old Kulwicki that Thursday night were Mark Brooks and Dan Duncan of the Hooters Restaurant chain, and company pilot Charles Campbell. "And I really believe if you don't have any faith or a lot of friends and family -- and my family is huge, because of these folks, here. Its just nice to hear his voice and hear him say hes fine and OK and Linda is as well along with the pilots. The project was abandoned after only a few seasons. But every single person in there was upset.". That included Hendrick's son, Ricky, his brother and twin Why do it anymore?' The two pilots were not injured. NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was uninjured this year when his planes right main landing gear failed and the wing hit the runway during a landing at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky. Biffles team owner, Jack Roush, has survived two plane crashes, including one last year in Wisconsin in which he lost his left eye. On the return trip home, his phone rang. Hendricks added a 24-meter (80) superyacht sportfish tenderto the megayachts already impressive inventory of watertoys. He had gone over to check on his mother, who was living alone only a few months following Hendrick's father's death. During the late 1980s, Hendrick owned the Goodwrench IMSA GTP Corvette driven by Sarel Van der Merwe and Doc Bundy. Hendrick explained. CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 2, 2011) Monday evening, a Gulfstream G150 aircraft operated by Hendrick Motorsports ran off the runway after experiencing braking issues upon landing at Key West International Airport in Key West, Fla. All four people on board -- Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick, his wife, Linda Hendrick, and two Hendrick Motorsports pilots -- were released from Lower Keys Medical Center early Tuesday morning. [2] His team has also won a combined total of 18 NASCAR Championships (14 in the NASCAR Cup Series: 7 by Jimmie Johnson, 4 by Jeff Gordon, and 1 by (Chase Elliott, Terry Labonte, Kyle Larson) (3 in the NASCAR Truck Series: all by Jack Sprague) (1 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with Brian Vickers in 2003). Ratings: 8/10 Elliott boosts Liverpool in FA Cup but makes Klopp's choices tougher, One year later, an update from Chris Evert on her cancer journey, What's next for Tom Brady and the Bucs? The plane is co-owned by Jimmie Johnson and normally shuttles the five-time defending NASCAR champion and his family to and from races. This yacht was used in the movie, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters as the yacht Princess Andromeda. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. Jeff Turner was on the plane. "It was spooky," Hendrick said. Lewis Hamiltons ultimate mission at the Mercedes Formula 1 team is unchanged since the day he joined: it is taking himself and his team to world championship glory. Besides Johnson, Hendrick also fields cars for four-time champion Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mark Martin. General Manager Jeff Turner, as well as chief engine builder and one of the ", "Well " Hendrick continued. First published on October 31, 2011 / 10:37 PM. All bonded in pain. President So we do have that, and a lot of really good memories. Photographs of the crash show the plane largely intact and with its nose resting on the ground about 20 feet in front of a chain-linked airport boundary fence. Jimmie Johnson is currently in 6th place in the 2011 NASCAR standings. They felt honored. The NASCAR Cup kicks off with the Daytona 500 this weekend, but a major engine overhaul and a subsequent mountain of work has been required to be ready for the arrival of the Next Gen cars. That office was built for him. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the Gulfstream G150 lost its brakes on landing. Its been a long night for him hes trying to get some rest and we just touched base and I know that hes OK, Johnson said. It is black, a 2004 Z71 model. Hendrick began drag racing at age 14 in a self built 1931 Chevrolet. "The hurt was just so bad, and it was so much grief," Hendrick said. Why? Far more than just a change of machinery, the new cars amount to a shift in NASCAR's core philosophy, Why Bubba Wallaces Talladega win is such a big moment for NASCAR, Bubba Wallace claimed his maiden NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega on Monday to become the first Black victor in the category since Wendell Scott in 1963. Upon returning home to Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Mr. Hendrick was further evaluated as a precautionary measure by his personal physician. "We would not let their dreams die, but instead to go out and take it to the world. It's all about folks bonding together and needing each other and working together. Kennedy, 52, was the husband of ISC/NASCAR executive Lesa France Kennedy and the father of Ben Kennedy, currently quickly moving up through the familys corporate ranks. The crash happened after the plane took off from Concord and was on approach in fog at a Martinsville airport. As Hendrick said those words, he peered across the table at his longtime publicist and chief sounding board, Jesse Essex, for confirmation of accuracy. Officials say the Gulfstream jet carrying Rick and Linda Hendrick ran off the runway Monday night in Key West. "But there's days that just cripple you. Isle of Man TT legend John McGuinness has put retirement rumours to bed as Honda has confirmed him in its road racing line-up for 2023. Hi, your blog is simply amazing. Linda Hendrick sustained minor cuts and bruises. The plane lost its right-side landing gear, tipped over and burst into devouring flames as it came to a halt. He was at Atlantis once, and there was a young man wearing a camouflage sun visor, just like Ricky used to. The Hendricks were the only two passengers on the Gulfstream 150 jet. I don't want to run from anything. Rick Hendrick, owner of NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports and the 164 Trinity motor yacht WHEELS, escaped with only a broken rib and broken clavicle (collarbone) when his small plane lost its brakes and crash landed at Key West International Airport late Monday. Photographs of the crash show the plane largely intact and with its nose resting on the ground about 20 feet in front of a chain-linked airport boundary fence. He also had a single start in both the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. 18+, UK residents only, T&Cs Apply, Gamble Responsibly. The pilot and co-pilot, who were not injured, were also taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure. His wife,Linda, was treated for minor cuts and bruises. to the megayachts already impressive inventory of watertoys. John Hendrick was on the plane. ( www.chicagotribune.com) More Christian Brandalise 68 member comments Because you never know when he's not going to be around. He still sees them sometimes. He froze. 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