Barrett Jackson and brains?

[z28camaroman]

Rick Hendrick bought the car. Fox broke to commercial when I came up due to the circus with pulling the reserve off the '67 L88. Unfortunately, that car sucked up most of the oxygen on the stage. About 4-5 minutes! And it cut my time in half, was not able to go on the block and talk about the car which sucked. It did get a good home. Rick Hendrick is a gentleman and I've been doing car certifications for him now for quite a while. He is a true car lover and his museum is the nicest in the country. It truly is!

Jerry

[XFlatRock]

Originally Posted by z28camaroman

Rick Hendrick bought the car. Fox broke to commercial when I came up due to the circus with pulling the reserve off the '67 L88. Unfortunately, that car sucked up most of the oxygen on the stage. About 4-5 minutes! And it cut my time in half, was not able to go on the block and talk about the car which sucked. It did get a good home. Rick Hendrick is a gentleman and I've been doing car certifications for him now for quite a while. He is a true car lover and his museum is the nicest in the country. It truly is!

Jerry

So, SO glad to hear such an incredibly important piece of drag racing history went to a good home.

[Doug Blackley]

That's a good place. Never knew until this years broadcast that he was a big drag racing fan. Would love to see his museum one day.

[z28camaroman]

I've spent a lot of time at the Hendrick facility and do a lot of car inspections for them. Mr. Hendrick is a very well grounded man and I have a lot of respect for him and all of his staff. They treat everyone with respect. I admire that. Mr. Hendrick is a self made billionaire and owns over 85 dealerships and Hendrick Motorsports.

Last year, I received a personal tour of the Heritage Center by Mr. Hendrick himself. His passion for drag racing began as a teenager and he loves it to this day. He told me stories about running modified production when he was barely out of his teens. The NASCAR team stuff is more of a business than a love as I read it the way he explained it to me.

When you compare the revenue Hendrick Motorsports brings in to NHRA, it's a joke. Probably safe to say that Hendrick Motorsports brings in more in one year than NHRA does in about 20 years. I was stunned at some of the numbers.

And for us NHRA sportsman racers, it ain't getting better, is it? If National Dragster gets any smaller, you'll need a magnifying glass to read the damn thing! Pathetic! Looks like a damn TV guide now.

Jerry

[z28camaroman]

Photo in his Hertiage Center last Spring with Mr. Hendrick.

[rallye bob]

Originally Posted by z28camaroman

Photo in his Hertiage Center last Spring with Mr. Hendrick.

Love the RHRA signage on the tower...

[jmcarter]

Jerry, do you know when the Z28 and the whole Snake/Mongoose displays will be set up for display at Hendrick's complex close to the Speedway? I've wanted to go up there to see the Hendrick and Penske shops anyway and this is the perfect excuse.

You were featured in one of BJ's promos during the week along with the pics of the car as you found it. Deserve a lot of credit for bringing it back to it's previous glory. Appreciate what you're saying about Hendrick, the loss he suffered at Martinsville would have sidetracked most but he battled through it.