Rick Hendrick Will Miss Season Finale
November 22nd, 2009 | 
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by Holly Cain
Filed under: Chase for the Sprint Cup, Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports has announced that team owner Rick Hendrick will not be trackside at the Homestead Miami Speedway for Sunday’s Ford 400 NASCAR season finale but instead back in Charlotte, N.C. for a family emergency.
Hendrick’s 29-year-old niece Alesha Gainey is in critical condition at a Charlotte hospital being prepared for a liver transplant, Hendrick Motorsports General Manager Marshall Carlson told reporters. Gainey is the daughter of Hendrick’s brother John, who was killed in a plane accident in 2004 along with Hendrick’s son Ricky and two other of John Hendrick’s daughters.
“Rick’s priority at this point is supporting his family,” Carlson said. “He’s so proud of his teams but needs to be with niece and her family.”
Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson holds a 108-point lead over teammate Mark Martin entering Sunday’s final race insuring the team its ninth championship, which ties Hendrick with Petty Enterprises for the most in Cup Series history.
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