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Rick Hendrick chats with FOXSports.com about his team's fourth straight championship, Jimmie Johnson's success and more.
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" However what I'm ready Barack urban and great dynasties in sports the Steelers in the seventy. The Lakers from BA and the Yankees of the -- Had a motor sports can now be included in the conference and after capturing NASCAR record well championship. I'm pleased we joined by Rick Hendrick and -- congratulations on yet another championship for Hendrick motor sport doesn't ever get old."
" Well you know you I appreciate everyone. They're all special. And learned in this sport you better enjoy them while you can that there's no guarantee you gotta do it again. Do the championship Dave about about the rest. Well you know the first one's always special. You know every time we have an opportunity go for history. And you you think keep in it may be your guys can accomplish something it's never been done before it is special like Jimmy given. The fourth in a row. And then have the guys finished 123. It's pretty pretty special."
" It just match and at Hendrick motor sports took the top three I final point ending. Is it even pop the team to improve on Matta and when you put 2009 behind you and start looking ahead they --"
" You know we actually did that Sunday night. I wasn't able will be with the guys. I got a call from Chad. -- 11:42 o'clock. And he said you know I've got some ideas. That I'm a start on Monday morning. And I think we can actually we've we've got some things we need to fix that up -- man. You know you -- not even -- take a day off the it's not even the end -- the -- he went clinch the championship. And dialysis anyway and Mark Martin and they were they were dig in on this year odd couple points in -- These guys never have an offseason and you know everybody else's fired up the beach. And there's I think we actually did is here. Right after homestead leading and they tell."
" you touch on Jimmie Johnson earlier he's now one and I'm impressed that or straight championship. I -- difficult to compare drivers and different decades but is he the greatest driver of all time are."
" Say you've got. Say that he is. And I don't just look at. You know this NASCAR racing elected. Every form of motor sports around the world because we've had Formula One drivers we've had you know RL drivers we've had guys from mall. All walks of life in any any every from every sport you you you take a guy like Jimmy comes in from off road. And you look at the statistics. And what he's accomplished and what would be arguably the toughest. You know competition with the sports ever -- and look at his record I'd say. It's hard when you're accomplishing things but people immediately credited that you deserve. But I think his history written in years to come when people look back. They'll be companion that the next generation driver. That would Jimmie Johnson accomplished to count use him as a yardstick. What's great. You just locked up job until 2000 if you how important was the team's future. -- or race against me you know at issue were. You know I think. You know that you people are you biggest asset and how can -- out of business here in. And if you can keep them together and you know have to worry about contracts and and you don't have to worry about negotiating and they're not thinking about well should -- here should have been there he -- he loves it here we love him. Just like Jeff Gordon if we can keep those. Where they have they're they're never thinking about. Competing anywhere else it's right here and we can we can. Make yourself better every single week. Jimmie is just. Worked so hard to for the championships and to be the best that he can be and I think in -- just hit their stride and I think this team's gonna be a team and they don't have to deal with. Week in week out the years to come."
" And finally got a bad one car and know Bob when he first showed up on the NASCAR came back in 1980 or. Could you have ever imagine that you had this --"
" You know -- I really I really couldn't and and it's still fresh in my mind how bad I was sweating. Found a sponsor that first year and I can remember that conversation that Terry had not had -- chip you know this is the last rights. We can't go any further. -- we get some financial help and then we wanna rice who won three day here and it it's it's unbelievable and number -- thankful and I don't take any of these. These years and success for granted our."
" Expect -- much for being with us and once again congratulations. On yet another cup champion and more NASCAR videos -- should keep -- log on fox sports -- I'm running back look at me."
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