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The 140-acre campus of Hendrick Motorsports is home to about 500 employees and four NASCAR teams that have won 10 Cup series titles.

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Motivational sayings dot the Hendrick campus, where officials tout the contributions from all employees, not merely the race-day personnel.

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Hendrick's team includes five-time champion Jimmie Johnson, four-time champ Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, and fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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The Hendrick team is headquartered in Concord, N.C., about a mile away from Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Trophies of past achievements line the walls of the campus.

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Work continues on the construction and fine-tuning of the cars well beyond NASCAR's 36-week season.

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The team at Hendrick Motorsports has about doubled from its staff level of around 250 in 1999.