The inner workings of a NASCAR team

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Athletes find new careers with NASCAR pit crews

Hendrick Motorsports blazes a trail by recruiting and developing a different breed of pit crew.

For NASCAR pit crews, training is contact sport

On pit road, it isn’t as important to hire car experts as it is to recruit superior athletes who can become car experts. By Michael Vega

At the Hendrick Motorsports team museum, visitors can get a look under the skin of four-time champion Jeff Gordon’s Sprint Cup car.

Driving Forces | Second of Three Parts

At Hendrick Motorsports, they build victories

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Inside the Hendrick Motorsports complex
No. 88 hauler drivers Andy Taylor and Scott Denton depart Kentucky Speedway for their grueling overnight ride to Concord, N.C.

DRIVING FORCES | FIRST OF THREE PARTS

Work is never done for crew on NASCAR teams

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Globe staffers Michael Vega and Barry Chin followed the No. 88 car hauler on its trek from Sparta, Ky., to Concord, N.C.

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The steel framework of a car sits in the chassis shop at Hendrick Motorsports in Concord, N.C.

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Explore the grounds of Hendrick Motorsports headquarters

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Members of the 88 pit crew practice their race day technique at the Hendrick Motorsports facility.

Driving Forces | Third of Three Parts

For NASCAR pit crews, training is contact sport
At the Hendrick Motorsports team museum, visitors can get a look under the skin of four-time champion Jeff Gordon’s Sprint Cup car.

Driving Forces | Second of Three Parts

At Hendrick Motorsports, they build victories
No. 88 hauler drivers Andy Taylor and Scott Denton depart Kentucky Speedway for their grueling overnight ride to Concord, N.C.

DRIVING FORCES | FIRST OF THREE PARTS

Work is never done for crew on NASCAR teams

PHOTOS

Inside the Hendrick Motorsports complex