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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

  • Video: Athletes find new careers with pit crews
  • Ex-NFL scout tackles search for pit crew athletes
  • Photos: Inside a NASCAR pit crew
  • Special series: Inner workings of a NASCAR team
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

PHOTOS

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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How Hendrick Motorsports builds its fleet

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Behind the scenes of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s hauler

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

Making the long trek with NASCAR truckers

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

4 New Englanders on floor at Hendrick Motorsports

The pit crew for Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Ex-NFL scout tackles NASCAR search for pit crew athletes

Photos

How Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s pit crew trains and competes

Map

Explore the grounds of Hendrick Motorsports headquarters

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NASCAR at NHIS

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

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