Ray Hendrick (born April 1, 1929, died September 28, 1990), was known as "Mr. Modified" during his 36-year career in motorsports mainly in the modified stock car racing class.
The Virginia native collected more than 700 victories in modifieds, NASCAR Winston Cup series, and late model sportsman series (later known as Busch Grand National division). Ray Hendrick was the first inductee into the Virginia Hall of Fame and was inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2007.
The Richmond, Virginia star won five track championships at South Boston Speedway, four of them while competing in the NASCAR Modified division and one in the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman division.
Ray never won the National Modified Championship but finished in the Top 10 in Points nine times:
Ray finished 8th in 1974 and 9th in 1975 in the National Late Model Sportsman Points before it became known as the Busch Grand National Division. Ray won the Modified "Race of Champions" 2 times, in 1969 on the 1 mile Langhorne Speedway asphalt and in 1975 on the Trenton Speedway 1.5 mile oval. Ray is 1st on the all-time winners list of Martinsville Speedway with 20 wins between 1963 and 1975. Ray also won a 100 Lap National Championship race on Memorial Day Weekend of 1970 at Stafford Motor Speedway.
Hendrick's modified career and philosophy of racing anywhere and everywhere prevented him from competing full time in NASCAR Winston Cup. In 17 starts, he collected two top-five and six top-10 finishes.
Awards:
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
Named one of NASCAR Modified All-Time Top 10
First Inductee - Virginia Motorsports Hall of Fame (2003)
Inductee - National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (1993)
Inductee - International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2007)
The Virginia native collected more than 700 victories in modifieds, NASCAR Winston Cup series, and late model sportsman series (later known as Busch Grand National division). Ray Hendrick was the first inductee into the Virginia Hall of Fame and was inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2007.
The Richmond, Virginia star won five track championships at South Boston Speedway, four of them while competing in the NASCAR Modified division and one in the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman division.
Ray never won the National Modified Championship but finished in the Top 10 in Points nine times:
Ray finished 8th in 1974 and 9th in 1975 in the National Late Model Sportsman Points before it became known as the Busch Grand National Division. Ray won the Modified "Race of Champions" 2 times, in 1969 on the 1 mile Langhorne Speedway asphalt and in 1975 on the Trenton Speedway 1.5 mile oval. Ray is 1st on the all-time winners list of Martinsville Speedway with 20 wins between 1963 and 1975. Ray also won a 100 Lap National Championship race on Memorial Day Weekend of 1970 at Stafford Motor Speedway.
Hendrick's modified career and philosophy of racing anywhere and everywhere prevented him from competing full time in NASCAR Winston Cup. In 17 starts, he collected two top-five and six top-10 finishes.
Awards:
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
Named one of NASCAR Modified All-Time Top 10
First Inductee - Virginia Motorsports Hall of Fame (2003)
Inductee - National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (1993)
Inductee - International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2007)
Ray Hendrick (born April 1, 1929, died September 28, 1990), was known as "Mr. Modified" during his 36-year career in motorsports mainly in the modified stock car racing class.
The Virginia native collected more than 700 victories in modifieds, NASCAR Winston Cup series, and late model sportsman series (later known as Busch Grand National division). Ray Hendrick was the first inductee into the Virginia Hall of Fame and was inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2007.
The Richmond, Virginia star won five track championships at South Boston Speedway, four of them while competing in the NASCAR Modified division and one in the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman division.
Ray never won the National Modified Championship but finished in the Top 10 in Points nine times:
Ray finished 8th in 1974 and 9th in 1975 in the National Late Model Sportsman Points before it became known as the Busch Grand National Division. Ray won the Modified "Race of Champions" 2 times, in 1969 on the 1 mile Langhorne Speedway asphalt and in 1975 on the Trenton Speedway 1.5 mile oval. Ray is 1st on the all-time winners list of Martinsville Speedway with 20 wins between 1963 and 1975. Ray also won a 100 Lap National Championship race on Memorial Day Weekend of 1970 at Stafford Motor Speedway.
Hendrick's modified career and philosophy of racing anywhere and everywhere prevented him from competing full time in NASCAR Winston Cup. In 17 starts, he collected two top-five and six top-10 finishes.
Awards:
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
Named one of NASCAR Modified All-Time Top 10
First Inductee - Virginia Motorsports Hall of Fame (2003)
Inductee - National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (1993)
Inductee - International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2007)
The Virginia native collected more than 700 victories in modifieds, NASCAR Winston Cup series, and late model sportsman series (later known as Busch Grand National division). Ray Hendrick was the first inductee into the Virginia Hall of Fame and was inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2007.
The Richmond, Virginia star won five track championships at South Boston Speedway, four of them while competing in the NASCAR Modified division and one in the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman division.
Ray never won the National Modified Championship but finished in the Top 10 in Points nine times:
Ray finished 8th in 1974 and 9th in 1975 in the National Late Model Sportsman Points before it became known as the Busch Grand National Division. Ray won the Modified "Race of Champions" 2 times, in 1969 on the 1 mile Langhorne Speedway asphalt and in 1975 on the Trenton Speedway 1.5 mile oval. Ray is 1st on the all-time winners list of Martinsville Speedway with 20 wins between 1963 and 1975. Ray also won a 100 Lap National Championship race on Memorial Day Weekend of 1970 at Stafford Motor Speedway.
Hendrick's modified career and philosophy of racing anywhere and everywhere prevented him from competing full time in NASCAR Winston Cup. In 17 starts, he collected two top-five and six top-10 finishes.
Awards:
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
Named one of NASCAR Modified All-Time Top 10
First Inductee - Virginia Motorsports Hall of Fame (2003)
Inductee - National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (1993)
Inductee - International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2007)
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