That's what Rick Hendrick found out – the hard way ... who drove for and ran the team with his dad – in a 2004 plane crash. However, the Hendricks aren't the only ones to have been affected ...

This victory came during a week of mourning for the Hendrick team, as it was marked by the tragic plane crash that took the lives of ten beloved team members. Among those lost were Ricky Hendrick ...

However, Hendrick found a way. His own son Ricky had also passed away in 2004 in a plane crash. So it looked like fate brought Hendrick and Earnhardt together – and they acknowledged each other.

Rick Hendrick, in an interview with Bahakel Sports ... and my nieces in the plane crash going to Martinsville and the president of this company and my CFO. I mean, wiped out my family and the ...

Gulfstream G650, from TAG Aviation company - Source: Getty Images Rick Hendrick is often seen flying in this plane, and it is registered under HMS Holdings, a company based in Charlotte ...