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CONCORD, N.C. – Hendrick Motorsports honored its employees that reached 20 years of service during a special ceremony on Tuesday afternoon.
The employees were presented with a special watch during a luncheon with team owner Rick Hendrick.
"It’s all about the people and sticking together," Hendrick said when he spoke to the employees. "All of you, whether you are brand new or been here 20 years, you built this place. I am so proud and so happy to be able to acknowledge these folks with their watches. Hope you wear them with pride."
The 2022 luncheon combined employees who reached their 20-year milestones in 2020 and 2022. The 2020 luncheon was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ceremony came as part of the organization’s playoff kickoff luncheon ahead of the 10-race NASCAR Cup Series postseason that kicks off Sept. 4 at Darlington Raceway and runs through Nov. 6 at Phoenix Raceway.
The employees honored for their 20 years were: Ricky Blackwelder: Metal Shaping, Machinist Jimmy Burton: Engine, Quality Technician Sharee Carter: Accounting, Controller Jason Clause: Engine, CNC Machinist Billy Davis: Engine, Production Supervisor Kelly DeHart: Team Support, Business Specialist Tom Empie: Aviation, Pilot Jesse Essex: Marketing, VP Communications Jeff Fabian: Vehicle Production, Mechanic Jamie Frady: Vehicle Production, Mechanic Rich Gutierrez: Vehicle Production, Mechanic Lee Hartsell: Engine, Production Technician Kevin Hulstein: 24 Team, Team Mechanic John Kendrach: Engine, Production Supervisor Lance McGrew: Hendrick Motorsports Performance Group, Production Manager Mark Mauldin: Executive, Coach/Fitness Dean Millican: Engine, CNC Machinist Mark Morrison: Pit Department, Coach/Fitness Rick Nagel: Engine Engineering, Supervisor Dale Neve: Engine CNC, Machinist Mark Olson: Engine Production, Technician, Tear Down Andrew Ossowski: Engine Production, Supervisor Brad Pickens: Vehicle Production, Production Team Leader James Potter: Hendrick Motorsports Performance Group, Manager, Retail Robbie Powell: Vehicle Production, Mechanic Dion Revels: Engine Engineering, Mechanical Engineer Todd Rucker: Purchasing, Lead Procurement Specialist, Corporate Apparel Scott Schumacher: Engine Production, Engine Assembler Jay Smith: 9 Team, Mechanic Set-up Duane Stoudt: Vehicle Production, Machinist Dewayne Trammell: Vehicle Production, Machinist Steven Wedvick: Vehicle Production, Fabricator