Hendrick goes after #100: Hendrick Motorsports is just one win away from becoming only the second motorsports operation to reach 100 Winston Cup wins in NASCARs modern era(1972-present). The 17-year-old organization claimed three wins in its first year of operation the only team in the modern era to do that and hasnt slowed since. Hendrick Motorsports claimed win number 99 when Jeff Gordon took the checkered flag at Dover. Only Junior Johnson holds more wins in the modern era as team owner than Hendrick Motorsports, with 135 wins from 1972 to 1994. In stock car racings early days, Winston Cup then Grand National teams raced as many as 61 races in a single season; that changed to 31 races a season in 1972 and has hovered around that number until this years increased 36-race schedule. Other teams posting high win numbers in NASCARs modern era of points competition include Richard Childress Racing (70), Petty Enterprises (63), Woods Brothers Racing (61), Roush Racing (49) and Robert Yates Racing (49).(HMS SIte – link fixed)(6-6-2001) (6-5-2001)
