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'I’ve Got to Try': Rick Hendrick Tried to Recruit Dale Earnhardt In the Initial Days of Hendrick Motorsports

When Rick Hendrick entered the NASCAR Cup Series competition in 1984 with Geoff Bodine piloting the No. 5 car, Dale Earnhardt had already etched his name into history with a Cup championship in 1980.

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