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NASCAR Sprint-Cup Series
CUP: Breaking News - Hendrick To Miss Race
Rick Hendrick will miss today’s race...
Tom Jensen  |  Posted November 22, 2009   Homestead, FL
Team owner Rick Hendrick recently said that he is still not sure who Kasey Kahne will race in 2010. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

NASCAR championship team owner Rick Hendrick will miss today’s season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway due to a family medical emergency.

Alesha Gainey, 29, the daughter of Rick’s late brother John, is in critical condition in Charlotte awaiting an emergency liver transplant.

“Rick wishes he could be here, and is incredibly proud of his teams,” said Hendrick Motorsports General Manager Marshall Carlson. “Rick’s priority is supporting his family at this critical time.”

Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief for SPEEDtv.com, the former Executive Editor of NASCAR Scene and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. He is the author of ?Cheating: The Bad Things Good NASCAR Nextel Cup Racers Do In Pursuit of SPEED,? and has appeared on television and radio shows to discuss NASCAR racing. Jensen is the past President of the National Motorsports Press Association. Jensen is the 1997 National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year and has won numerous national and state awards for news reporting, columns and feature writing. The Answer Man is back at SPEEDtv.com. Tom Jensen answers your questions during every race week and looks forward to hearing from you - please e-mail it to



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