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Hendrick does it all … except take credit

By Marty Smith
ESPN.com

Friday, October 2, 2009

CONCORD, N.C. -- It's a random Wednesday morning, late September, and Rick Hendrick is pacing a bit. He's not fidgety, per se, but he's not necessarily comfortable, either. He is a busy man. Having just completed a summit with some sponsors, he walks casually into his massive corner office atop the shopping-mall-sized home of the Nos. 5 and 88 Sprint Cup teams and takes a seat. There are six people in the room. He says hello to every one. On his desk rests a glass nameplate and scale models ...

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