MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Martinsville Speedway will always be a part of the life fabric of Rick Hendrick. But the Hendrick Motorsports empire may have never taken shape, had it not been for its breakthrough victory here, 30 years and one day ago.* The one-time scrappy underdog team has since graduated into a powerhouse racing organization that holds 11 championships and 219 wins in NASCAR's top series in its 30th anniversary year. Twenty-one of those victories -- second-most all-time in NASCAR history -- have come at the historic .526-mile track. More...