Said rex stump, engineering manager for hendrick, there were about 20 resumes that i went through before i settled on richies. Born without arms, parker has worked at hendrick for 8 years, witnessing 5. Documentary series about hendrick motorsports to be released. Despite being born with no arms, parker continues to show his. Official facebook home of the 12time nascar cup series champions. Welcome to the official hendrick motorsports youtube channel. Richie parker is amazing and hopefully, after watching this video youll have a greater appreciation for what you can do with your life. The team currently competes in the nascar sprint cup series with chevrolet impalas.
Hendrick motorsports hires pioneering engineer alba colon to. He worked at hendrick motorsports as a vehicle motor engineer. Longtime team members share hendrick memories hendrick. Hendrick motorsports auto racing engineer richie parker.
Joseph riddick rick hendrick iii born july 12, 1949 is the current owner of the american nascar team, hendrick motorsports, and co owner of jr motorsports, and founder of the hendrick automotive group and hendrick marrow program. Parker was born without arms, a disability hes overcome time and time again, ultimately leading him to his job engineering chassis and body components for hendrick motorsports, nascars most. Espns latest video tells the story of richie parker, a determined nascar engineer making a life at hendrick motorsports, despite being born without arms. Parker works at the teams north carolina race shop. Parker works as a body and chassis component designer for the nascar sprint truck series team of hendrick motorsports. The award embodies the spirit of rick hendrick s late father joe hendrick and is voted upon annually by hendrick motorsports employees. You might pay attention if you were a nascar fan, especially and hendrick motorsports fan, but other than that, you probably wouldnt care much.
Bennettsvilles success was a precursor to hendrick automotive group, which today encompasses more than 100 franchises and 7,000 employees across 12 states. Through an educational partnership with hendrick automotive group dealerships in charleston and north charleston, these ambitious fifth, sixth and eighth graders have spent the past semester learning. While he was born with no arms, richie parker, a chassis and body component designer for hendrick motorsports, doesnt let excuses hinder him from achieving excellence. Narrated by academy award nominee tom cruise, together. Today he designs parts for hendrick motorsports, the winningest organization in nascar.
The unstoppable spirit of richie parker video abc news. Parker was a soughtafter new york city recruit who committed to seton hall coach george blaney in the. Armless nascar engineer richie parker is our hero, and he. I came across this video about richie parker who works as a vehicle engineer at hendrick motorsports on the christian post. Hendrick performance serving charlotte, new, used cars. The organization fields four fulltime chevrolet camaro zl1 teams on the cup circuit with drivers chase elliott, william byron, jimmie johnson and alex bowman.
Find out how his obstacles propelled him into an award winning career. Rick hendrick said he was surprised about stewarthaas racings decision to move to ford, but said the departure of his teams alliance partner wont cause hendrick. Parker has always believed that there was nothing that he couldnt do. The life of this armless nascar engineer will inspire you.
One of stock car racings premier organizations, hendrick motorsports has garnered ten sprint cup series owners and drivers championships, three camping world truck series. Espn recently featured the story of richie parker, an engineer for hendrick motorsports, the most winning organization in nascar. Check out all four 2018 primary paint schemes for hendrick motorsports that will debut at the daytona 500 in february on fox. He designs racing and safety gear for some of the biggest names in nascar. But parker never listened, and today he drives his. Must see richie parker guy with no arms of hendrick motorsports inspirational video youtube. Parker says, i dont think there are a whole lot of things in life that i cant do, just things i havent done yet. Hendrick motorsports on the forbes nascar team valuations list. Must see richie parker guy with no arms of hendrick. Oct 26, 2017 plus reader questions on whether the new charlotte road course is a worthy addition to the cup series schedule, and matt kenseths trying 2017 season. His dad would often let him jump in on projects, which sparked in richie a passion for engineering that has carried him to the auto racing world. What if i told you a story about a man named richie parker that is a designer for hendrick motorsports and due to his contribution has spent 8 years with them and helped them win 5 nascar championships. Hendrick motorsports auto racing engineer richie parker signs.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover richies. The team, created in 1984 by rick hendrick, is one of stock car racings premier organizations. Tom rinaldi profiled parker, a chassis and body designer for hendrick motorsports, for the sportscenter featured piece that aired in july 20. Sep 02, 2009 parker is an engineer in the chassis shop at hendrick motorsports, designing components and performing meticulous mechanical inspections for nascars equivalent to the new york yankees. Same goes for the car repairs he makes using power tools. The richie parker saga, 20 years later my central jersey. The hendrick motorsports story commemorates 25 years of the moments, memories, and men who shaped the face of modern nascar. Hendrick motorsports auto racing engineer richie parker signs with octagon by mark burns february 20, 2014 octagon will assist richie parker in securing speaking engagements and other marketing opportunities. The team is owned by rick hendrick, a member of the nascar hall of fame, and they compete with chevrolets using their own engines under the hood. Aug 02, 20 richie parker, 30, of beaufort, south carolina, is a chassis and body component designer for hendrick motorsports. Richie parker of hendrick motorsports fastcap blog.
Richie, now 30, works as a vehicle engineer for nascars most successful racing team, hendrick motorsports. Hes on the team at hendrick motor sports, the most winning designer in nascar. It doesnt seem all that long ago to richie parker that he was on the court at manhattan center, leading the rams to the psal finals at the garden in his first year there. Richie parker overcame being born without arms to become a chassis and body component designer for hendrick motorsports. Richie parker, star nascar engineer at hendrick motorsports. May 26, 2012 hendrick motorsports hms, originally named all star racing, is a current american auto racing team created in 1984 by rick hendrick. No more excuses richie parker guy with no arms of hendrick motorsports inspirational video. Hendrick motorsports 2018 lineup unveils daytona 500 paint. He graduated in 2017 and is now the cofounder of optimech solutions, a company that offers mechanical engineering services to other organizations. Parker proved them all wrong and went on to become a star vehicle engineer at hendrick motorsports. Hendrick motorsports engineer richie parker does more. Gordon and the trex dominated the race like two raptors gorging on a herd of diplodocuses.
Drive was one of seven sports emmy awards that espn won on tuesday at the national academy of television arts and sciences in new york. Meet richie parker, a man born without arms that works as a. This and a longtime love of cars led naturally to a career as an engineer, working for hendrick motorsports. Nascar engineer born without arms speaks in fort mill sc. Richie overcame being born without arms to become a chassis and body component designer for hendrick motorsports, the most winning organization in nascar. As a teenager, richie took an interest in his dads hobby of working on cars.
Feb 11, 2014 tom rinaldi reports on the life of richie parker, who overcame being born without arms to become a chassis and body component designer for hendrick motorsports. Richie parker, 30, of beaufort, south carolina, is a chassis and body component designer for hendrick motorsports. With a staff of only five employees, he started a onecar race. Hendrick motorsports hms, formerly named all star racing, is an american professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the nascar cup series. Jun 21, 2017 fans will get a chance to look at the 2016 season from inside hendrick motorsports this summer. Rick hendrick was a farmers son from south hill, va who became the youngest auto dealer in america. Richie parker, born without arms and his incredible. Engineers, as you know, are highly trained technicians. New merchandise arrivals hendrick motorsports store. Tom rinaldi reports on the life of richie parker, who overcame being born without arms to become a chassis and body component designer for. If you search youtube for the awardwinning espn video about richie parker, youll notice the attentiongrabbing title must see richie parker guy with no arms of hendrick motorsports. Sort by featured price low to high price high to low new arrivals best sellers.
Meet richie parker, a man born without arms that works as a team engineer for nascars hendrick motorsports. Newcomers william byron and alex bowman join chase elliott and jimmie johnson to comprise hendrick motorsports 2018 monster energy nascar cup series lineup. Despite being born without arms, something he now sees as a blessing. Disability no road block for nascar engineer racing espn. Johnsons teammates discuss his huge impact ahead of final fulltime season. Nelson racing engines is a manufacturer of exceptional engines of the highest qual. Parker was born without arms, a disability hes overcome time and time again, ultimately leading him to his job engineering chassis and body components for hendrick motorsports, nascars. Richie has followed his passion for cars from learning how to drive into a full time career, helping to design cars used by drivers such as. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Hes diminutive and handsome, with a stylish goatee, warm smile and southern. Me alumnus, richie parker, participated in the outside.
A pioneering female racing engineer, colon is moving from general motors, where she. With his degree in hand parker landed a 10week internship at hendrick motorsports, the winningest organization in nascar with 12. Nascar engineer for hendrick motorsports richie parker is extraordinary, just dont tell him that. A group of 10 students known as backpack journalists recently made a trip from charleston, south carolina to the hendrick motorsports campus for a funfilled, yet informative visit. No arms, no problem meet richie parker, nascar champion. Must see richie parker guy with no arms of hendrick motorsports inspirational video. Tom rinaldi reports on the life of richie parker, who overcame being born without arms to become a chassis and body component designer for hendrick motorsports. An inspirational story about richie parker special.
The story of nascars richie parker asks you to leave your. Richie parker, sixtime nascar champion engineer, shares his story. Richie parker, 30, grew up with a chorus of doubters telling him what he couldnt do without hands ride a bike, drive a car or find a good job. Since graduation in 2005, richie went on to work for nascars hendrick motorsports, further feeding his passion for engineering. Richie parker is known for his work on black panther 2018, bumblebee 2018 and crash 2004. Richie parker with hendrick motorsports and aidbs convocation speaker is shown here running his 64 chevy in a 14 mile drag. Join facebook to connect with richie parker and others you may know.
Me alumnus, richie parker, participated in the outside the box. Drive tom rinaldi reports on the life of richie parker, who overcame being born without arms to become a chassis and body component designer for hendrick motorsports. Meet richie parker, a man born without arms that works as. Joseph riddick ricky hendrick iv april 2, 1980 october 24, 2004 was an american nascar stock car driver and partial owner at hendrick motorsports, a team that his father rick hendrick founded. Inspiring story of armless nascar engineer richie parker. Armless hendrick motorsports team engineer featured on.
Richie was born with bilateral amelia, a nongenetic birth defect in which limbs arent formed. The road to race day documentary is an eightpart series chronicling the team. Boy born without arms grows up to be gifted mechanical. View richie parkers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Hendrick motorsports gave richie parker a chance, and its turned out to be a winwin for the nascar team and for a team engineer who was born without arms. Hendrick motorsports founded by rick hendrick in 1984, hendrick motorsports has earned a record 12 car owner championships in the premier nascar cup series. After 12 years at hendrick motorsports, he returned to clemson to pursue a masters degree in business administration in entrepreneurship. Every step of the way in life there have been people who said i cant do things said i couldnt ride a bicycle, there have been people who said i couldnt live on my own, couldnt get a good job and support.
He was born in charlotte, north carolina, on april 2, 1980, and began his career in racing at the age of fifteen. Jul 30, 2012 hendrick motorsports auto racing engineer richie parker signs with octagon by mark burns february 20, 2014 octagon will assist richie parker in securing speaking engagements and other marketing opportunities. Well richie, as an engineer, uses his feet to design vehicle components and incorporate adjustments based on feedback from the organizations crew chiefs and their drivers. Richie parker, has no hands but is a vehicle engineer at. Hendrick came to me to talk to me about some things we could maybe do to make all of hendrick motorsports better and i just appreciate that from the leader of a company like he is to take the time to speak to me and really listen and care about ways that we could make hendrick motorsports a better place. At the post race inspection, nascar officials told the hendrick crew that they shouldnt race the car again, though it complied with all nascar rules. Paul akers youtube cruzin cap website puka patch website rat grips website. Parker has now been at hendrick for 8 years, through 5 championships, helping to keep. Watch the live launch of paint schemes for jimmie johnson, chase elliott, william byron and alex bowman. How to watch the great american race johnson to be honored ahead of daytona 500, will lead field during pace laps. Richie parker cant shake your hand, but that wont stop him from endearing himself to you the minute you meet.
Welcome to the hendrick motorsports official store. Sep 29, 2017 hendrick motorsports will unveil the daytona 500 schemes for all four team cars on thursday, oct. At his day job, hes an engineer for nascars hendrick motorsports. A recent report of hendrick motorsports making an offer to kevin harvick has stoked the flames of the 2017 nascar silly season. Jan 09, 2018 veteran motorsports manager alba colon has been named director of competition systems at hendrick motorsports. He reminds me of nick vijucic, the man born without arms and legs. Hendrick motorsports 1997 trex 10 banned race cars.
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