Build It and They Will Come - What Hendrick Motorsports Can Become

When it comes to Hendrick Motorsports they have seemed to miss something every year since Jimmie Johnson last won his 6th championship in 2013. Though wins have been there consistent finishes have not been there and well it has certainly shown the last two seasons. Only one Hendrick Motorsports team made the final round of the chase in both the last two years.The wins collums have been high for Hendrick but it seems something is missing. JR Motorsports is kind of a farm team for Hendrick but when it comes down to it Hendrick does not have the farm teams like Team Penske and Joe Gibbs Racing has now. I think that if Hendrick helped more with JR Motorsports or if their was more of a technical alliance between the two, more than their already is.
When it comes to Hendrick Motorsports in recent years it has been dominated by Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. these drivers had a combined 8 wins but neither made it to the Final Four. This season was Jeff Gordon's final year and he only managed to turn one win at Martinsville. Kasey Kahne is the odd man out here not winning a race since Atlanta in 2014. Kahne went winless in 2015 and missed the chase unlike in 2014. Kahne has been the disappointment at Hendrick and it is certainly not because of lack of talent but lack of speed each week.
It will certainly be interesting to see how Hendrick Motorsports looks in 2016 with the addition of Chase Elliott, who has came from a version of Hendrick's Farm Syestem called JR Motorsports. Driving the #24 car in 2016 will certainly be a sight to see for fans in the stands and he could step up to teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. for NASCAR's Most Popular Driver. Also Chase is a part of one of the most competitive Rookie Of The Year Races we have seen.
What Hendrick needs to do is start more alliances with Xfinity Series and Truck Teams to help drivers like Cole Custer and Josh Berry among many others a chance to make it to the big leagues and in my opinion the Boston Red Sox of  NASCAR. Talent is certainly there and we could surely be seeing more drivers like Josh Berry come into Truck Rides or Xfinity Rides and could become the next Dale Earnhardt Jr or The Next Jimmie Johnson.
When it comes to younger generations the future of NASCAR as a whole is looking very bright and with this ammount of tallent we will just have to see whos farm syestem is better than the others when it comes to drivers like Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, among many other drivers retiring and needing a replacement. Chase Elliott has certainly shown what it is like to take over a ride of a retired legend and we cant wait to see how he does in the #24 Nappa Auto Parts Chevrolet SS among the other Hendrick Motorsports drivers. With some of these changes we could see another Hendrick domination like we saw from 2006-2010 by Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, among the other Hendrick Drivers of that Era!(Koelle, 2015)

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