Under The Hood presented by Quaker State® provides an amazing view inside the inner workings of the premier race team in NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports. Hendrick Motorsports fields some of the most durable drivers in the sport:
Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin.


Over the past 15 years, the incredible durability of Quaker State® racing oil has enabled Hendrick Motorsports to win more Cup races than any other team and capture 8 of the last 14 Cup championships. Quaker State® and Hendrick Motorsports, together making NASCAR history.


Check in weekly to see the challenges of keeping multiple cars racing each week at the highest levels of NASCAR:
What adjustments do they make to the cars and why? Patches, repairs, tweaks…How do they do it?


Really get “under the hood” with the team that’s doing it the best right now.

CUP: Under The Hood - Talladega
Hendrick Motorsports drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin have combined
for 14 race victories at Talladega.

CUP: Under The Hood - Martinsville
This week, the Hendrick team tackles Martinsville Speedway, site of Sunday’s Tums Fast Relief 500.

CUP: Under The Hood - Racing At Charlotte Motor Speedway
Every weekend, the four Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup teams go all out to win. But when it’s time
to race at Charlotte Motor Speedway everyone digs just a little bit deeper.

CUP: Under The Hood - Aerodynamics And Auto Club Speedway
The key for Hendrick Motorsports at Auto Club Speedway will be finding the right aerodynamic balance of
drag and downforce.

CUP: Under The Hood - Tackling The Intermediates
Over the final eight races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, four will be contested on 1.5-mile tracks,
starting with Sunday’s Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway.

CUP: Under The Hood - Concrete Challenges
This weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Dover International Speedway, the one-mile, high-banked
oval track known appropriately enough as the “Monster Mile.”

CUP: Under The Hood - The 2010 NASCAR Chase Is On
The 2010 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup kicks off this Sunday afternoon at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

CUP: Under The Hood - It’s All About The Team
Since 1995, Hendrick drivers have captured nine of the 15 Sprint Cup titles contested in that period, and a large
measure of success is because of teamwork.

CUP: Under The Hood - Engine Package Provides Power To Perform
Jeff Andrews, Director of Engine Development at Hendrick Motorsports, talks about different Sprint Cup
engine packages.

CUP: Under The Hood - Humble Roots To 800 Horsepower
Jeff Andrews, Director of Engine Development at Hendrick Motorsports, talks about the evolution of the
V-8 NASCAR engine.

CUP: Under The Hood - Setup
Alan Gustafson, crew chief of the No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet driven by Mark Martin, talks about chassis setup.

CUP: Under The Hood - Aerodynamics
Lance McGrew, crew chief of the No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet Impala driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr.,
talks about aerodynamics.
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