Hendrick Motorsports signs $1.5 million ICE contract for Chevrolet vehicles

An arm of 15-time NASCAR Cup Collection championship staff Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) lately signed a contract with ICE that included the acquisition of greater than two dozen Chevrolet automobiles, in line with a number of experiences Wednesday.

Hendrick Motorsports Technical Options, the superior manufacturing arm of one of the crucial widespread auto racing groups, underwent a revamp earlier this yr and opened a 160,000-square-foot facility as a standalone enterprise entity on the principle Hendrick Motorsports campus in Harmony, North Carolina – simply throughout the Cabarrus County line from Charlotte.

The $1.5 million contract signed in October noticed Hendrick Motorsports “uniquely positioned to fulfill this requirement inside the obligatory timeframe after confirming the quick availability of automobiles absolutely compliant with ICE specs.”

ICE initially approved $2.25 million for the settlement, however the company and the motorsports firm settled on a extra conservative determine of $1.5 million.

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Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott (9), left, and staff proprietor Rick Hendrick, proper, pose with the Harley J. Earl Trophy after Elliott’s 2020 championship. (Chris Graythen/Getty Photographs)

That funded 25 Chevrolet Tahoe SUVs to “enhance.” [DHS’] Title 8 operations in anticipation of large staffing wants” from FY 2026 by FY 2029, in line with a replica of the contract considered by Fox Information Digital.

Hendrick Motorsports didn’t reply to a Fox Information Digital request for remark, however a spokesperson for Hendrick Motorsports Technical Options mentioned in a press release Charlotte’s CBS affiliate that the Chevys have been delivered to ICE unchanged and that the sale was absolutely accomplished.

The contract was non-competitive, as HMS knowledgeable the FBI that they’d have the ability to fill the whole order instantly, and the contract cited an “pressing and compelling want” for the automobiles in explaining that side of the deal.

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Hendrick Motorsports drivers Chase Elliott (9) and William Byron (24) lead the sector on the YellaWood 500 in Talladega, Ala. (Chris Graythen/Getty Photographs)

HMS’ engineering options division was first established in 2019 and has signed agreements with a number of large-scale companions, together with Basic Motors’ navy subdivision.

When asserting their revamped tech options division in January, Hendrick Firms President Marshall Carlson said HMS founder Rick Hendrick’s imaginative and prescient “has all the time been about constructing for the longer term.”

“He acknowledged that Hendrick Motorsports Technical Options could be a chief in superior manufacturing and serve prospects with ultra-high calls for. His dedication ensures our staff is ready for long-term progress and success.”

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Hendrick driver Kyle Larson of California, piloting the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet was named the 2025 NASCAR Cup Collection champion earlier this month in Phoenix, narrowly defeating veteran Joe Gibbs Racing star Denny Hamlin of Virginia and his #11 Progressive Insurance coverage Toyota.

Georgia’s Hendrick driver Chase Elliott was as soon as once more named NASCAR’s Most In style Driver for 2025, with a reported 56% of followers backing the #9 NAPA Chevrolet.

Elliott additionally received the 2020 NASCAR Cup Collection championship.

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HMS’s first 4 Cup Collection championships have been collected by present firm Vice Chairman Jeff Gordon as he drove the #24 DuPont Chevrolet to prime honors in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2001.

HMS’ different present drivers within the Cup Collection are Alex Bowman of Arizona within the #48 Ally Chevrolet and William Byron of North Carolina within the #24 Axalta Chevrolet.