When Rick Hendrick praised Kasey Kahne amid his Hendrick Motorsports exit

Rick Hendrick had all of the appraisal for Kasey Kahne amid the latter’s Hendrick Motorsports exit on the finish of the 2017 Cup Collection season. The HMS proprietor praised Kahne and hailed the latter’s work ethic in a report printed by Hendrick Motorsports in 2017.

Kahne joined Hendrick Motorsports in 2012 after his earlier staff, Pink Bull Racing, went defunct on the finish of 2011. Kahne arrived at HMS to drive the #5 automotive and changed Mark Martin, who moved to Michael Waltrip Racing that 12 months.

In his first 12 months at HMS (2012), the Enumclaw-born driver claimed two wins, 12 High 5s, 19 High 10s, and 4 pole positions. He completed that season in a powerful fourth place.

Following this, he went on to assert two extra wins in 2013, one win in 2014 and one in 2018. Ultimately, on the finish of 2018, Kahne determined to go away Rick Hendrick’s staff after six years and 6 wins in his bag. This is what Hendrick mentioned on the time:

“Kasey has labored extraordinarily arduous,” Mr. Hendrick mentioned. “He’s an amazing teammate and particular person, and he has been completely devoted to our program since day one. I’ve at all times believed that he’s a particular expertise, and I do know he’ll thrive in the best scenario. We are going to do every thing we are able to to complete the season as robust as we are able to.”

In the meantime, this is what Kahne mentioned about his time at HMS:

“I’d prefer to thank Rick and everybody at Hendrick Motorsports for his or her arduous work and dedication, together with offering me a fantastic alternative and success over the past six years.”

Kahne moved to Leavine Household Racing in 2018, changing Michael McDowell within the #95 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. In the meantime, Hendrick Motorsports introduced in William Byron as a alternative for Kasey Kahne within the #5 entry.

Kasey Kahne to return to Cup Collection in 2025

Kasey Kahne is all set to return to the Cup Collection in 2025. He’ll race for Richard Childress Racing beneath a part-time obligation. As per stories, the 44-year-old will drive the #33 entry for RCR at Rockingham Speedway on April 19.

“I noticed this Rockingham race pop up, and I used to be like, ‘Man, that’s a monitor I do know, and I’ve loved racing at over time,’ so I began reaching out and attempting to determine a method to get again into it and do a race,” Kahne mentioned about his upcoming race. “It felt like 4 or 5 years perhaps since I’d raced, and it’s extra like six and a half is what they’d mentioned, so it’s been some time.”

Kahne might be driving within the Cup Collection for the primary time since his retirement from full-time racing in 2018. Throughout his 15-year profession within the high tier inventory automotive racing, he competed in 529 races, claiming 18 wins, 27 pole positions, and 176 High 10s in whole.