plane crash in 2004 along with other members of the Hendrick family and Hendrick Motorsports crew members. His main private jet is a Gulfstream V with the tail number N500RH. On October 31, 2011, Hendrick and his wife, Linda, were involved in a plane crash in Key West, Florida, when the plane landed long at Key West International Airport. Linda suffered minor injuries while Rick suffered three broken ribs and a fractured clavicle. Legal issues In 1997, Hendrick pleaded guilty to mail fraud. In the 1980s, Honda automobiles were in high demand and Honda executives allegedly solicited bribes from dealers for larger product disbursements. Hendrick admitted to giving hundreds of thousands of dollars, BMW automobiles, and houses to American Honda Motor Company executives. Hendrick was sentenced in December 1997 to a $250,000 fine, 12 months' home confinement (instead of prison, due to his leukemia), three years probation, and to have no involvement with Hendrick Automotive Group (which was run by Jim Perkins) or Hendrick Motorsports (run by his brother John) during his year of confinement. In December 2000, Hendrick received a full pardon from President Bill Clinton. Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Winston Cup Series Busch Series SuperTruck Series ARCA SuperCar Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) See also Hendrick Motorsports List of people pardoned by Bill Clinton References External links The Hendrick Marrow Program Hendrick Motorsports 1949 births American automobile salespeople Living people NASCAR drivers NASCAR team owners Businesspeople from Charlotte, North Carolina North Carolina Republicans People from Mecklenburg County, Virginia People from Warrenton, North Carolina Racing drivers from North Carolina Recipients of American presidential pardons ARCA Menards Series drivers American people convicted of mail and wire fraud NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees Hendrick Motorsports drivers