{"id":270031,"date":"2025-01-31T08:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T08:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/31\/when-rick-hendrick-praised-kasey-kahne-amid-his-hendrick-motorsports-exit\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:31","slug":"when-rick-hendrick-praised-kasey-kahne-amid-his-hendrick-motorsports-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/31\/when-rick-hendrick-praised-kasey-kahne-amid-his-hendrick-motorsports-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"When Rick Hendrick praised Kasey Kahne amid his Hendrick Motorsports exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4755930\" data-slug-id=\"2349617\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rick Hendrick had all the appraisal for Kasey Kahne amid the latter&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/hendrick-motorsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Hendrick Motorsports<\/a> exit at the end of the 2017 Cup Series season. The HMS owner praised Kahne and hailed the latter&#8217;s work ethic in a report published by Hendrick Motorsports in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Kahne joined Hendrick Motorsports in 2012 after his previous team, Red Bull Racing, went defunct at the end of 2011. Kahne arrived at HMS to drive the #5 car and replaced Mark Martin, who moved to Michael Waltrip Racing that year.<\/p>\n<p>In his first year at HMS (2012), the Enumclaw-born driver claimed two wins, 12 Top 5s, 19 Top 10s, and four pole positions. He finished that season in an impressive fourth place.<\/p>\n<p>Following this, he went on to claim two more wins in 2013, one win in 2014 and one in 2018. Eventually, at the end of 2018, Kahne decided to leave Rick Hendrick&#8217;s team after six years and six wins in his bag. Here&#8217;s what Hendrick said at the time:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cKasey has worked extremely hard,\u201d Mr. Hendrick said. \u201cHe\u2019s a tremendous teammate and person, and he has been totally dedicated to our program since day one. I\u2019ve always believed that he\u2019s a special talent, and I know he will thrive in the right situation. We will do everything we can to finish the season as strong as we can.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, here&#8217;s what Kahne said about his time at HMS:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019d like to thank Rick and everyone at Hendrick Motorsports for their hard work and dedication, along with providing me a great opportunity and success over the last six years.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Kahne moved to Leavine Family Racing in 2018, replacing Michael McDowell in the #95 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Meanwhile, Hendrick Motorsports brought in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/william-byron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">William Byron<\/a> as a replacement for Kasey Kahne in the #5 entry.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Kasey Kahne to return to Cup Series in 2025<\/h2>\n<p>Kasey Kahne is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nascar\/news-it-s-while-kasey-kahne-shares-thoughts-ahead-first-laps-nascar-return-rockingham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">all set to return to the Cup Series<\/a> in 2025. He will race for Richard Childress Racing under a part-time obligation. As per reports, the 44-year-old will drive the #33 entry for RCR at Rockingham Speedway on April 19.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI saw this Rockingham race pop up, and I was like, \u2018Man, that\u2019s a track I know, and I\u2019ve enjoyed racing at over the years,\u2019 so I started reaching out and trying to figure a way to get back into it and do a race,\u201d Kahne said about his upcoming race. \u201cIt felt like four or five years maybe since I\u2019d raced, and it\u2019s more like six and a half is what they\u2019d said, so it\u2019s been a while.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"In Picture: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, celebrates with team owner Rick Hendrick - Source: Getty\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/c2629-17382835707716-1920.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/c2629-17382835707716-1920.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/c2629-17382835707716-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/c2629-17382835707716-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/c2629-17382835707716-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/c2629-17382835707716-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/c2629-17382835707716-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/c2629-17382835707716-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/c2629-17382835707716-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/c2629-17382835707716-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"In Picture: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, celebrates with team owner Rick Hendrick - Source: Getty\" src-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/c2629-17382835707716-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201350%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>In Picture: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, celebrates with team owner Rick Hendrick &#8211; Source: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kahne will be driving in the Cup Series for the first time since his retirement from full-time racing in 2018. 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