A small jet carrying the owner of NASCAR's top team and his wife lost its brakes and crash landed at a Key West, Florida airport Monday evening, but no one was seriously injured.
Authorities said the Gulfstream 150 aircraft carrying Rick and Linda Hendrick ran off the runway at the Key West International Airport Monday at 7:45 p.m. The Hendricks, a pilot and co-pilot were all taken to Lower Keys Medical Centers. Two suffered minor injuries, though it was not clear who. Two others onboard were taken to the hospital as a precaution.
The plane is registered to Jimmie Johnson Racing II Incorporated in Charlotte, North Carolina. Johnson is a five-time defending NASCAR champion and drives for Hendrick Motorsports.
Hendrick owns the race team. Besides Johnson, he also fields cars for four-time champion Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mark Martin. The team recently celebrated its 199th career victory in the Sprint Cup Series.A small jet carrying the owner of NASCAR's top team and his wife has crash landed in Key West.
Officials say the Gulfstream 150 aircraft carrying Rick and Linda Hendrick ran off the runway Monday at 7:45 p.m. The Hendricks, a pilot and co-pilot were taken to Lower Keys Medical Center. Two have minor injuries, though it was not clear who.
The other two were taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons.
Authorities say the plane is registered to Jimmie Johnson Racing II Incorporated in Charlotte, N.C. Johnson is the five-time defending NASCAR champion, and drives for Hendrick Motorsports.
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