CONCORD, N.C. - Following a dominant performance at Kansas by Kyle Larson and the No. 5 team, the Hendrick Motorsports engine department hosted a luncheon for teammates on campus.
Hendrick Motorsports celebrated its 316th win in the NASCAR Cup Series as food trucks lined the parking lot outside the engine shops. Several of the organization's engine builders, along with other employees, enjoyed free food and an engine demo just outside the garage.
While Larson's victory was the fourth Cup Series win for Hendrick Motorsports thus far, to go along with his NASCAR Xfinity Series win at Bristol Motor Speedway, the engine department has accumulated even more success. Between NASCAR's touring series, Hendrick Motorsports engines have powered to 11 wins and 13 poles in 2025.
Scott Maxim, director of powertrain, talked about his team's accolades thus far.
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“I’m really proud of our results this year,” Maxim said. “But I think for all of us, we like to stay focused on our process. We enjoy the process. We’ve got passion for what we started with and that fuels us to be consistent and strong and encouraged to repeat that process week after week.”
Maxim broke down some of the main key elements that help the team build the best possible engines. The company provides power not only to Hendrick Motorsports' Cup Series cars, but also to Spire Motorsports' Cup Series and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series efforts, Hyak Motorsports on the Cup level and to JR Motorsports and Hendrick Motorsports' own NASCAR Xfinity Series outfit.
“Communication is always key, working together, collaborating,” he said. “We also have a really strong cohesive unit with our support from our engine department to the race teams, to the drivers and the crew chiefs and the teams. We all work closely together to achieve those common goals.”
He is looking forward to the rest of the season and is confident his team can produce championship-winning engines.
“With a strong process and everyone working together, we have as high a level of confidence that one could have while also knowing that we have to be in an area that’s uncomfortable in computing," Maxim concluded.