The Hendrick Marrow Program

Racing to save lives

Rick Hendrick, chairman and CEO of Hendrick Motorsports, established the Hendrick Marrow Program in 1997 after he was diagnosed with leukemia. Even though he did not need a marrow transplant himself, he wanted to help other patients waiting to find a marrow match and a second chance at life.

The Hendrick Marrow Program works with Be The Match Foundation^SM  to support the work of the National Marrow Donor Program^® (NMDP).  It raises money to add more potential marrow donors to the NMDP's Be The Match Registry^®, increasing the chances that more patients find their match. It also helps patients pay for some uninsured transplant costs, which are often a barrier to treatment.

The Hendrick Marrow Program has:

• Raised more than $8 million
• Added more than 90,000 members to the Be The Match Registry
• Eased the financial burden of more than 4,000 patients with grants from the Hendrick Family Fund for Patient Assistance

How you can help

• Contribute now
• Purchase Life is a Team Sport gear to benefit the Hendrick Marrow Program
• Host a fundraising event — To learn how, contact us at teammarrow@hmsracing.com 
• Stay in touch — Sign up for e-mail updates on how you can help us change lives

News and events

• Racing to Save Lives: Nov. 22, 2009, Half Marathon and 5K Results