Rick Hendrick's Gulfstream G650ER flies to Monterey as motorsports mogul expands luxury empire

The flight fits a broader pattern of Hendrick's aircraft movements. Over the past week, his Gulfstream has logged legs between Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (KJQF) and Des Moines International Airport (KDSM), then to San Jose and Burbank. The Des Moines legs, recorded on August 7 and 8, suggest a connection to NASCAR's Iowa Corn 350 weekend, held at Iowa Speedway in July, though the flights in early August could relate to other business or team matters — Hendrick Motorsports, the winningest team in NASCAR history with 322 Cup Series wins, maintains a presence across the country [celebplanes.com](https://www.celebplanes.com/celebrity/rick-hendrick). The Burbank stop, popular for its proximity to Hollywood and entertainment industry travelers [nvoii.com](https://nvoii.com/news/1486/hollywood-burbank-airport-joins-paragon-aviation-group), preceded the short hop to Monterey.

Hendrick's fleet of two aircraft — the Gulfstream G650ER and an Embraer ERJ-145LR team shuttle (N508RH) — has accumulated 29 flight hours across 19 tracked movements, emitting an estimated 141.2 metric tons of CO₂, per Celebplanes' calculations using public ADS-B data and manufacturer fuel burn figures. A 50-meter yacht, "Wheels," built by Trinity Yachts in 2009, is tracked by AIS via our partner site celebyachts.com and was last seen at rest off the U.S. East Coast roughly 29 minutes before this flight's arrival — nowhere near Monterey, reinforcing that this trip is likely about business, not leisure.

Whether Rick Hendrick was aboard or not, the aircraft's movement to Monterey during one of the most important weeks on the collector-car calendar — and just weeks after adding Ferrari to his dealership empire — suggests the kind of convergence of hobby and commerce that defines the Hendrick brand.