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MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. recognized the emotional impact his win at Martinsville Speedway had on Rick Hendrick when he met his boss in Victory Lane. The team owner embraced the driver who delivered the win at the track that has caused so much heartbreak and joy. Martinsville was Hendrick's home track as a child growing up in Virginia, the place where Hendrick Motorsports had it first career victory. But it was 10 years ago this weekend that an HMS plane on its way to the race crashed, killing all 10 on board. Lost on that day were Hendrick's son, brother, twin nieces, the team general manger, head engine builder, a key sponsor representative, two Hendrick pilots and a pilot for Tony Stewart. His four drivers try desperately to win at Martinsville for Hendrick, for the organization, for those who died that October day. "I could feel how important it was to him and his embrace when he hugged me," Earnhardt said. "There's a genuine hug and...