FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee and team owner Rick Hendrick, center, poses with his drivers from left, Jimmie Johnson, Chase Elliott, Kasey Kahne, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the red carpet before the NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction ceremony in Charlotte, N.C. Hendrick Motorsports says Dale Earnhardt Jr. will retire at the end of this season. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)