Hendricks Museum & Gift Shop is a must stop for every NASCAR fan visiting the Charlotte area. The facility was redone a few years ago so that the museum and gift shop are blended together. One section has several of the vintage race vehicles of historical significance, including Darrell Waltrip's "Tide Ride" and the car used in the movie Days of Thunder. Other cars showcased during this visit included the 2013 Daytona 500 winner (48 Johnson) and 24 Gordon's firesuit and winning car of the 1st Brickyard 400. Oddly only one car was on display for 88 Earnhardt Jr and no vehicle for 5 Kahne. As is normal for most sports related souvenirs, items can be rather procey.
Some unique to Hendricks Motorsports is a pit crew training area that is open to the public to view. Fans can watch as the pit crew members go through various strength training activities.
The actual race shops are housed in two buildings. One of the buildings is more fan friendly than the other with large windows to view race cars being worked on while the other does not have a veiwing area.