He competed in six NASCAR Grand National Series races from 1959 to 1961, recording two top-ten finishes.
Hendrix made his NASCAR debut at Lakewood Speedway, near his hometown of Griffin, Georgia.
[1] Hendrix returned to Lakewood later that year, where he sat on the pole but finished thirteenth, sixteen laps down to winner Richard Petty.
[3] Driving for Fred Clark in car number 30 for the 1961 National 400, Hendrix started 30th but worked his way up to tenth by the end of the race.
[4] Running his final race in 1961 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, Hendrix started 19th and finished 13th.