Ray Hendrick (born April 1, 1929, died September 28, 1990), was known as "Mr. Modified" during his 36-year career in motorsports mainly in the modified stock car racing class. He was also the father of Roy Lee Hendrick, a racer in his own right. The Virginia native collected more than 700 victories in modifieds, NASCAR Winston Cup series, and late model sportsman series (later known as Nationwide Series. Ray Hendrick was the first inductee into the Virginia Hall of Fame and has been a finalist nominee for induction to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.