Rick Hendrick Buys 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS VIN Number 001 for $500,000

NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick didn’t hold back at the Barrett-Jackson auction this last weekend. Hendrick spent nearly $4 million on a two-day spending spree in Scottsdale Arizona that included a winning bid of $500,000 to acquire the first production 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS, VIN Number 001.

All of Hendrick’s winning bids at the Barrett-Jackson Collector-Car Auction in Arizona went for charity, donated to Kettering University, which has a close association with General Motors. IndyCar star Will Power drove the black Camaro SS onto the auction block.

Read more about Rick Hendrick’s big weekend of buys that included vintage Corvettes a hybrid Lexus and Optimus Prime.