NASCAR legend and GM dealer Rick Hendrick bought the first ZR1. While it rounds out his massive Corvette collection, that's not why he bought it.

Johnson to add another Corvette first to his collection, this time paying 3.7 million for the first 2025 ZR1 produced.

Rick Hendrick, NASCAR Cup Series team owner and Chevrolet dealer bought the first 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 production at auction this weekend.Hendrick secured the first C8 ZR1 at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale for $3.

VIN 001 was auctioned off by Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale, and it only took a few minutes from when bidding opened to when the gavel was struck and Hendrick declared the winner. The American businessman who owns Hendrick Motorsports has a habit of snapping up the first production units of each C8 Corvette.

Hendrick bought the first 2025 C8 Corvette ZR1 on Saturday for a jaw-dropping $3.7 million at a Barrett-Jackson auction. If you think this might be an impulse purchase, think again. Earlier, he bought the first 2025 C8 Corvette for $3 million,