The 58-store dealership group owned by NASCAR-team owner Rick Hendrick has discussed expanding its company with “the folks at Bill Heard Enterprises,” Hendrick said late Friday in a statement.

Hendrick Automotive Group is vying to buy some of the Bill Heard Enterprises stores, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. The 13 Heard stores, which formed the world’s top-selling Chevrolet dealership group, closed Wednesday, Sept. 24.

“I personally have appreciated their time and effort. If something comes of our conversations, we certainly will announce it,” Hendrick’s statement said. “If there’s a potential opportunity to expand our company, we’re always going to be interested in discussing it.”

Carl Gregory Enterprises Inc., a dealership group based in Columbus, Ga., is in talks to buy Heard’s flagship store in Columbus, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported. Gregory owns 10 stores in Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama.