Ricky Hendrick

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Ricky Hendrick
File:Rickyhendrick header.jpg
Ricky Hendrick Stock Photo
BornJoseph Riddick Hendrick IV
(1980-04-02)April 2, 1980
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedOctober 24, 2004(2004-10-24) (aged 24)
Bull Mountain (near Martinsville), Virginia, U.S.
Cause of deathAircraft accident
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
49 races run over 3 years
Best finish28th (2002)
First race1999 Myrtle Beach 250 (Myrtle Beach)
Last race2002 Mr. Goodcents 300 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
30 races run over 2 years
Best finish6th (2001)
First race2000 Grainger.com 200 (Pikes Peak)
Last race2001 Auto Club 200 (Fontana)
First win2001 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 23 0
ARCA Menards Series career
2 races
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0

Joseph Riddick "Ricky" Hendrick IV (April 2, 1980 – October 24, 2004) was an American stock car racing driver and partial owner at Hendrick Motorsports, a NASCAR team that his father Rick Hendrick founded. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 2, 1980, and began racing in Go Karts at a young age, then the Legends Series at fifteen. He competed in both the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series before his death from an airplane accident on October 24, 2004. He was killed with nine other family members and friends during the accident.

Racing career

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Hendrick began his career in auto racing at the age of fifteen in the Legends Series Summer Shootout, winning five races in 1995 and one in 1996.[1] He moved into late models and won three NASCAR Winston Late Model Series races in 1998 and one in 1999; during this period (1997–2000) his late model team was crew-chiefed by longtime Hendrick Motorsports fabricator and mechanic Frank Edwards.[2][3]

Hendrick competed in two ARCA Menards Series races — October 4, 2000, at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the 2001 Daytona event in February.[4]

Hendrick continued to run late models in 2000 while adding select NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts in the No. 17 GMAC/Quaker State Chevrolet Silverado. He also made starts in the No. 24 Busch Series car but was involved in several accidents and suffered concussions.[5]

In 2001, Hendrick ran the full Truck Series schedule. He earned his first NASCAR win at Kansas Speedway on July 7 — at the time, the youngest Truck Series race winner — and posted nineteen top-ten finishes, then a rookie record. He finished second in Rookie of the Year to Travis Kvapil.[6][7]

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Hendrick's Busch Series car in 2002.

In 2002, Hendrick moved to the Busch Series with crew chief Lance McGrew driving the No. 5 GMAC Financial Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Hendrick suffered an accident in the third race of the season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that resulted in a broken shoulder. He required surgery and missed 3 months of racing before he returned in May and finished fifteenth at Richmond. Hendrick decided to retire from driving in October of the same year due to mental health and physical concerns. He continued to be employed by Hendrick Motorsports, as the owner of two teams: Brian Vickers and Kyle Busch in the Busch Series. Hendrick also founded a motorcycle dealership in Pineville, North Carolina, named Ricky Hendrick's Performance Honda.[8]

Ownership and legacy

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After retiring from driving, Hendrick remained at Hendrick Motorsports as a Busch Series team owner; his No. 5 team won the 2003 championship with Brian Vickers and fielded Kyle Busch in 2004.[9] In April 2003 he launched Ricky Hendrick’s Performance Honda Suzuki Aprilia in Pineville, North Carolina.[10]

In January 2006, Carolinas HealthCare System announced a US$3 million commitment from the Rick and Linda Hendrick family to benefit the new Levine Children’s Hospital; in recognition, the hospital dedicated its pediatric intensive care centers as the **Ricky Hendrick Centers for Intensive Care**.[11][12]

Charity rides

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From 2005 to 2008, the Ricky Hendrick Charity Ride (later the **Ricky Hendrick Memorial Charity Ride**) was held annually as a motorcycle benefit in the Charlotte area: April 17, 2005; April 23, 2006; May 6, 2007; and August 24, 2008. The inaugural event supported Nazareth Children’s Home and The Family Center; by 2007–2008, proceeds benefited the Hendrick Foundation for Children and went toward the Levine Children’s Hospital at Carolinas Medical Center.[13][14][15][16]

Death

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See also: 2004 Hendrick Motorsports aircraft crash

On October 24, 2004, Hendrick was one of ten people killed when a Beechcraft King Air 200 operated for Hendrick Motorsports crashed into Bull Mountain near Martinsville, Virginia, while en route to the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway. The National Transportation Safety Board attributed the accident to flight-crew errors during an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions.[17][18]

Personal life

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Hendrick was engaged to Emily Maynard (later Emily Maynard Johnson). After his death, Maynard learned she was pregnant and gave birth to their daughter, Josephine Riddick "Ricki" Hendrick, on June 29, 2005.[19][20]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 NBSC Pts Ref
1999 Gordon/Evernham Motorsports 24 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB
20 		PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH
DNQ 		DOV CLT CAR
37 		MEM
DNQ 		PHO HOM 92nd 155 [21]
2000 JG Motorsports DAY CAR
DNQ 		LVS ATL DAR
DNQ 		BRI TEX NSV
5 		TAL CAL RCH
28 		NHA
DNQ 		CLT DOV SBO
42 		MYB
13 		GLN MLW
DNQ 		NZH PPR
26 		GTY
38 		IRP
36 		MCH BRI
DNQ 		DAR
29 		RCH DOV CLT
13 		CAR
39 		MEM PHO 49th 876 [22]
14 HOM
39
2001 Hendrick Motorsports 24 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT
18 		DOV KEN
15 		MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM
41 		75th 267 [23]
2002 5 DAY
27 		CAR
21 		LVS
37 		DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH
15 		NHA
15 		NZH
30 		CLT
22 		DOV
25 		NSH
15 		KEN
8 		MLW
15 		DAY
20 		CHI
21 		GTY
24 		PPR
22 		IRP
7 		MCH
23 		BRI
29 		DAR
33 		RCH
17 		DOV
27 		KAN
38 		CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM 28th 2125 [24]

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 NCTC Pts Ref
2000 Hendrick Motorsports 17 Chevy DAY HOM PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM PPR
6 		EVG TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA
7 		NZH MCH IRP
12 		NSV
9 		CIC RCH
DNQ 		DOV
25 		TEX
8 		CAL 30th 846 [25]
2001 DAY
2 		HOM
5 		MMR
8 		MAR
9 		GTY
6 		DAR
34 		PPR
5 		DOV
3 		TEX
5 		MEM
7 		MLW
10 		KAN
1 		KEN
6 		NHA
4 		IRP
18 		NSH
11 		CIC
11 		NZH
5 		RCH
8 		SBO
6 		TEX
8 		LVS
6 		PHO
28 		CAL
10 		6th 3412 [26]

References

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