Ricky Hendrick

Ricky Hendrick, full name Joseph Riddick Hendrick IV, (April 2, 1980 - October 24, 2004), born in Charlotte, was a NASCAR driver, a member of his father Rick Hendrick's Hendrick Motorsports team. He started driving in the Busch Series at age 19 in 1999. He drove in the Busch and Craftsman Truck Series in 2000. He came in second for rookie of the year award in the truck series in 2001. In 2002, he competed in the Busch series until a shoulder injury forced him to retire at age 22. He died on a team flight to the race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia along with his uncle, 2 cousins and six others.

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April 2 - 1980 - October 24 - 2004 - Charlotte - NASCAR - Rick Hendrick - Hendrick Motorsports - Busch Series - Craftsman Truck Series - Martinsville Speedway - Martinsville, Virginia

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Ricky won his first NASCAR race at Kansas Speedway in 2001 -- in the Craftsman Truck Series. He was driving the #17 truck. Ricky won the Busch Series Championship in 2003 as a car owner, after having chosen to put driver Brian Vickers in the seat of the #5 GMAC Chevrolet Monte Carlo (the ride that he had retired from the previous year). At the time of his death, he was the owner of the #25 Ditech.com Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the Nextel Cup Series with driver Brian Vickers, and the owner of the #5 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the Busch Series with driver Kyle Busch.

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