Ricky Hendrick

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Template:Short description Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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

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

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

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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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

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

NASCAR

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

Busch Series

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 <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />NBSCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DOV CLT CAR
37Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MEM
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PHO HOM 92nd 155 [21]
2000 JG Motorsports DAY CAR
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LVS ATL DAR
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BRI TEX NSV
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TAL CAL RCH
28Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NHA
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CLT DOV SBO
42Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MYB
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		GLN MLW
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NZH PPR
26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		GTY
38Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		IRP
36Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MCH BRI
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DAR
29Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		RCH DOV CLT
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CAR
39Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MEM PHO 49th 876 [22]
14 HOM
39Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2001 Hendrick Motorsports 24 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DOV KEN
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM
41Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		75th 267 [23]
2002 5 DAY
27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CAR
21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LVS
37Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NHA
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NZH
30Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CLT
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DOV
25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NSH
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		KEN
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MLW
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DAY
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CHI
21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		GTY
24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PPR
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		IRP
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MCH
23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BRI
29Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DAR
33Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		RCH
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DOV
27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		KAN
38Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM 28th 2125 [24]

Craftsman Truck Series

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 <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />NCTCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pts Ref
2000 Hendrick Motorsports 17 Chevy DAY HOM PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM PPR
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		EVG TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NZH MCH IRP
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NSV
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CIC RCH
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DOV
25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TEX
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CAL 30th 846 [25]
2001 DAY
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		HOM
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MMR
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MAR
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		GTY
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DAR
34Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PPR
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DOV
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TEX
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MEM
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MLW
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		KAN
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		KEN
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NHA
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		IRP
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NSH
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CIC
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NZH
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		RCH
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SBO
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TEX
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LVS
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PHO
28Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CAL
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		6th 3412 [26]

References

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External links

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