Joseph Riddick " Ricky " Hendrick IV ( April 2 , 1980 – October 24 , 2004 ) was an American NASCAR stock car driver and partial owner at Hendrick Motorsports , a team that his father Rick Hendrick founded . He was born in Charlotte , North Carolina , on April 2 , 1980 , and began his career in racing at the age of 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 seven other family members and friends during the accident
an airplane accident
2004 Hendrick Motorsports aircraft crash
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