He went on to become a successful NASCAR driver, winning several races and championships. After his death in 2004, his father, Rick Hendrick, took over his racing team and business interests, which included Hendrick Motorsports, Hendrick Automotive Group, and Hendrick Marrow Program. This business empire has grown to be worth an estimated $1 billion dollars.
Ricky Hendrick was a successful NASCAR driver who tragically passed away in 2004. His father, Rick Hendrick, took over his racing team and business interests, which included Hendrick Motorsports, Hendrick Automotive Group, and Hendrick Marrow Program. These businesses have grown to be worth an estimated $1 billion dollars, making Ricky Hendrick's net worth at the time of his death $1 billion dollars.
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💰Ricky Hendrick Net worth: $1 billion
He won his first race in 1998, and a year later, he began racing for the NASCAR Busch Series. He finished 20th at his first race. In 2000, he began to race in the NASCAR Truck series, and by 2001, he had shifted over to the truck series full-time. While he was a successful racer, and was clearly on the rise, he was also seemingly accident prone, and was injured multiple times. In 2002, he was severely injured, and spent two months recovering. Post-recovery, he chose to retire, and became owner of two teams and opened his own motorcycle dealership. In 2004, he was killed in a plane crash on the way to a race and was survived by his fiancee, Emily Maynard, who gave birth to their daughter after his death. His father was Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports.