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Former IndyCar Driver Rick Treadway Dies at 56 in Motorcycle Crash
Rick Treadway, son of 1997 Indianapolis 500-winning team owner Fred Treadway, died Saturday in a motorcycle crash. His death follows that of NASCAR champion Kyle Busch on May 21.
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Former IndyCar driver Rick Treadway died on Saturday in a motorcycle crash at the age of 56. Details on the crash were not released. Treadway was the son of Fred Treadway, whose team won the 1997 Indianapolis 500.
His death follows the May 21 death of two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, who was 41 and died from bacterial pneumonia complicated by sepsis. Treadway competed in the 2002 Indianapolis 500 for his father’s team. He started 17th and finished 29th before an accident in Turn 3 on lap 90 ended his race.
He raced in 11 IndyCar Series events between 2001 and 2002 for Treadway-Hubbard Racing and Treadway Racing. Treadway made his IndyCar debut at Kentucky Speedway in 2001 and ran his final race at Texas Motor Speedway in 2002. Before moving to IndyCar, he competed in Formula 2000 junior formula racing.
Several drivers posted tributes on X. Arie Luyendyk wrote: “Sad news hearing Rick Treadway passed away last Saturday. Our condolences go out to my former @IndyCar team owner Fred Treadway, Janice and Brian Treadway.
Conor Daly wrote: “Really sad to see this news today. If you listen to @SpeedStreetPod you know how much this name means to a certain segment of our show. RIP Ricky.
