The racing world has lost another talented driver following the death of Indianapolis 500 competitor Rick Treadway, who died on Saturday, May 30, at the age of 56 after suffering a motorcycle accident.
The tragic news was announced in a press release from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Treadway, an Indiana native, started the 2002 Indianapolis 500. He made his INDYCAR SERIES debut in 2001 at Kentucky Speedway, and his final start was at the Texas Motor Speedway in 2002. His best finish was fifth in Texas during the 2021 season.
This comes after the death of NASCAR legend Kyle Busch, who died at the age of 41, with his family later announcing he passed from “pneumonia [that] progressed into sepsis.” Busch was hospitalized shortly before and died just days before he was set to race in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Following the news of Treadway's passing, many in the racing community paid tribute.
"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. Rick was a fun, crazy, humble, wild and brave personality RIP Ricky We are thinking of you Treadway family," two-time Indy 500 winner Arie Luyendyk posted on X.
"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. We’ll keep doing our #indy500 driver research in your honor!," NASCAR driver Conor Daly shared.
"Very sorry to hear of the passing of Ricky Treadway. A really personable guy who loved signing autographs for fans. He had 11 @IndyCar starts and will be missed. Condolences to his family and many friends," one person commented.
"Oh man!! Great guy!! Race in peace, Rick!!," another person wrote.
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