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Profile of Ricky Rudd on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Ricky Rudd  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 12th September 1956
   
Place of Birth: Chesapeake, Virginia, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Ricky Rudd
Born: September 12, 1956
Birthplace: Chesapeake, Virginia
Awards: 1997 Brickyard 400 Winner

1992 IROC Champion

1977 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year

Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)

NASCAR Cup statistics
Car #, Team 21 - Wood Brothers Racing
2004 NEXTEL Cup Position: 24th
Best Cup Position: 2nd - 1991 (Winston Cup)
First Race: 1975 Carolina 500 (Rockingham)
First Win: 1983 Budweiser 400 (Riverside)
Last Win: 2002 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Wins Top Tens Poles
23 373 29
All stats current as of October 16, 2005.
Ricky Rudd
Ricky Rudd racing at the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway.

Ricky Rudd (born September 12, 1956) in Chesapeake, Virginia is a race car driver in NASCAR who drives the #21 car sponsored by Motorcraft and the United States Air Force. Considered the "Ironman" of NASCAR, a title given to him for holding the record for most consecutive starts in NASCAR racing, Rudd has over 800 consectutive starts, as of October 2003. He is also remembered as one of the "Tide ride" drivers as well as for winning a race in sixteen consecutive seasons. Through the 2004 season, Rudd has a total of 23 wins, 192 top 5's, and 364 top 10's.










Car History

Year(s) Car Number Sponsor Owner
2003-2005 21 Motorcraft Wood Brothers
2000-2002 28 Texaco/Havoline Robert Yates
1994-1999 10 Tide Ricky Rudd
1991-1993 5 Tide Rick Hendrick
1990 5 Levi-Garrett Rick Hendrick
1988-1989 26 Quaker State Kenny Bernstien
1985-1987 15 Motorcraft Bud Moore
1984 15 Wrangler Bud Moore
1982-1983 3 Piedmont Airlines Richard Childress
1981 88 Gatorade Bill Gardner
1980 7 Sanyo Nelson Malloch
1979 90 Truxmore Junie Donlavey
1976-1978 22 Al Rudd Auto Parts Al Rudd Sr.
1975 10 Bill Champion


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