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Profile of Ricky Rudd
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Name: |
Ricky Rudd |
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Date of Birth: |
12th September 1956 |
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Place of Birth: |
Chesapeake, Virginia, USA |
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Actor |
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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)
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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 (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 |
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Bill Champion |
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