Ricky Rudd

Ricky Rudd
Rudd at Daytona International Speedway in 2004
BornRichard Lee Rudd
(1956-09-12) September 12, 1956 (age 67)
South Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Achievements1992 IROC Champion
1997 Brickyard 400 Winner
2006 Dan Wheldon Cup (Robo-Pong 200) winner
Most career starts in Nextel Cup Series modern era (906)
Awards1977 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
2006 Virginian of the Year
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame (2007)
Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame (2010)
Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
906 races run over 32 years
Best finish2nd (1991)
First race1975 Carolina 500 (Rockingham)
Last race2007 Ford 400 (Homestead)
First win1983 Budweiser 400 (Riverside)
Last win2002 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
23 374 29
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 1 year
First race1983 Sportsman 200 (Dover)
Last race1983 Miller Time 300 (Charlotte)
First win1983 Sportsman 200 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 1 0
Statistics current as of February 16, 2015.

Richard Lee Rudd (born September 12, 1956), nicknamed "the Rooster", is an American former racing driver and racing team owner. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and former NASCAR Busch Series driver Jason Rudd. He retired in 2007 with 23 career wins. He was named the 2006 Virginian of the Year and was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. In October 2010, he was selected to the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame, which honors those who have contributed to sports in southeastern Virginia.

Career[edit]

Early life[edit]

Rudd was born in South Norfolk, Virginia (now Chesapeake), the son of Margaret (née McMannen) and Alvin R. Rudd Sr., the president of Al Rudd Auto Parts.[1][2][3] He began racing as a teenager in karting and motocross, but did not attempt stock car racing until he was eighteen years old, when he made his NASCAR debut at North Carolina Speedway in 1975, driving the No. 10 Ford for family friend Bill Champion.

Qualifying 26th, he finished in 11th place despite running 46 laps down. He then ran an additional three races for Champion, his best finish being a tenth at Bristol Motor Speedway. He drove another four races in 1976 for his father, posting another tenth finish at the Firecracker 400. He went full-time in 1977, again driving the No. 22 for his father. He had ten Top 10 finishes and was named Rookie of the Year. Rudd ran part-time the following season. Despite the abbreviated schedule, he earned four top-tens and finished 31st in points. In 1979, he signed with Junie Donlavey to pilot the No. 90 Truxmore-sponsored car, garnering four Top 5’s and a ninth-place finish in the final points standings.

He did not return to Donlavey in 1980, and started out in a part-time run for his dad and D. K. Ulrich. He finished season in the No. 7 Sanyo-sponsored car for Nelson Malloch, for whom he had one tenth-place finish.

1981–1987[edit]

Ricky Rudd's 1983 Riverside International Raceway-winning No. 3 Piedmont Airlines Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Rudd in 1984

In 1981, Rudd signed with DiGard Motorsports to drive the No. 88 car. Although he had no victories, he won his first three pole positions, and began his lengthy streak of consecutive race starts. In 1982 Rudd stepped into the No. 3 Pontiac for Richard Childress Racing. Rudd had six Top 5s but dropped down to ninth in the points standings. He was able to get his first two career wins in 1983 at Riverside and Martinsville respectively, but he again finished ninth in points. He also ran the only three Busch Series races of his career that season, winning in his debut event at Dover Downs.

In 1984, Rudd and Dale Earnhardt swapped rides, with Rudd moving over to the No. 15 Ford for Bud Moore. The move came after Earnhardt signed with Childress, leaving Rudd disappointed and out of a ride until he drove for Moore.[4] Rudd was involved in a horrific crash in the Busch Clash at Daytona, in which his car went airborne (in a crash that Ned Jarrett described as something like a "bucking horse") before suffering a concussion and a torn cartilage in his rib cage. His eyes were swollen so badly he taped his eyes open to be able to race in the Daytona 500, as well as a flak jacket for his rib injury. After learning of this long after the fact, NASCAR instituted the policy of examining all drivers involved in wrecks to ensure that they will be able to race safely the next week.[5] He won his first race for this team in only his second start at Richmond and improved to seventh in points. He moved up one spot in points in the following season, and then a career-best 5th-place finish in 1986. Despite an additional 2 victories in 1987, Rudd left Moore Engineering at the end of the season.

1988–1993[edit]

1989 No. 26 Buick Regal

Rudd joined King Racing beginning in 1988 in the No. 26 Buick Regal owned by drag racing legend Kenny Bernstein. He struggled with engine failures all season long and finished 11th in the point standings, his worst points finish in eight years. In addition, Rudd suffered a knee injury in a crash at The Winston.[5] At North Wilkesboro, Rudd was fined $10,000 for actions detrimental to stock car racing after spinning Dale Earnhardt late in the race.[4] After his only win of 1989, which came at the inaugural Sears Point event, Rudd departed the operation. He tangled with Earnhardt again at North Wilkesboro, as a last-lap altercation while fighting for the lead handed the win to Geoff Bodine.[4] In 1990, Rudd signed with Hendrick Motorsports to drive the No. 5 Chevrolet Lumina. He was able to win The Bud at the Glen and finished seventh in the point standings. However, he was involved in a fatal pit road accident in the season-finale Atlanta Journal 500, in which he spun into Bill Elliott's pit and accidentally crushed Elliott's tire changer Mike Rich, who died hours later in surgery.[6] That fatal incident caused NASCAR to implement pit road speed limits at every NASCAR track, for all of the series.

In 1991, Rudd won his only race of the year at Darlington Raceway. Later in the year at Sonoma, Rudd was the center of controversy in one of the most bizarre finishes in NASCAR. Rudd started on pole at the race, and was offered a bonus paycheck with the winning money if he won the race. Rudd took the second spot with 3 laps left, and when the white flag was waved Rudd tapped Davey Allison to take the lead. When Rudd came back around to the finish line he waved to his pit crew but was shown a black flag for the tap. His win was taken away and given to Allison who refired to end up in second place. Rudd ended up in second place; Rick Hendrick, and crew chief Waddell Wilson unsuccessfully tried to appeal the penalties.

He finished the year a career-best 2nd-place finish in points. The following season, he won the Peak Antifreeze 500, but dropped to seventh in points. After finishing another three spots lower in points in 1993, he left Hendrick to start his own racing corporation Rudd Performance Motorsports.

1994–1999[edit]

Rudd at 1994 Brickyard 400.
1997 Tide-sponsored racecar at Pocono
Ricky Rudd walks down pit road, before qualifying at Pocono Raceway 1998

Rudd took Tide and formed his own race team in 1994, Rudd Performance Motorsports and drove the No. 10 Ford Thunderbird that season. His first win as an owner/driver came at New Hampshire International Speedway, which led to a fifth-place points finish. 1995 saw his consecutive winning streak almost end before he won the Dura Lube 500 at Phoenix, the second-to-last race of the season. He had another near miss in 1996, but won late in the year at North Carolina Speedway.

In 1997, Rudd had two wins, one in the Brickyard 400 and the other at Dover International Speedway, making this his highest win total since 1987, but he dropped to 17th in the points standings, making this the first time he finished outside of the Top 10 in nine years. His only win in 1998 came at Martinsville Speedway, dealing with high air temperatures and a faulty cooling system. As a result, Rudd suffered burns and blisters over most of his body, and gave his victory lane interview lying on the ground breathing from an oxygen mask. This was the last win of his consecutive victory streak, as he struggled with mechanical failures and wrecks throughout the season. With 16 winning seasons in a row, he nonetheless broke a new record that still stands today, though Jimmie Johnson managed to tie it in 2017. The following year, Rudd failed to win a race, snapping a 16-season streak with at least one victory.[7] When Tide left his team, Rudd chose to liquidate his equipment and close his team.

2000–2005[edit]

After many rumors and speculation, Rudd was hired to pilot the No. 28 Texaco/Havoline-sponsored Ford Taurus for Robert Yates Racing in 2000. Although he still did not win any races that season, he did have two poles and moved to fifth in the points standings, a 26-spot improvement over the previous season. In 2001, Rudd got his first win in three years at Pocono, followed by another win at Richmond late in the season. He also matched a career-high 14 top-five finishes. Rudd scored his final win at Sonoma in 2002, but dropped to 10th in points. Following the fall Richmond race, Rudd had a heated argument with RYR engine specialist Larry Lackey on pit road, with Lackey punching Rudd in the face and Rudd retaliating with a water bottle. Rudd was fined US$5,000 and placed on probation while Lackey was fined US$10,000 before resigning from his position at RYR.[8] Rudd left RYR at the end of the 2002 season.

In 2003, Rudd signed to drive the No. 21 Ford for Wood Brothers Racing, replacing Elliott Sadler, who took over Rudd's seat at RYR. Rudd scored four top-fives and a 23rd-place finish in points that year. The following year, he won his final career pole at Talladega, but fell a spot in the standings. He was able to recover to earn nine top 10s in 2005 and improved to 21st in points. The closest he came to winning a race between 2003 and 2005 was at Sonoma in 2005, when he led several laps and finished second to Tony Stewart after being passed by him with nine laps to go.

At the end of the 2005 season, Rudd left the No. 21 team and announced he would "take a break from racing", although he was not retiring. At the time he was known as NASCAR's "ironman", or record holder for most consecutive starts, ending at 788,[9] and holding the record until it was surpassed by Jeff Gordon in 2015.[10]

2006–2007[edit]

2007 car

Rudd spent most of 2006 out of racing, racing only at Dover, where he filled in for an ailing Tony Stewart. He made an appearance to meet and sign autographs for fans at the 2006 Carl Casper's Custom Auto Show at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky and meanwhile, he also raced in a karting event called the RoboPong 200 in Newcastle, Indiana in a race full of IndyCar stars, and eventually etching his name on the Dan Wheldon Cup, the trophy that since 2012 has become that event's signature trophy. Late in the season, his return to Yates was announced, to drive the No. 88 Ford full-time. His best finish since his return to the sport was seventh in the Coca-Cola 600. Since he missed the Chevy Rock & Roll 400, it was the first time in his career where he did not make a start due to an injury. Kenny Wallace drove the No. 88 on an interim basis until Rudd healed, except at Talladega, where Mike Wallace drove the car. Rudd made his return at Charlotte, where he finished 11th. He finished his career with a 21st-place finish at the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami.

After racing[edit]

After the 2007 season, and a 32-year career, Rudd resides at his home in Cornelius, North Carolina. In 2007, Rudd was inducted into the 2007 Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and in 2010, he was selected to the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame that honors those who have contributed to sports in southeastern Virginia. Rudd now lives what he calls "a very simple lifestyle" with his family.[11] On February 7, 2012, Rudd signed to be an analyst for Speed Channel's weekend motor sports news program, SPEED Center. Following the announcement he said, "I'm really looking forward to the next chapter. It’s going to be a lot of fun working with the gang at SPEED."[12] In 2013, Rudd made appearances in Series Two of the TV show Dallas in scenes filmed at Texas Motor Speedway as the hired driver for Christopher Ewing's methane-powered race car.

On February 17, 2014, Rudd was inducted into the Daytona Beach Stock car Hall of Fame by Rotary International.

Even though he retired from professional racing, Rudd still races go-karts at GoPro Motorplex in the Charlotte area.[4]

Motorsports career results[edit]

NASCAR[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series[edit]

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NNCC Pts Ref
1975 Champion Racing 10 Ford RSD DAY RCH CAR
11 		BRI
10 		ATL
25 		NWS
28 		DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH DAR DOV NWS MAR CLT RCH CAR BRI ATL ONT 47th 431 [13]
1976 Rudd Racing Enterprises 22 Chevy RSD DAY
DNQ 		CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL
23 		NSV DOV
33 		CLT RSD MCH DAY
10 		NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR
DNQ 		RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
16 		CAR ATL ONT 53rd 407 [14]
1977 RSD DAY
22 		CAR
19 		ATL NWS DAR
22 		BRI
10 		MAR TAL
28 		NSV
10 		DOV
27 		CLT
17 		RSD MCH
28 		DAY
36 		NSV
10 		POC
7 		TAL
4 		MCH
7 		BRI
16 		DAR
7 		RCH
11 		DOV
32 		MAR
27 		NWS
7 		CLT
24 		CAR
25 		ATL
8 		ONT
8 		17th 2810 [15]
Ford RCH
26
1978 Chevy RSD DAY
37 		RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR
10 		NWS MAR CLT
28 		NSV RSD MCH
9 		POC
6 		TAL
39 		MCH
28 		BRI DAR
36 		RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
23 		CAR
25 		ATL
9 		ONT
DNQ 		31st 1260 [16]
Buick TAL
27 		DOV DAY
21 		NSV
1979 Donlavey Racing 90 Mercury RSD DAY
31 		ATL
9 		DAR
8 		TAL
27 		CLT
6 		TWS
28 		RSD MCH
8 		DAY
13 		NSV POC
5 		TAL
3 		MCH
7 		DAR
8 		CLT
11 		ATL
8 		ONT
10 		9th 3642 [17]
Ford CAR
34 		NWS
14 		BRI
10 		MAR
12 		NSV
10 		DOV
14 		RCH
3 		DOV
8 		MAR
6 		NWS
5 		CAR
20
Chevy RCH
11 		BRI
9
1980 Ulrich Racing 40 RSD DAY RCH CAR
12 		ATL
31 		BRI DAR
19 		NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV 35th 1213 [18]
Al Rudd Auto 22 CLT
9 		TWS RSD MCH
32 		CLT
4 		CAR ATL ONT
Nelson Malloch Racing 7 Olds DAY
13 		TAL
20
Chevy NSV
28 		POC
10 		MCH
34 		BRI
28 		DAR
34 		RCH DOV NWS MAR
1981 DiGard Motorsports 88 RSD
19 		NSV
4 		POC
6 		MCH
3 		BRI
2 		DAR
23 		RCH
12 		DOV
5 		MAR
8 		NWS
25 		CLT
3 		CAR
18 		6th 3988 [19]
Olds DAY
3 		RCH
2 		CAR
31 		BRI
2 		TAL
4 		TWS
24 		DAY
40
Buick ATL
22 		NWS
6 		DAR
11 		MAR
3 		NSV
5* 		DOV
5 		CLT
4 		RSD
5 		MCH
30 		TAL
23 		ATL
38 		RSD
40
1982 Richard Childress Racing 3 Pontiac DAY
35 		RCH
22 		BRI
27 		ATL
25 		CAR
15 		DAR
29 		NWS
9 		MAR
4 		TAL
24 		NSV
19 		DOV
22 		CLT
7 		POC
6 		RSD
29 		MCH
5 		DAY
7 		NSV
4 		POC
31 		TAL
9 		MCH
14 		BRI
7 		DAR
31 		RCH
4 		DOV
11 		NWS
25 		CLT
31 		MAR
2 		CAR
28 		ATL
7 		RSD
2 		9th 3537 [20]
1983 Chevy DAY
24 		RCH
28 		CAR
6 		ATL
10 		DAR
4 		NWS
27 		MAR
5 		TAL
8 		NSV
14 		DOV
24 		BRI
26 		CLT
32 		RSD
1* 		POC
31 		MCH
6 		DAY
21 		NSV
5 		POC
7 		TAL
16 		MCH
27 		BRI
14 		DAR
25 		RCH
2 		DOV
13 		MAR
1* 		NWS
6 		CLT
9 		CAR
3 		ATL
26 		RSD
37 		9th 3693 [21]
1984 Bud Moore Engineering 15 Ford DAY
7 		RCH
1 		CAR
7 		ATL
8 		BRI
6 		NWS
3* 		DAR
9 		MAR
18 		TAL
22 		NSV
4 		DOV
8 		CLT
11 		RSD
9 		POC
18 		MCH
40 		DAY
15 		NSV
16 		POC
39 		TAL
14 		MCH
12 		BRI
16 		DAR
5 		RCH
2 		DOV
3 		MAR
27 		CLT
8 		NWS
6 		CAR
23 		ATL
3 		RSD
15 		7th 3918 [22]
1985 DAY
5 		RCH
25 		CAR
32 		ATL
4 		BRI
2 		DAR
25 		NWS
4 		MAR
2 		TAL
5 		DOV
4 		CLT
13 		RSD
4 		POC
7 		MCH
7 		DAY
7 		POC
14 		TAL
18 		MCH
31 		BRI
9 		DAR
6 		RCH
5 		DOV
3 		MAR
4 		NWS
5 		CLT
15 		CAR
7 		ATL
31 		RSD
1 		6th 3857 [23]
1986 DAY
11 		RCH
30 		CAR
28 		ATL
26 		BRI
2 		DAR
26 		NWS
2 		MAR
1* 		TAL
36 		DOV
4 		CLT
8 		RSD
3 		POC
4 		MCH
10 		DAY
6 		POC
2 		TAL
3 		GLN
7 		MCH
21 		BRI
23 		DAR
6 		RCH
24* 		DOV
1* 		MAR
28 		NWS
7 		CLT
4 		CAR
2 		ATL
25 		RSD
19 		5th 3823 [24]
1987 DAY
9 		CAR
2 		RCH
28 		ATL
1 		DAR
30 		NWS
5 		BRI
3 		MAR
16 		TAL
30 		CLT
25 		DOV
12 		POC
7 		RSD
2 		MCH
14 		DAY
14 		POC
26 		TAL
15 		GLN
4 		MCH
25 		BRI
3 		DAR
7 		RCH
3 		DOV
1* 		MAR
21 		NWS
13 		CLT
11 		CAR
31 		RSD
31 		ATL
3 		6th 3742 [25]
1988 King Racing 26 Buick DAY
17 		RCH
2 		CAR
17 		ATL
24 		DAR
30 		BRI
20 		NWS
2 		MAR
18 		TAL
29 		CLT
7 		DOV
19 		RSD
3 		POC
30 		MCH
11 		DAY
22 		POC
12 		TAL
41 		GLN
1 		MCH
16 		BRI
16 		DAR
10 		RCH
26 		DOV
10 		MAR
24* 		CLT
8 		NWS
7* 		CAR
2 		PHO
26* 		ATL
4 		11th 3547 [26]
1989 DAY
19 		CAR
32 		ATL
24 		RCH
4 		DAR
12 		BRI
8 		NWS
6 		MAR
23 		TAL
31 		CLT
10 		DOV
6 		SON
1* 		POC
20 		MCH
4 		DAY
9 		POC
31 		TAL
17 		GLN
29 		MCH
8 		BRI
3 		DAR
3 		RCH
4 		DOV
5 		MAR
8 		CLT
21 		NWS
9 		CAR
28 		PHO
29 		ATL
14 		8th 3608 [27]
1990 Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY
4 		RCH
3 		CAR
31 		ATL
27 		DAR
24 		BRI
3 		NWS
4 		MAR
23 		TAL
33 		CLT
28 		DOV
11 		SON
3 		POC
32 		MCH
9 		DAY
13 		POC
7 		TAL
5 		GLN
1 		MCH
5 		BRI
10 		DAR
7 		RCH
8 		DOV
32 		MAR
28* 		NWS
11 		CLT
6 		CAR
7 		PHO
32 		ATL
16 		7th 3601 [28]
1991 DAY
9 		RCH
2* 		CAR
4 		ATL
6 		DAR
1 		BRI
5* 		NWS
11 		MAR
11 		TAL
13 		CLT
9 		DOV
10 		SON
2 		POC
20 		MCH
8 		DAY
9 		POC
20 		TAL
4 		GLN
2 		MCH
11 		BRI
5 		DAR
15 		RCH
5 		DOV
7 		MAR
8 		NWS
12 		CLT
32 		CAR
12 		PHO
11 		ATL
11 		2nd 4092 [29]
1992 DAY
40 		CAR
28 		RCH
6 		ATL
12 		DAR
5 		BRI
6 		NWS
3 		MAR
23 		TAL
26 		CLT
9 		DOV
6 		SON
4 		POC
36 		MCH
5 		DAY
7 		POC
4 		TAL
4* 		GLN
13 		MCH
36 		BRI
8 		DAR
10 		RCH
6 		DOV
1 		MAR
10 		NWS
15 		CLT
5 		CAR
3 		PHO
30 		ATL
25 		7th 3735 [30]
1993 DAY
30 		CAR
12 		RCH
15 		ATL
5 		DAR
19 		BRI
26 		NWS
7 		MAR
29 		TAL
41 		SON
3 		CLT
37 		DOV
35 		POC
9 		MCH
1 		DAY
4 		NHA
5 		POC
11 		TAL
24 		GLN
24 		MCH
35* 		BRI
22 		DAR
6 		RCH
4 		DOV
21 		MAR
4 		NWS
5 		CLT
8 		CAR
14 		PHO
6 		ATL
2 		10th 3644 [31]
1994 Rudd Performance Motorsports 10 Ford DAY
8 		CAR
11 		RCH
18 		ATL
9 		DAR
9 		BRI
32 		NWS
6 		MAR
12 		TAL
25 		SON
14 		CLT
6 		DOV
19 		POC
21 		MCH
4 		DAY
17 		NHA
1 		POC
6 		TAL
7 		IND
11 		GLN
5 		MCH
10 		BRI
12 		DAR
4 		RCH
5 		DOV
18 		MAR
25 		NWS
11 		CLT
29 		CAR
4 		PHO
7 		ATL
14 		5th 4050 [32]
1995 DAY
13 		CAR
4 		RCH
21 		ATL
8 		DAR
41 		BRI
5 		NWS
29 		MAR
30 		TAL
22 		SON
4 		CLT
5 		DOV
31 		POC
13 		MCH
38 		DAY
8 		NHA
5 		POC
3 		TAL
41 		IND
20 		GLN
4 		MCH
30 		BRI
36 		DAR
6 		RCH
8 		DOV
10 		MAR
27 		NWS
5 		CLT
4* 		CAR
13 		PHO
1 		ATL
10 		9th 3734 [33]
1996 DAY
9 		CAR
4 		RCH
9 		ATL
8 		DAR
9 		BRI
14 		NWS
15 		MAR
23 		TAL
28 		SON
7 		CLT
15 		DOV
8 		POC
2 		MCH
31 		DAY
33 		NHA
3 		POC
2 		TAL
37 		IND
6 		GLN
34 		MCH
8 		BRI
9 		DAR
16 		RCH
12 		DOV
34 		MAR
35 		NWS
7 		CLT
13 		CAR
1 		PHO
14 		ATL
8 		6th 3845 [34]
1997 DAY
9 		CAR
4 		RCH
6 		ATL
30 		DAR
23 		TEX
5 		BRI
27 		MAR
13 		SON
34 		TAL
11 		CLT
10 		DOV
1 		POC
21 		MCH
13 		CAL
3 		DAY
34 		NHA
9 		POC
36 		IND
1 		GLN
40 		MCH
29 		BRI
19 		DAR
5 		RCH
28 		NHA
42 		DOV
6 		MAR
13 		CLT
41 		TAL
34 		CAR
40 		PHO
36 		ATL
37 		17th 3330 [35]
1998 DAY
42 		CAR
43 		LVS
12 		ATL
23 		DAR
33 		BRI
30 		TEX
27 		MAR
14 		TAL
24 		CAL
11 		CLT
31 		DOV
6 		RCH
11 		MCH
37 		POC
41 		SON
28 		NHA
19 		POC
42 		IND
31 		GLN
14 		MCH
13 		BRI
9 		NHA
10 		DAR
22 		RCH
34 		DOV
13 		MAR
1 		CLT
37 		TAL
18 		DAY
27 		PHO
27 		CAR
10 		ATL
24 		22nd 3131 [36]
1999 DAY
30 		CAR
30 		LVS
43 		ATL
25 		DAR
27 		TEX
19 		BRI
38 		MAR
29 		TAL
19 		CAL
41 		RCH
36 		CLT
28 		DOV
14 		MCH
38 		POC
15 		SON
38 		DAY
13 		NHA
27 		POC
27 		IND
9 		GLN
32 		MCH
38 		BRI
3 		DAR
34 		RCH
27 		NHA
42 		DOV
37 		MAR
18 		CLT
38 		TAL
3 		CAR
19 		PHO
5 		HOM
41 		ATL
7 		31st 2922 [37]
2000 Yates Racing 28 DAY
15 		CAR
6 		LVS
12 		ATL
11 		DAR
17 		BRI
14 		TEX
10 		MAR
22 		TAL
27 		CAL
4 		RCH
4 		CLT
17 		DOV
5 		MCH
12 		POC
3 		SON
5 		DAY
5 		NHA
10 		POC
38 		IND
21 		GLN
11 		MCH
2 		BRI
10 		DAR
8 		RCH
9 		NHA
3 		DOV
3 		MAR
4 		CLT
3* 		TAL
11 		CAR
3 		PHO
37 		HOM
6 		ATL
24 		5th 4575 [38]
2001 DAY
4 		CAR
39 		LVS
19 		ATL
6 		DAR
8 		BRI
10 		TEX
37 		MAR
2 		TAL
14 		CAL
6 		RCH
5 		CLT
7 		DOV
10 		MCH
2 		POC
1 		SON
4 		DAY
14 		CHI
3 		NHA
3 		POC
11 		IND
39 		GLN
4 		MCH
42 		BRI
4 		DAR
7 		RCH
1 		DOV
3 		KAN
3 		CLT
21 		MAR
39 		TAL
26 		PHO
3 		CAR
8 		HOM
21 		ATL
35 		NHA
13 		4th 4706 [39]
2002 DAY
38 		CAR
18 		LVS
13 		ATL
20 		DAR
12 		BRI
3 		TEX
4 		MAR
7 		TAL
14 		CAL
3 		RCH
39 		CLT
4 		DOV
19 		POC
17* 		MCH
8 		SON
1 		DAY
15 		CHI
19 		NHA
17 		POC
10 		IND
18 		GLN
5 		MCH
12 		BRI
39 		DAR
30 		RCH
7 		NHA
12 		DOV
14 		KAN
20 		TAL
3 		CLT
39 		MAR
3 		ATL
32 		CAR
20 		PHO
13 		HOM
19 		10th 4323 [40]
2003 Wood Brothers Racing 21 DAY
15 		CAR
11 		LVS
19 		ATL
35 		DAR
15 		BRI
4 		TEX
26 		TAL
42 		MAR
11 		CAL
24 		RCH
34 		CLT
33 		DOV
17 		POC
37 		MCH
43 		SON
15 		DAY
3 		CHI
13 		NHA
12 		POC
39 		IND
38 		GLN
21 		MCH
29 		BRI
33 		DAR
16 		RCH
3 		NHA
2 		DOV
11 		TAL
36 		KAN
10 		CLT
23 		MAR
15 		ATL
31 		PHO
17 		CAR
40 		HOM
31 		23rd 3521 [41]
2004 DAY
18 		CAR
19 		LVS
28 		ATL
31 		DAR
33 		BRI
37 		TEX
22 		MAR
20 		TAL
17 		CAL
17 		RCH
11 		CLT
26 		DOV
30 		POC
19 		MCH
12 		SON
35 		DAY
17 		CHI
32 		NHA
39 		POC
12 		IND
28 		GLN
8 		MCH
24 		BRI
40 		CAL
17 		RCH
21 		NHA
37 		DOV
12 		TAL
12 		KAN
2 		CLT
16 		MAR
14 		ATL
12 		PHO
19 		DAR
16 		HOM
9 		24th 3615 [42]
2005 DAY
24 		CAL
41 		LVS
37 		ATL
33 		BRI
25 		MAR
7 		TEX
8 		PHO
34 		TAL
30 		DAR
13 		RCH
11 		CLT
35 		DOV
40 		POC
28 		MCH
33 		SON
2 		DAY
13 		CHI
7 		NHA
23 		POC
10 		IND
41 		GLN
16 		MCH
19 		BRI
4 		CAL
9 		RCH
38 		NHA
20 		DOV
12 		TAL
18 		KAN
9 		CLT
9 		MAR
11 		ATL
17 		TEX
13 		PHO
20 		HOM
37 		21st 3667 [43]
2006 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV
QL† 		POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM NA - [44]
2007 Yates Racing 88 Ford DAY
26 		CAL
27 		LVS
30 		ATL
26 		BRI
38 		MAR
13 		TEX
33 		PHO
26 		TAL
33 		RCH
37 		DAR
26 		CLT
7 		DOV
39 		POC
27 		MCH
22 		SON
11 		NHA
30 		DAY
31 		CHI
21 		IND
24 		POC
13 		GLN
38 		MCH
33 		BRI
38 		CAL
40 		RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT
11 		MAR
27 		ATL
17 		TEX
15 		PHO
35 		HOM
21 		33rd 2622 [45]
† - Qualified for Tony Stewart
Daytona 500[edit]
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1976 Al Rudd Auto Chevy DNQ
1977 21 22
1978 36 37
1979 Donlavey Racing Mercury 11 31
1981 DiGard Motorsports Olds 5 3
1982 Richard Childress Racing Pontiac 16 35
1983 Chevy 1 24
1984 Bud Moore Engineering Ford 14 7
1985 9 5
1986 22 11
1987 31 9
1988 King Racing Buick 27 17
1989 36 19
1990 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy 19 4
1991 9 9
1992 8 40
1993 12 30
1994 Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 20 8
1995 18 13
1996 10 9
1997 13 9
1998 40 42
1999 29 30
2000 Yates Racing Ford 2 15
2001 30 4
2002 9 38
2003 Wood Brothers Racing Ford 5 15
2004 16 18
2005 11 24
2007 Yates Racing Ford 2 26

Late Model Sportsman Series[edit]

NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NLMC Pts Ref
1983 Zervakis Racing Team 01 Olds DAY RCH CAR HCY MAR NWS SBO GPS LGY DOV
1 		BRI CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU CRW ROU SBO HCY LGY IRP GPS BRI HCY 65th 311 [46]
Pontiac DAR
31 		RCH NWS SBO MAR ROU CLT
34 		HCY MAR

International Race of Champions[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
Year Make 1 2 3 4 Pos. Pts Ref
1992 Dodge DAY
2* 		TAL
3 		MCH
3 		MCH
2 		1st 68.5 [47]
1993 DAY
5* 		DAR
5 		TAL
4 		MCH
7 		4th 49 [48]
1995 Dodge DAY
4 		DAR
11 		TAL
8 		MCH
10 		10th 28 [49]
1996 Pontiac DAY TAL CLT MCH
10 		NA 0 [50]
2001 Pontiac DAY
2 		TAL
4 		MCH
10 		IND
6 		6th 45 [51]

References[edit]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by IROC Champion
IROC XVI (1992) 		Succeeded by
Davey Allison and Terry Labonte
Note: Allison died before the final race and was replaced by Labonte for that event.
Achievements
Preceded by Brickyard 400 winner
1997 		Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
1977 		Succeeded by
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