May 4, 2003
- Rudd Voted Best Race: More than 3,000 fans recently went to Richmond International Raceway’s Web site and voted for the best race in its 50-year history. Their choices: September 1972, when Richard Petty rallied to win after a Bobby Allison bump sent him atop the guardrail; February ’86, when Kyle Petty won after Darrell Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt crashed late; September ’91, when Harry Gant won the first night race in the track’s modern history; or September 2001, when Ricky Rudd won with a late-race bump-and-run pass of Kevin Harvick. The winner, with more than half the votes, was Rudd’s victory two years ago. Kyle Petty’s victory got the second-most votes, with Gant’s victory third and Richard Petty’s fourth.(Daily Press)(5-4-2003)
- Green not a happy camper: #30-Jeff Green, running in the top five of Saturday night’s race at Richmond, was hit from behind by Richard Childress Racing teammate #29-Kevin Harvick on Lap 268 of 400, bringing a premature end to a strong run by Green’s team. Green was upset after the incident, and following a radio interview, walked hurriedly down pit road to Harvick’s pit. Green first confronted Harvick’s crew chief, Todd Berrier, on top of the team’s pit box, than had a heated exchange with team owner Richard Childress, who was standing in the pit area. The incident lasted only a few moments before Green left the area and returned to the garage, where his #30 AOL Chevy had been towed. “We’re supposed to be teammates, but it doesn’t seem that way right now,” Green said. “It’s one thing to get spun out, it’s another to get spun out by your teammate.”(ThatRacin.com)(5-4-2003)
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