Ricky Rudd - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Bye-Bye Restrictor Plates?

A NASCAR test session next month at Talladega Superspeedway for its new car [Car of Tomorrow/COT] will help series officials determine if they can use larger holes in a restrictor plate there and at Daytona. Gary Nelson, a former Cup series director who consults NASCAR...

Rudd Rumors:

Ricky Rudd may be waking up again from his semiretirement, or at least putting feelers out that he's getting restless sitting on the porch. Rudd hasn't been seen since he subbed for injured #20-Tony Stewart at Dover in June. But now he's lined up to test a Toyota car...

New Hampshire Qualifying Notes:

Kevin Harvick won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Sylvania 300, lapping New Hampshire International Speedway in 28.793 seconds at 132.282 mph. Ryan Newman holds the track-qualifying record of 28.561 seconds, 133.357 mph - set Sept. 12, 2003. This is Harvick...

Wyler Racing to test COT at Talladega with Rudd driving:

Wyler Racing, who curently field a Truck Team for driver Jack Sprgaue, announced that it will take part in NASCARs Car Of Tomorrow test session at Talladega Superspeedway on October 9th. Behind the wheel of their Toyota Camry will be veteran NASCAR driver Ricky ...

Wyler Racing to test “Car of Tomorrow” with Rudd:

Wyler Racing has announced that it will take part in NASCAR's "Car Of Tomorrow" test session at Talladega Superspeedway on October 9th. Behind the wheel of their Toyota Camry will be veteran NASCAR driver Ricky Rudd. Wyler Racing currently fields the #60 Con-way Freight...

Martin says he will NOT drive the #6 in 2007 UPDATE 2 to the #88? UPDATE 3 Denied….MORE:

Mark Martin on Friday said that he will not drive the #6 Roush Racing Ford in 2007. "I'm not worried about next year, but I will tell you this: there never has been -- ever -- a consideration for me to drive the 6 car in 2007," Martin said. "Everybody's in this frenzy...

Start #700 for Marlin:

#14-Sterling Marlin is scheduled to make his 700th career NASCAR Cup start in Sunday's Sony HD 500 race at California Speedway. But before Sunday rolls along, Marlin must qualify his #14 Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevrolet during Friday's time trials [the #14 is outside...

Qualifying News and Notes:

Jeff Burton won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the GFS Marketplace 400, lapping Michigan International Speedway in 38.311 seconds at 187.936 mph. Ryan Newman holds the trackqualifying record of 37.069 seconds, 194.232 mph - set June 18, 2005. This is Burton...

Indy Qualifying Notes:

Jeff Burton won the NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, lapping Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 49.240 seconds at 182.778 mph. Casey Mears holds the trackqualifying record of 48.311 seconds, 186.293 mph - set Aug. 7, 2004. This is Burton...

Third team for RYR?

[Robert] Yates said there's a "realistic" chance that RYR could go to three Cup teams next season if 44-year-old Ward Burton, who has been out of Cup the past two seasons, comes up with a sponsor. Citifinancial and M&M's, according to team officials, are looking...

Rudd to 4th Gibbs team?

car owner Joe Gibbs is possibly interested in expanding to a fourth Nextel Cup team - with Ricky Rudd, if Rudd is amenable. Rudd drove Dover for Gibbs last month while #20-Tony Stewart was recuperating, and the Gibbs team was pleased with how easy Rudd was to work ...

Rumblings – Dover:

Matt Kenseth passed teammate Jamie McMurray with four laps to go today at Dover International Speedway and went on to win the Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America for his second win of the season. This was Matt's 12th career victory (he's tied for...

Why Doesn’t Earnhardt, Jr. Run More Busch Races?:

There's a reason Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn't run more races outside the Nextel Cup Series. His primary sponsor won't let him. Discussing the injury risk when drivers take their Cup careers outside the series -- as reigning champion Tony Stewart did in the Busch Series...

Rudd unsure of future plans:

Shortly before stepping into a Nextel Cup car for the first time since last November, veteran driver Ricky Rudd says he won't decide until late this season whether he wants to return to the sport next year, although he appears to be leaning against it. Rudd, who is...

Dover Qualifying News and Notes:

Ryan Newman won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America, lapping Dover International Speedway in 23.281 seconds at 154.633 mph. Jeremy Mayfield holds the track-qualifying record of 22.288 seconds, 161...

Newman is back, wins pole at Dover:

#12-Ryan Newman won the Budweiser pole for the Neighborhood Excellence 400 at Dover International Speedway with a speed of 154.633mph for his 1st pole of 2006 and 36th of his career, but his first in 14 races, which was Texas in November 2005. #19-Mayfield will start...

Ramblings – Dover:

#12-Ryan Newman took his first Bud Pole of the season today at Dover International Speedway for Sunday's Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America (say that fast three times!), and for a driver who's got 36 of 'em, it's been awhile. His last pole (of...

Rudd qualifies the #20 Chevy 10th:

Ricky Rudd (10th) qualified the #20- Powerade/Home Depot Chevrolet for Tony Stewart. Stewart is expected to start the race. Rudd posted 19 top-10 starts, including four Bud Poles, in his 55 previous races at Dover and started outside the top-20 just seven times. The...

Rudd gets medical clearance to run at Dover;

Ricky Rudd spent part of Wednesday getting medical clearance so he can stand by for Tony Stewart this weekend at Dover and part of the day practicing with the Home Depot Chevrolet crew getting in and out of the race car. Rudd said We practiced driver changes...my ...

Stewart Sustains Fracture of Right Scapula UPDATE Stewart will start race, then Ricky Rudd to take over:

#20-Tony Stewart sustained a fracture of his right scapula in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 Nextel Cup Series race when a flat right front tire sent his #20 Home Depot Chevy into the SAFER barrier on the outside retaining wall of turn one. Stewart was running in the 25th ...