Ricky Rudd News

Richmond Race Facts/Notes:

Richmond Race Facts/Notes:

May 15, 2004
Dale Earnhardt Jr., won the Chevy American Revolution 400, scoring his 12th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 158th career start. His last victory came at Atlanta seven races ago. This is Earnhardt Jr.'s second victory on a short-track. He also won here at Richmond

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Richmond:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Richmond:

May 15, 2004
Track position is rapidly becoming "the" catch phrase when it comes to Nextel Cup racing....and tonight's Chevy American Revolution 400 at Richmond International Raceway re-inforced that theory to the fullest. Dale Earnhardt Jr stayed out on lap 346 as most of the

Rudd Visits Pope Air Force Base:

Rudd Visits Pope Air Force Base:

May 13, 2004
Ricky Rudd, driver of the #21 Motorcraft Racing/U.S. Air Force Ford Taurus observed a cargo drop over the Ft. Bragg North Carolina Army base on his way to participating in a 600 NEXTEL All-Star Race ticket give-away at Pope Air Force Base on Tuesday. “It was

All-Star Panel Says One Hot Night is No. 1 Moment:

All-Star Panel Says One Hot Night is No. 1 Moment:

May 12, 2004
As the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge prepares for the celebration of its 20th anniversary, the previous 19 editions have evoked everlasting memories of many of the sport's greatest stars providing the fans with brilliant racing, stunning finishes and occasionally

Ford sees improvement in Nextel Cup cars:

Ford sees improvement in Nextel Cup cars:

May 7, 2004
By the numbers, Ford's fortunes through the first 10 races of the 2004 Nextel Cup season aren't much different from the start of its frustrating 2003 season. That's a bad place to look, said Greg Specht, Ford Racing of North America's operations manager. In this case

Richmond Testing Continues:

Richmond Testing Continues:

May 6, 2004
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers are threatening to break the poll record of 21.194 seconds (approximately 127 mph) at Richmond International Raceway. After two full days of testing the new asphalt among more than 20 drivers, all agreed that the record would fall during Wawa

NASCAR OK with Stewart:

NASCAR OK with Stewart:

May 5, 2004
after the incidents this past race at the California Speedway Cup race between Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon and Rusty Wallace, few have asked what would happen to Stewart, saw this........But NASCAR on Monday said, no harm, no foul. Well, at least no foul. "We addressed

Infineon Testing Day 2:

Infineon Testing Day 2:

April 29, 2004
#42-Jamie McMurray posted the fastest lap Wednesday during a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup test session at Infineon Raceway. McMurray recorded the fastest lap ever recorded on the newly repaved 10-turn, 1.99-mile road course for NEXTEL Cup stock cars at 1 minute, 15.0 seconds [

StockCarFans.Com – Rumblings – Talladega:

StockCarFans.Com – Rumblings – Talladega:

April 26, 2004
To say that we ended in controversy would be the understatement of the year.....Jeff Gordon was in front of Dale Earnhardt Jr (at least in the eyes of NASCAR) "at the moment of caution" today at Talladega Superspeedway and won the Aaron's 499 (where'd that mile go?).

StockCarFans.com – Ramblings – Talladega:

StockCarFans.com – Ramblings – Talladega:

April 23, 2004
It's been a week of catchin up....First, Rusty Wallace wins his first race in three years last week, then...It had been 20 years since the Wood Brothers had won a pole, but Ricky Rudd grabbed the top-spot today at Talladega Superspeedway for Sunday's Aaron's 499 and

Testing at Infineon Raceway:

Testing at Infineon Raceway:

April 23, 2004
hearing a few Nextel Cup teams will test at Infineon Raceway on April 27-28th, so far the drivers who plan to test include: #18-Bobby Labonte, #21-Ricky Rudd, #9-Kasey Kahne, #45-Kyle Petty and #16-Greg Biffle.(4-23-2004)

StockCarFans.com – Ramblings – Martinsville:

StockCarFans.com – Ramblings – Martinsville:

April 16, 2004
Usually Fridays belong to #12-Ryan Newman....but this is Martinsville and another driver owns this place. #24-Jeff Gordon grabbed the Bud Pole award today for Sunday's Advance Auto Parts 500 with a lap of 20.252 seconds (93.502 mph). It was his third pole in a row

Championship Chase Count = 26:

Championship Chase Count = 26:

April 8, 2004
With only seven races in the books, only 26 drivers are within 400 points of the leader, #97-Kurt Busch. That's the magic number to be invited to the playoffs. Those who are more than 400 points behind include Ken Schrader, Kyle Petty, Brendan Gaughan, Jeff Burton,

Assorted trivialities and historical notables:

Assorted trivialities and historical notables:

April 5, 2004
The four tracks where Jeff Gordon has never won are Texas, Chicago, Phoenix and Homestead. Elliott Sadler had finished in the top 10 only once in five previous Texas starts. He was 10th in 1999. Elliott Sadler is one of 109 drivers to have won two or more Cup races

Milestone for Rudd:

Milestone for Rudd:

March 31, 2004
Ricky Rudd, driver of the #21 Motorcraft Racing Taurus, will reach another milestone this weekend when he makes 810th-career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series start to move ahead of Darrell Waltrip into sole possession of third place on the series' all-time list. Rudd, who