Ricky Rudd News

Rudd’s Back? UPDATE 2 Surgery:

Rudd’s Back? UPDATE 2 Surgery:

December 6, 2001
Rudd's Back? UPDATE 2 Surgery: #28-Ricky Rudd could be headed for the same back surgery that Mark Martin had during a recent offseason. "I didn’t hurt my back when I hit the wall, I think I must have the Mark Martin syndrome, my back has been bothering me for a little

The Money Awarded:

The Money Awarded:

November 30, 2001
The Money Awarded: the Top 10 drivers and the money announced at the Banquet: 10th   Jeff Burton $363,404 9th  Kevin Harvick $484,469 and Rookie of the Year Award (put a yellow rookie srtipe on the podium) 8th  Dale Earnhardt Jr $

Rudd’s Back? UPDATE Surgery:

Rudd’s Back? UPDATE Surgery:

November 30, 2001
Rudd's Back? UPDATE Surgery: #28-Ricky Rudd could be headed for the same back surgery that Mark Martin had during a recent offseason. "I didn’t hurt my back when I hit the wall, I think I must have the Mark Martin syndrome, my back has been bothering me for a little

New 2002 Scheme for the #28? UPDATE:

New 2002 Scheme for the #28? UPDATE:

November 30, 2001
New 2002 Scheme for the #28? UPDATE: Next season Rudd's car, the legendary black #28, will likely sport a dramatically new color scheme, because of the Texaco-Chevron merger.(Winston Salem Journal)(11-11-2001) UPDATE: during Ricky Rudd's speech at the Winston Cup awards

Update about the #28 Crew UPDATE 2:

Update about the #28 Crew UPDATE 2:

November 19, 2001
Update about the #28 Crew UPDATE 2: Bobby Burrell, tire changer, 30 years old from Huntersville, N.C. Bobby Burrell has been upgraded from serious to good condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Crew Update for Sunday: Pitting the No. 28 Texaco/Havoline Taurus

Rudd’s Back?

Rudd’s Back?

November 19, 2001
Rudd's Back? #28-Ricky Rudd could be headed for the same back surgery that Mark Martin had during a recent offseason. "I didn’t hurt my back when I hit the wall, I think I must have the Mark Martin syndrome, my back has been bothering me for a little while," Rudd said

Police Investigate Pitroad Accident:

Police Investigate Pitroad Accident:

November 17, 2001
Police Investigate Pitroad Accident: Following last Sunday's pit road accident at Homestead, Miami-Dade Police Department detectives began an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident, which sent two members of Ricky Rudd's [#28] team to hospitals

Pitroad Accident UPDATE 3 Crewman Better:

Pitroad Accident UPDATE 3 Crewman Better:

November 13, 2001
Pitroad Accident UPDATE 3 Crewman Better: Three members of the #28 pit crew and one NASCAR official were injured during a pit-road accident on Lap 111 of Sunday's Pennzoil Freedom 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. During a round of pit stops under caution, #22-Ward

Upset! Nemechek wins at The Rock:

Upset! Nemechek wins at The Rock:

November 4, 2001
Upset! Nemechek wins at The Rock: #33-Joe Nemechek, who started 13th (yes 13th NOT 14th, Waltrip was 14th, qualifying time was tied, the #33 is higher in OWNERS points), won the Pop Secret 400 at Rockingham. It was Nemechek's first top 5 of the 2001 season and his

More Dyno Testing:

More Dyno Testing:

October 29, 2001
More Dyno Testing: NASCAR officials tested nine cars on a chassis dyno after the race. The dyno measures horsepower. NASCAR did the same thing after last weekend's race at Talladega. Sunday, NASCAR officials tested the cars of #12-Mike Wallace, #2-Ricky Rudd, #24-Jeff

#66 Crew Chief to be penalized UPDATE:

#66 Crew Chief to be penalized UPDATE:

October 22, 2001
#66 Crew Chief to be penalized UPDATE: Larry Carter, crew chief for Todd Bodine's #66 Fords, will be penalized this week by NASCAR for his conduct on pit road following an accident that started between rookie Kevin Harvick and Bodine on Lap 95 in Sunday's EA Sports

NASCAR plans changes:

NASCAR plans changes:

October 21, 2001
NASCAR plans changes: NASCAR vice president Jim Hunter said Sunday the sanctioning body is "going back to work" to try to find a way to eliminate the close, packed racing that has become common on the Winston Cup series' biggest tracks. Sunday's EA Sports 500 at Talladega

Earnhardt Jr wins at Talladega

Earnhardt Jr wins at Talladega

October 21, 2001
Earnhardt Jr wins at Talladega in a wild ending and the big wreck on the very last accident. #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr wins his 2nd restrictor plate race and 3rd overall race of the 2001 season and the $1 million No Bull Bonus for his team and for a fan Carrie Richter of

Rudds Engine Woes:

Rudds Engine Woes:

October 20, 2001
Rudds Engine Woes: [#'s 28 and 88] Car owner Robert Yates said that a broken piston and broken valve caused Ricky Rudd 's two blown engines at Martinsville last weekend. Yates said the piston was a lightweight piece for the qualifying engine. With component weight

Inspection Troubles:

Inspection Troubles:

October 20, 2001
Inspection Troubles: Several teams had trouble with Winston Cup inspectors Friday morning. The rear deck lids of two cars, the #90 Ford of Hut Stricklin and the #28 Ford of Ricky Rudd, were confiscated. A "front suspension travel limiter" was taken off the #55 Chevrolet