Ricky Rudd News

#50 for Yates:

#50 for Yates:

September 9, 2001
#50 for Yates: with #28-Ricky Rudd's win at Richmond, it marked Robert Yates Racing 50th win in Winston Cup racing(9-9-2001)

Rudd Offered a TV?

Rudd Offered a TV?

September 9, 2001
Rudd Offered a TV? During the first two cautions(? thought Gordon and Wallace led during the first 2 cautions? Rudd didn't lead until lap 96 and there were a few cautions by then) when Ricky Rudd was leading the Monte Carlo 400, Jeremy Mayfield raced him to the line

Burton wins at Darlington in the Southern 500:

Burton wins at Darlington in the Southern 500:

September 2, 2001
Burton wins at Darlington in the Southern 500: #22-Ward Burton wins the 52nd Southern 500, his 3rd career Winston Cup win, 2nd at Darlington (won in the 2000 spring race - 53 races ago). Burton won from the 37th starting spot, a provisional spot, only the fifth driver

NASCAR’s Statement on the the Talladega Testing:

NASCAR’s Statement on the the Talladega Testing:

August 29, 2001
NASCAR's Statement on the the Talladega Testing: The following are comments from Gary Nelson, NASCAR Winston Cup Series director, regarding Monday's test by NASCAR at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. This test was designed by NASCAR for its teams to test various changes

Talladega Testing Done:

Talladega Testing Done:

August 28, 2001
Talladega Testing Done: A day after running three- and four-wide in an invitation-only NASCAR test, more than a dozen Winston Cup Series teams remained at Talladega Superspeedway to prepare for October’s EA SPORTS™ 500 on Oct. 21. On Monday, NASCAR officials sent 19

Stewart Wins at Bristol:

Stewart Wins at Bristol:

August 25, 2001
Stewart Wins at Bristol: #20-Tony Stewart held off a challenge from #29-Kevin Harvick to win the Sharpie 500 Saturday night at Bristol. Harvick, trying to become the first driver to sweep a BGN-Cup doubleheader in the same Bristol weekend, clawed past Gordon on the

Escape Hatch?

Escape Hatch?

August 24, 2001
Escape Hatch? #98 BGN driver, Elton Sawyer, said Thursday that his team would begin work next week on developing an escape hatch through the car's roof. A fiery crash last week (at Michigan, #15 Waltrip) showed that some safety items in Cup cars could cause problems

Telemetry Boxes:

Telemetry Boxes:

August 20, 2001
Telemetry Boxes: A total of 31 teams ran Sunday's race with telemetry boxes that were made optional after a battery pack powering one caught on fire in Robby Gordon's car caught on fire last week at Watkins Glen. All 43 cars ran the boxes in all of the previous Cup

Marlin Wins at Michigan:

Marlin Wins at Michigan:

August 19, 2001
Marlin Wins at Michigan: #40-Sterling Marlin wins the Pepsi 400 at Michigan Intl Speedway when the race was called after 162 laps because of rain. It is Marlins first win since July 6, 1996 at Daytona (also in the Pepsi 400) a streak of 169 races. It is also Dodge'

Gordon gets 4th win at Watkins Glen:

Gordon gets 4th win at Watkins Glen:

August 12, 2001
Gordon gets 4th win at Watkins Glen: #24-Jeff Gordon wins his 4th career race at Watkins Glen and 7th road course win. It was Gordon's 5th win of 2001 and 57th career Winston Cup win. The rest of the top five were: 2) #99-Jeff Burton; 3) #12-Jeremy Mayfield; 4) #28

3rd Yates Team? UPDATE – Denied once again:

3rd Yates Team? UPDATE – Denied once again:

August 6, 2001
3rd Yates Team? UPDATE - Denied once again: sources at Robert Yates Racing(RYR) say there is definitely no truth to the rumor of a third team or Doug Yates starting a #82 team(6-26-2001) UPDATE 2: Robert Yates is considering expanding his two-car team to a three-car

Hmm….Winner’s payout least ever:

Hmm….Winner’s payout least ever:

August 6, 2001
Hmm....Winner's payout least ever: For winning the 2000 Brickyard 400, Bobby Labonte’s share of the purse was $831,225. For winning Sunday’s race, Jeff Gordon received $428,452. So, in other words, in this the first year of NASCAR’s grand and glorious TV deal, winning

IROC – Labonte wins race and championship:

IROC – Labonte wins race and championship:

August 4, 2001
IROC - Labonte wins race and championship: The 25th running of the True Value IROC series has been completed with reigning Winston Cup champion Bobby Labonte earning his first IROC title by finishing in today's event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Jeff Burton

Rudd on TV:

Rudd on TV:

July 25, 2001
Rudd on TV: Sunday at 1:30pm on CBS (hmm...during the Pocono race, nice), Ricky Rudd will appear on "Topspin'', a tennis show started by the United States Tennis Association, now in its fourth season. The segment will show Rudd spending time at the Talladega 500 in

Jarrett wins at NHIS:

Jarrett wins at NHIS:

July 22, 2001
Jarrett wins at NHIS: #88-Dale Jarrett got around teammate #28-Ricky Rudd with 5 laps to go to win the New England 300 at New Hampshire, Rudd ended up 3rd with #24-Jeff Gordon finishing 2nd. It is Jarretts 4th win of the year and he is still tied with Gordon in the