Ricky Rudd, my hometown hero!
Go Ricky!
(Courtesy of Ricky Rudd.com
)
Owner: Robert Yates Crew Chief: Michael McSwain

2002 Season:

Bud Shootout: 21st

Gatorade 125 race: 4th

Daytona 500: 38th


Career Highlights 

  • Set a modern day NASCAR Winston Cup Series record in 1998 of 16 consecutive years with at least one victory
  • Won the 1997 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
  • Earned his 500th consecutive NASCAR Winston Cup start on September 14, 1997 at New Hampshire International Speedway
  • Owner and driver of his own NASCAR Winston Cup team from 1994 through 1999
  • Won 1992 International Race of Champions championship -- his first year in the series
  • Second in 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup points championship -- his career best finish
  • Obtained 16 top-10 finishes in the NASCAR Winston Cup points standings
  • Earned the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year title
  • Finished 11th in his first NASCAR Winston Cup race in 1975 at North Carolina Speedway
  • Posted 20 wins, 24 poles, 151 top-five and 300 top-10 finishes in 661 starts from 1975 to 1999 having raced for DiGard Racing, Richard Childress, Bud Moore, Hendrick Motorsports and Rudd Performance Motorsports

-2002 Stats for Ricky Rudd-

NASCAR Winston Cup Career Statistics

Year

Races

Wins

Top-5

Top-10

DNF

Poles

Pts *

Money

`75

4

0

0

1

2

0

4,345

`76

4

0

0

1

2

0

7,525

`77

25

0

1

10

11

0

17th

68,448

`78

13

0

0

4

7

0

49,610

`79

28

0

4

17

6

0

9th

146,302

`80

13

0

1

3

6

0

50,500

`81

31

0

14

17

9

3

6th

381,968

`82

30

0

6

13

13

2

9th

201,130

`83

30

2

7

14

9

4

9th

257,585

`84

30

1

7

16

6

4

7th

476,602

`85

28

1

13

19

5

0

6th

512,441

`86

29

2

11

17

7

1

5th

671,458

`87

29

2

10

13

9

0

6th

653,508

`88

29

1

6

11

12

2

11th

410,954

`89

29

1

7

15

5

0

8th

534,824

`90

29

1

8

15

5

2

7th

573,650

`91

29

1

9

17

1

1

2nd

1,093,765

`92

29

1

9

18

4

1

7th

793,903

`93

30

1

9

14

6

0

10th

752,562

`94

31

1

6

15

2

1

5th

1,044,441

`95

31

1

10

16

6

2

9th

1,337,703

`96

31

1

5

16

1

0

6th

1,503,025

`97

32

2

6

11

8

0

17th

1,975,981

`98

33

1

1

5

7

0

22nd

1,563,395

`99

34

0

3

5

1

31st

1,614,011

`00

34

0

12

6

1

2

5th

2,385,404

* Finishing Points Position.



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