Driver History: Ricky Rudd (Hall of Fame class of 2025)
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- In his time, Ricky Rudd was a great NASCAR driver. No matter what car he drove, it seemed like he always found a way to win. This video goes over the history of NASCAR Driver Ricky Rudd from the time he started racing in the Cup Series in 1975 to the time he stopped racing in 2007. Happy 67th Birthday Ricky. Thanks for watching!
edited to add.... Congratulations on being selected as a 2025 NASCAR Hall of Fame member.
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My all time favorite driver. He should be in the HofF!!
He always found a way to win. Such an underrated driver.
Oh hell yea.
Met Rudd 1 time and he was the nicest guy! He’s my all time favorite driver
That's cool to hear. I have never met him but I like Rudd.
One of my favorite drivers. Love that car.
I always thought he was an underrated driver. Thanks for watching.
Great video, thanks for shedding light on such an underrated driver. i knew he was good but never considered how consistent his stats were each year, regardless of the team he was with. He was always my favorite for being competitive still as an owner driver.
Thanks. I didn't ever get to watch Ricky Rudd but he was interesting to me. I think his personality and his consistent Stats is why I liked him. Thanks for the comment.
70's rookie of the year still winning through the 90's. Yes, great driver.
I totally agree.
He won his last race in Sonoma in 2002. Not to mention Pocono and Richmond in 2001. He kept winning into the early 2000's. Also he damn near won at Kansas in 2004 in a Wood Brothers Car. He was coming but ran out of laps and Joe Nemechek won it.
Huge Rudd fan. Quiet, under-the-radar guy who was nonetheless a fierce competitor. Drove some of the coolest paint schemes- Tide, Havoline, Quaker State, etc. Had the privilege of seeing him win twice- once at Pocono and once at Richmond.
Thanks for watching. I would say in my opinion that the TIDE scheme is one of the best paint schemes ever.
Congrats to the Rooster. I was worried that NASCAR wasn't going to recognize all of his accomplishments from his era and there were MANY. So happy they did. He absolutely deserves it!!!!! Congrats Ricky. You were my favorite driver. I had the pleasure to watch you race for about 20 years of your career. I have many die-cast cars, trading cards, a bobble head and an autograph. I still watch highlights here on UA-cam.
Thanks for watching. Rudd will be a good addition to the Hall of Fame.
That Orange colored Ford Thunderbird was the coolest looking car (ever) on the grid. Rudd was always one of my favorites……Total blue chip quality, & low keyed. Great video!
The Tide scheme is one of my all time favorites.
"nascars ironman"!!!
hes my hometownhero!!!! i grew up in south norfolk and we all loved ricky out here!!!!
met him multiple times when we went to the richmond race and at martinsville
at richmond my dad was there as a rep for miller and he had to explain why i was over with ricky rudd taking pictures! rusty even broke my balls once, they were my two favorite drivers back in the day then i became a huge harvick fan, dad was a huge dale sr fan but he was from the peidmont of NC that was his home driver
That's cool. So many people have fun memories of Rudd.
Earnhardt drove the 3 before Rudd’s short time at RCR. Cool vocal stats 👍🏼
I actually knew that. I think Richard Childless always wanted Dale Earnhardt to drive for him. He just had a contract with Ricky Rudd to deal with.
@@Calvin_Fuller I saw an interview where Childress said Ricky was too aggressive on the track so they went with Earnhardt. Are you kidding me. Dale was the most aggressive driver ever.
Good video, Ricky Rudd was always one of my favorite drivers. That wreck he had driving for Bud Moore is the story Michael Rooker's character, Rowdy Burns, tells after not being cleared to race in Days of Thunder. The win I remember most is his win at Martinsville where Dr Jerry Punch took off his broadcasting coat and put on his doctor's coat, then interviewed Ricky while Ricky was more or less laying on the ground. He was a tough guy!
I did not know that story about Rowdy Burns. I never was able to watch Rudd but he always interested me because he seemed to always win one or two races every season. He was certainly one tough guy.
That was his last win as an owner/driver
I loved the tide ride. Darrell waltrip Ricky rudd and Ricky craven. Great year's.
One of my favorite paint schemes also
CONGRADULATIONS TO ALL NASCAR DRIVERS AND TEAMS.
GREAT VIDEO AND EDUCATION. THANKS FOR SHARING.
Thanks
Great video, very informative. Thank you Calvin
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
More of these
I will release more long form content videos in the future. Though, there are no Driver History videos.
Ricky Rudd was not a political driver. He did not rub elbows with the France Family. I'm here to tell you rubbing elbows with the France family was an ace in the hole. Not Rudd. I think the France family loathed him. He was always under the radar but somehow for almost 2 1/2 decades he popped up in Victory Lane. Regardless of the team he was driving for, the funding, resources or whatever, He remained relevant from 1977 all the way to 2005. I can't think of any driver in NASCAR history that just kept on trucking through 3 generations and remained a threat to win. He was a threat in 1977 just as he was in the Wood Brothers car in 2005.
I agree. He always found a way to win.
1991 at Sonoma proved how the France family felt about Rudd.
If I could make some suggestions: work on your diction and don’t be afraid to do multiple takes if one doesn’t sound right! Also, don’t forget enthusiasm! If you sound bored, the audience will be bored. You clearly do your research so if you can nail down this aspect you’ll be sitting pretty 👌
Thanks
H.O.F.
Maybe one day.
it sounds like you're reading to yourself, speak clearly...and Don't forget people are listening ?
#Rooster 👍 🇺🇸
He was robbed at sonoma in 91. So ridiculous
Yes he was. Drivers make dirty moves frequently and don't get black flagged at all.
@@Calvin_FullerRicky was a clean respectful driver but if you messed with him messed back. I don't think he meant to turn Davey. He just got a little aggressive. He could have waited for the final lap. Some drivers, NASCAR would have let them get away with that. I'm not going to name names but the initials were Dale Earnhardt.
I didn't know much about Ricky Rudd. Very fun and informative video. Winning the brickyard 400 back then was a big deal.
Thanks for watching! I'm happy you learned a lot. 👍
Especially since he was an owner driver when he won it
I wasn't a Nacar fan for most of his career but I heard about the black flag controversy.
Cool. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed it!