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Ricky Rudd

Rudd at Daytona International Speedway in 2004

Richard Lee Rudd
(1956-09-12) September 12, 1956 (age 67)
South Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.

1992 IROC Champion
1997 Brickyard 400 Winner
2006 Dan Wheldon Cup (Robo-Pong 200) winner
Most career starts in Nextel Cup Series modern era (906)

1977 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
2006 Virginian of the Year
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame (2007)
Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame (2010)
Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Hall of Fame (2025)

2nd (1991)

1975 Carolina 500 (Rockingham)

2007 Ford 400 (Homestead)

1983 Budweiser 400 (Riverside)

2002 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)

374

29

1983 Sportsman 200 (Dover)

1983 Miller Time 300 (Charlotte)

1983 Sportsman 200 (Dover)

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Richard Lee Rudd (born September 12, 1956), nicknamed "the Rooster", is an American former racing driver and racing team owner. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and former NASCAR Busch Series driver Jason Rudd. He retired in 2007 with 23 career wins. He was named the 2006 Virginian of the Year and was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. In October 2010, he was selected to the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame, which honors those who have contributed to sports in southeastern Virginia.

Career[edit]

Early life[edit]

Rudd was born in South Norfolk, Virginia (now Chesapeake), the son of Margaret (née McMannen) and Alvin R. Rudd Sr., the president of Al Rudd Auto Parts.^[1][2][3] He began racing as a teenager in karting and motocross, but did not attempt stock car racing until he was eighteen years old, when he made his NASCAR debut at North Carolina Speedway in 1975, driving the No. 10 Ford for family friend Bill Champion.

Qualifying 26th, he finished in 11th place despite running 46 laps down. He then ran an additional three races for Champion, his best finish being a tenth at Bristol Motor Speedway. He drove another four races in 1976 for his father, posting another tenth finish at the Firecracker 400. He went full-time in 1977, again driving the No. 22 for his father. He had ten Top 10 finishes and was named Rookie of the Year. Rudd ran part-time the following season. Despite the abbreviated schedule, he earned four top-tens and finished 31st in points. In 1979, he signed with Junie Donlavey to pilot the No. 90 Truxmore-sponsored car, garnering four Top 5’s and a ninth-place finish in the final points standings.

He did not return to Donlavey in 1980, and started out in a part-time run for his dad and D. K. Ulrich. He finished season in the No. 7 Sanyo-sponsored car for Nelson Malloch, for whom he had one tenth-place finish.

1981–1987[edit]

In 1981, Rudd signed with DiGard Motorsports to drive the No. 88 car. Although he had no victories, he won his first three pole positions, and began his lengthy streak of consecutive race starts. In 1982 Rudd stepped into the No. 3 Pontiac for Richard Childress Racing. Rudd had six Top 5s but dropped down to ninth in the points standings. In the 1983 Daytona 500, Rudd became the youngest pole winner in Daytona 500 history at the age of 26 and would hold that record until 2014 when it was broken by a 23 year old Austin Dillon. He was able to get his first two career wins in 1983 at Riverside and Martinsville respectively, but he again finished ninth in points. He also ran the only three Busch Series races of his career that season, winning in his debut event at Dover Downs.

In1984, Rudd and Dale Earnhardt swapped rides, with Rudd moving over to the No. 15 Ford for Bud Moore. The move came after Earnhardt signed with Childress, leaving Rudd disappointed and out of a ride until he drove for Moore.^[4] Rudd was involved in a horrific crash in the Busch ClashatDaytona, in which his car went airborne (in a crash that Ned Jarrett described as something like a "bucking horse") before suffering a concussion and a torn cartilage in his rib cage. His eyes were swollen so badly he taped his eyes open to be able to race in the Daytona 500, as well as a flak jacket for his rib injury. After learning of this long after the fact, NASCAR instituted the policy of examining all drivers involved in wrecks to ensure that they will be able to race safely the next week.^[5] He won his first race for this team in only his second start at Richmond and improved to seventh in points. He moved up one spot in points in the following season, and then a career-best 5th-place finish in 1986. Despite an additional 2 victories in 1987, Rudd left Moore Engineering at the end of the season.

1988–1993[edit]

Rudd joined King Racing beginning in 1988 in the No. 26 Buick Regal owned by drag racing legend Kenny Bernstein. He struggled with engine failures all season long and finished 11th in the point standings, his worst points finish in eight years. In addition, Rudd suffered a knee injury in a crash at The Winston.^[5] At North Wilkesboro, Rudd was fined $10,000 for actions detrimental to stock car racing after spinning Dale Earnhardt late in the race.^[4] After his only win of 1989, which came at the inaugural Sears Point event, Rudd departed the operation. He tangled with Earnhardt again at North Wilkesboro, as a last-lap altercation while fighting for the lead handed the win to Geoff Bodine.^[4] In 1990, Rudd signed with Hendrick Motorsports to drive the No. 5 Chevrolet Lumina. He was able to win The Bud at the Glen and finished seventh in the point standings. However, he was involved in a fatal pit road accident in the season-finale Atlanta Journal 500, in which he spun into Bill Elliott's pit and accidentally crushed Elliott's tire changer Mike Rich, who died hours later in surgery.^[6] That fatal incident caused NASCAR to implement pit road speed limits at every NASCAR track, for all of the series.

In1991, Rudd won his only race of the year at Darlington Raceway. Later in the year at Sonoma, Rudd was the center of controversy in one of the most bizarre finishes in NASCAR. Rudd started on pole at the race, and was offered a bonus paycheck with the winning money if he won the race. Rudd took the second spot with 3 laps left, and when the white flag was waved Rudd tapped Davey Allison to take the lead. When Rudd came back around to the finish line he waved to his pit crew but was shown a black flag for the tap. His win was taken away and given to Allison who refired to end up in second place. Rudd ended up in second place; Rick Hendrick, and crew chief Waddell Wilson unsuccessfully tried to appeal the penalties.

He finished the year a career-best 2nd-place finish in points. The following season, he won the Peak Antifreeze 500, but dropped to seventh in points. After finishing another three spots lower in points in 1993, he left Hendrick to start his own racing corporation Rudd Performance Motorsports.

1994–1999[edit]

Rudd took Tide and formed his own race team in 1994, Rudd Performance Motorsports, and drove the No. 10 Ford Thunderbird that season. His first win as an owner/driver came at New Hampshire International Speedway, which led to a fifth-place points finish. 1995 saw his consecutive winning streak almost end before he won the Dura Lube 500 at Phoenix, the second-to-last race of the season. He had another near miss in 1996, but won late in the year at North Carolina Speedway.

In1997, Rudd had two wins, one in the Brickyard 400 and the other at Dover International Speedway, making this his highest win total since 1987, but he dropped to 17th in the points standings, making this the first time he finished outside of the Top 10 in nine years. His only win in 1998 came at Martinsville Speedway, dealing with high air temperatures and a faulty cooling system. As a result, Rudd suffered burns and blisters over most of his body, and gave his victory lane interview lying on the ground breathing from an oxygen mask. This was the last win of his consecutive victory streak, as he struggled with mechanical failures and wrecks throughout the season. With 16 winning seasons in a row, he nonetheless broke a new record that still stands today, though Jimmie Johnson managed to tie it in 2017. The following year, Rudd failed to win a race, snapping a 16-season streak with at least one victory.^[7] When Tide left his team, Rudd chose to liquidate his equipment and close his team.

2000–2005[edit]

After many rumors and speculation, Rudd was hired to pilot the No. 28 Texaco/Havoline-sponsored Ford Taurus for Robert Yates Racingin2000. Although he still did not win any races that season, he did have two poles and moved to fifth in the points standings, a 26-spot improvement over the previous season. In 2001, Rudd got his first win in three years at Pocono, followed by another win at Richmond late in the season. He also matched a career-high 14 top-five finishes. Rudd scored his final win at Sonomain2002, but dropped to 10th in points. Following the fall Richmond race, Rudd had a heated argument with RYR engine specialist Larry Lackey on pit road, with Lackey punching Rudd in the face and Rudd retaliating with a water bottle. Rudd was fined US$5,000 and placed on probation while Lackey was fined US$10,000 before resigning from his position at RYR.^[8] Rudd left RYR at the end of the 2002 season.

In2003, Rudd signed to drive the No. 21 Ford for Wood Brothers Racing, replacing Elliott Sadler, who took over Rudd's seat at RYR. Rudd scored four top-fives and a 23rd-place finish in points that year. The following year, he won his final career pole at Talladega, but fell a spot in the standings. He was able to recover to earn nine top 10s in 2005 and improved to 21st in points. The closest he came to winning a race between 2003 and 2005 was at Sonoma in 2005, when he led several laps and finished second to Tony Stewart after being passed by him with nine laps to go.

At the end of the 2005 season, Rudd left the No. 21 team and announced he would "take a break from racing", although he was not retiring. At the time he was known as NASCAR's "ironman", or record holder for most consecutive starts, ending at 788,^[9] and holding the record until it was surpassed by Jeff Gordon in 2015.^[10]

2006–2007[edit]

Rudd spent most of 2006 out of racing, racing only at Dover, where he filled in for an ailing Tony Stewart. He made an appearance to meet and sign autographs for fans at the 2006 Carl Casper's Custom Auto Show at Freedom HallinLouisville, Kentucky and meanwhile, he also raced in a karting event called the RoboPong 200 in Newcastle, Indiana in a race full of IndyCar stars, and eventually etching his name on the Dan Wheldon Cup, the trophy that since 2012 has become that event's signature trophy. Late in the season, his return to Yates was announced, to drive the No. 88 Ford full-time. His best finish since his return to the sport was seventh in the Coca-Cola 600. Since he missed the Chevy Rock & Roll 400, it was the first time in his career where he did not make a start due to an injury. Kenny Wallace drove the No. 88 on an interim basis until Rudd healed, except at Talladega, where Mike Wallace drove the car. Rudd made his return at Charlotte, where he finished 11th. He finished his career with a 21st-place finish at the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami.

After racing[edit]

After the 2007 season, and a 32-year career, Rudd resides at his home in Cornelius, North Carolina. In 2007, Rudd was inducted into the 2007 Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and in 2010, he was selected to the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame that honors those who have contributed to sports in southeastern Virginia. Rudd now lives what he calls "a very simple lifestyle" with his family.^[11] On February 7, 2012, Rudd signed to be an analyst for Speed Channel's weekend motor sports news program, SPEED Center. Following the announcement he said, "I'm really looking forward to the next chapter. It’s going to be a lot of fun working with the gang at SPEED."^[12] In 2013, Rudd made appearances in Series Two of the TV show Dallas in scenes filmed at Texas Motor Speedway as the hired driver for Christopher Ewing's methane-powered race car.

On February 17, 2014, Rudd was inducted into the Daytona Beach Stock car Hall of Fame by Rotary International.

Even though he retired from professional racing, Rudd still races go-karts at GoPro Motorplex in the Charlotte area.^[4]

Motorsports career results[edit]

NASCAR[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series[edit]

Team

No.

Make

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

NNCC

Pts

Ref

Champion Racing

10

Ford

RSD

DAY

RCH

CAR
11

BRI
10

ATL
25

NWS
28

DAR

MAR

TAL

NSV

DOV

CLT

RSD

MCH

DAY

NSV

POC

TAL

MCH

DAR

DOV

NWS

MAR

CLT

RCH

CAR

BRI

ATL

ONT

47th

431

^[13]

Rudd Racing Enterprises

22

Chevy

RSD

DAY
DNQ

CAR

RCH

BRI

ATL

NWS

DAR

MAR

TAL
23

NSV

DOV
33

CLT

RSD

MCH

DAY
10

NSV

POC

TAL

MCH

BRI

DAR
DNQ

RCH

DOV

MAR

NWS

CLT
16

CAR

ATL

ONT

53rd

407

^[14]

RSD

DAY
22

CAR
19

ATL

NWS

DAR
22

BRI
10

MAR

TAL
28

NSV
10

DOV
27

CLT
17

RSD

MCH
28

DAY
36

NSV
10

POC
7

TAL
4

MCH
7

BRI
16

DAR
7

RCH
11

DOV
32

MAR
27

NWS
7

CLT
24

CAR
25

ATL
8

ONT
8

17th

2810

^[15]

RCH
26

Chevy

RSD

DAY
37

RCH

CAR

ATL

BRI

DAR
10

NWS

MAR

CLT
28

NSV

RSD

MCH
9

POC
6

TAL
39

MCH
28

BRI

DAR
36

RCH

DOV

MAR

NWS

CLT
23

CAR
25

ATL
9

ONT
DNQ

31st

1260

^[16]

TAL
27

DOV

DAY
21

NSV

Donlavey Racing

90

Mercury

RSD

DAY
31

ATL
9

DAR
8

TAL
27

CLT
6

TWS
28

RSD

MCH
8

DAY
13

NSV

POC
5

TAL
3

MCH
7

DAR
8

CLT
11

ATL
8

ONT
10

9th

3642

^[17]

CAR
34

NWS
14

BRI
10

MAR
12

NSV
10

DOV
14

RCH
3

DOV
8

MAR
6

NWS
5

CAR
20

RCH
11

BRI
9

Ulrich Racing

40

RSD

DAY

RCH

CAR
12

ATL
31

BRI

DAR
19

NWS

MAR

TAL

NSV

DOV

35th

1213

^[18]

22

CLT
9

TWS

RSD

MCH
32

CLT
4

CAR

ATL

ONT

7

Olds

DAY
13

TAL
20

NSV
28

POC
10

MCH
34

BRI
28

DAR
34

RCH

DOV

NWS

MAR

DiGard Motorsports

88

RSD
19

NSV
4

POC
6

MCH
3

BRI
2

DAR
23

RCH
12

DOV
5

MAR
8

NWS
25

CLT
3

CAR
18

6th

3988

^[19]

DAY
3

RCH
2

CAR
31

BRI
2

TAL
4

TWS
24

DAY
40

ATL
22

NWS
6

DAR
11

MAR
3

NSV
5*

DOV
5

CLT
4

RSD
5

MCH
30

TAL
23

ATL
38

RSD
40

Richard Childress Racing

3

Pontiac

DAY
35

RCH
22

BRI
27

ATL
25

CAR
15

DAR
29

NWS
9

MAR
4

TAL
24

NSV
19

DOV
22

CLT
7

POC
6

RSD
29

MCH
5

DAY
7

NSV
4

POC
31

TAL
9

MCH
14

BRI
7

DAR
31

RCH
4

DOV
11

NWS
25

CLT
31

MAR
2

CAR
28

ATL
7

RSD
2

9th

3537

^[20]

Chevy

DAY
24

RCH
28

CAR
6

ATL
10

DAR
4

NWS
27

MAR
5

TAL
8

NSV
14

DOV
24

BRI
26

CLT
32

RSD
1*

POC
31

MCH
6

DAY
21

NSV
5

POC
7

TAL
16

MCH
27

BRI
14

DAR
25

RCH
2

DOV
13

MAR
1*

NWS
6

CLT
9

CAR
3

ATL
26

RSD
37

9th

3693

^[21]

Bud Moore Engineering

15

Ford

DAY
7

RCH
1

CAR
7

ATL
8

BRI
6

NWS
3*

DAR
9

MAR
18

TAL
22

NSV
4

DOV
8

CLT
11

RSD
9

POC
18

MCH
40

DAY
15

NSV
16

POC
39

TAL
14

MCH
12

BRI
16

DAR
5

RCH
2

DOV
3

MAR
27

CLT
8

NWS
6

CAR
23

ATL
3

RSD
15

7th

3918

^[22]

DAY
5

RCH
25

CAR
32

ATL
4

BRI
2

DAR
25

NWS
4

MAR
2

TAL
5

DOV
4

CLT
13

RSD
4

POC
7

MCH
7

DAY
7

POC
14

TAL
18

MCH
31

BRI
9

DAR
6

RCH
5

DOV
3

MAR
4

NWS
5

CLT
15

CAR
7

ATL
31

RSD
1

6th

3857

^[23]

DAY
11

RCH
30

CAR
28

ATL
26

BRI
2

DAR
26

NWS
2

MAR
1*

TAL
36

DOV
4

CLT
8

RSD
3

POC
4

MCH
10

DAY
6

POC
2

TAL
3

GLN
7

MCH
21

BRI
23

DAR
6

RCH
24*

DOV
1*

MAR
28

NWS
7

CLT
4

CAR
2

ATL
25

RSD
19

5th

3823

^[24]

DAY
9

CAR
2

RCH
28

ATL
1

DAR
30

NWS
5

BRI
3

MAR
16

TAL
30

CLT
25

DOV
12

POC
7

RSD
2

MCH
14

DAY
14

POC
26

TAL
15

GLN
4

MCH
25

BRI
3

DAR
7

RCH
3

DOV
1*

MAR
21

NWS
13

CLT
11

CAR
31

RSD
31

ATL
3

6th

3742

^[25]

King Racing

26

Buick

DAY
17

RCH
2

CAR
17

ATL
24

DAR
30

BRI
20

NWS
2

MAR
18

TAL
29

CLT
7

DOV
19

RSD
3

POC
30

MCH
11

DAY
22

POC
12

TAL
41

GLN
1

MCH
16

BRI
16

DAR
10

RCH
26

DOV
10

MAR
24*

CLT
8

NWS
7*

CAR
2

PHO
26*

ATL
4

11th

3547

^[26]

DAY
19

CAR
32

ATL
24

RCH
4

DAR
12

BRI
8

NWS
6

MAR
23

TAL
31

CLT
10

DOV
6

SON
1*

POC
20

MCH
4

DAY
9

POC
31

TAL
17

GLN
29

MCH
8

BRI
3

DAR
3

RCH
4

DOV
5

MAR
8

CLT
21

NWS
9

CAR
28

PHO
29

ATL
14

8th

3608

^[27]

Hendrick Motorsports

5

Chevy

DAY
4

RCH
3

CAR
31

ATL
27

DAR
24

BRI
3

NWS
4

MAR
23

TAL
33

CLT
28

DOV
11

SON
3

POC
32

MCH
9

DAY
13

POC
7

TAL
5

GLN
1

MCH
5

BRI
10

DAR
7

RCH
8

DOV
32

MAR
28*

NWS
11

CLT
6

CAR
7

PHO
32

ATL
16

7th

3601

^[28]

DAY
9

RCH
2*

CAR
4

ATL
6

DAR
1

BRI
5*

NWS
11

MAR
11

TAL
13

CLT
9

DOV
10

SON
2

POC
20

MCH
8

DAY
9

POC
20

TAL
4

GLN
2

MCH
11

BRI
5

DAR
15

RCH
5

DOV
7

MAR
8

NWS
12

CLT
32

CAR
12

PHO
11

ATL
11

2nd

4092

^[29]

DAY
40

CAR
28

RCH
6

ATL
12

DAR
5

BRI
6

NWS
3

MAR
23

TAL
26

CLT
9

DOV
6

SON
4

POC
36

MCH
5

DAY
7

POC
4

TAL
4*

GLN
13

MCH
36

BRI
8

DAR
10

RCH
6

DOV
1

MAR
10

NWS
15

CLT
5

CAR
3

PHO
30

ATL
25

7th

3735

^[30]

DAY
30

CAR
12

RCH
15

ATL
5

DAR
19

BRI
26

NWS
7

MAR
29

TAL
41

SON
3

CLT
37

DOV
35

POC
9

MCH
1

DAY
4

NHA
5

POC
11

TAL
24

GLN
24

MCH
35*

BRI
22

DAR
6

RCH
4

DOV
21

MAR
4

NWS
5

CLT
8

CAR
14

PHO
6

ATL
2

10th

3644

^[31]

Rudd Performance Motorsports

10

Ford

DAY
8

CAR
11

RCH
18

ATL
9

DAR
9

BRI
32

NWS
6

MAR
12

TAL
25

SON
14

CLT
6

DOV
19

POC
21

MCH
4

DAY
17

NHA
1

POC
6

TAL
7

IND
11

GLN
5

MCH
10

BRI
12

DAR
4

RCH
5

DOV
18

MAR
25

NWS
11

CLT
29

CAR
4

PHO
7

ATL
14

5th

4050

^[32]

DAY
13

CAR
4

RCH
21

ATL
8

DAR
41

BRI
5

NWS
29

MAR
30

TAL
22

SON
4

CLT
5

DOV
31

POC
13

MCH
38

DAY
8

NHA
5

POC
3

TAL
41

IND
20

GLN
4

MCH
30

BRI
36

DAR
6

RCH
8

DOV
10

MAR
27

NWS
5

CLT
4*

CAR
13

PHO
1

ATL
10

9th

3734

^[33]

DAY
9

CAR
4

RCH
9

ATL
8

DAR
9

BRI
14

NWS
15

MAR
23

TAL
28

SON
7

CLT
15

DOV
8

POC
2

MCH
31

DAY
33

NHA
3

POC
2

TAL
37

IND
6

GLN
34

MCH
8

BRI
9

DAR
16

RCH
12

DOV
34

MAR
35

NWS
7

CLT
13

CAR
1

PHO
14

ATL
8

6th

3845

^[34]

DAY
9

CAR
4

RCH
6

ATL
30

DAR
23

TEX
5

BRI
27

MAR
13

SON
34

TAL
11

CLT
10

DOV
1

POC
21

MCH
13

CAL
3

DAY
34

NHA
9

POC
36

IND
1

GLN
40

MCH
29

BRI
19

DAR
5

RCH
28

NHA
42

DOV
6

MAR
13

CLT
41

TAL
34

CAR
40

PHO
36

ATL
37

17th

3330

^[35]

DAY
42

CAR
43

LVS
12

ATL
23

DAR
33

BRI
30

TEX
27

MAR
14

TAL
24

CAL
11

CLT
31

DOV
6

RCH
11

MCH
37

POC
41

SON
28

NHA
19

POC
42

IND
31

GLN
14

MCH
13

BRI
9

NHA
10

DAR
22

RCH
34

DOV
13

MAR
1

CLT
37

TAL
18

DAY
27

PHO
27

CAR
10

ATL
24

22nd

3131

^[36]

DAY
30

CAR
30

LVS
43

ATL
25

DAR
27

TEX
19

BRI
38

MAR
29

TAL
19

CAL
41

RCH
36

CLT
28

DOV
14

MCH
38

POC
15

SON
38

DAY
13

NHA
27

POC
27

IND
9

GLN
32

MCH
38

BRI
3

DAR
34

RCH
27

NHA
42

DOV
37

MAR
18

CLT
38

TAL
3

CAR
19

PHO
5

HOM
41

ATL
7

31st

2922

^[37]

Yates Racing

28

DAY
15

CAR
6

LVS
12

ATL
11

DAR
17

BRI
14

TEX
10

MAR
22

TAL
27

CAL
4

RCH
4

CLT
17

DOV
5

MCH
12

POC
3

SON
5

DAY
5

NHA
10

POC
38

IND
21

GLN
11

MCH
2

BRI
10

DAR
8

RCH
9

NHA
3

DOV
3

MAR
4

CLT
3*

TAL
11

CAR
3

PHO
37

HOM
6

ATL
24

5th

4575

^[38]

DAY
4

CAR
39

LVS
19

ATL
6

DAR
8

BRI
10

TEX
37

MAR
2

TAL
14

CAL
6

RCH
5

CLT
7

DOV
10

MCH
2

POC
1

SON
4

DAY
14

CHI
3

NHA
3

POC
11

IND
39

GLN
4

MCH
42

BRI
4

DAR
7

RCH
1

DOV
3

KAN
3

CLT
21

MAR
39

TAL
26

PHO
3

CAR
8

HOM
21

ATL
35

NHA
13

4th

4706

^[39]

DAY
38

CAR
18

LVS
13

ATL
20

DAR
12

BRI
3

TEX
4

MAR
7

TAL
14

CAL
3

RCH
39

CLT
4

DOV
19

POC
17*

MCH
8

SON
1

DAY
15

CHI
19

NHA
17

POC
10

IND
18

GLN
5

MCH
12

BRI
39

DAR
30

RCH
7

NHA
12

DOV
14

KAN
20

TAL
3

CLT
39

MAR
3

ATL
32

CAR
20

PHO
13

HOM
19

10th

4323

^[40]

Wood Brothers Racing

21

DAY
15

CAR
11

LVS
19

ATL
35

DAR
15

BRI
4

TEX
26

TAL
42

MAR
11

CAL
24

RCH
34

CLT
33

DOV
17

POC
37

MCH
43

SON
15

DAY
3

CHI
13

NHA
12

POC
39

IND
38

GLN
21

MCH
29

BRI
33

DAR
16

RCH
3

NHA
2

DOV
11

TAL
36

KAN
10

CLT
23

MAR
15

ATL
31

PHO
17

CAR
40

HOM
31

23rd

3521

^[41]

DAY
18

CAR
19

LVS
28

ATL
31

DAR
33

BRI
37

TEX
22

MAR
20

TAL
17

CAL
17

RCH
11

CLT
26

DOV
30

POC
19

MCH
12

SON
35

DAY
17

CHI
32

NHA
39

POC
12

IND
28

GLN
8

MCH
24

BRI
40

CAL
17

RCH
21

NHA
37

DOV
12

TAL
12

KAN
2

CLT
16

MAR
14

ATL
12

PHO
19

DAR
16

HOM
9

24th

3615

^[42]

DAY
24

CAL
41

LVS
37

ATL
33

BRI
25

MAR
7

TEX
8

PHO
34

TAL
30

DAR
13

RCH
11

CLT
35

DOV
40

POC
28

MCH
33

SON
2

DAY
13

CHI
7

NHA
23

POC
10

IND
41

GLN
16

MCH
19

BRI
4

CAL
9

RCH
38

NHA
20

DOV
12

TAL
18

KAN
9

CLT
9

MAR
11

ATL
17

TEX
13

PHO
20

HOM
37

21st

3667

^[43]

Joe Gibbs Racing

20

Chevy

DAY

CAL

LVS

ATL

BRI

MAR

TEX

PHO

TAL

RCH

DAR

CLT

DOV
QL^†

POC

MCH

SON

DAY

CHI

NHA

POC

IND

GLN

MCH

BRI

CAL

RCH

NHA

DOV

KAN

TAL

CLT

MAR

ATL

TEX

PHO

HOM

NA

-

^[44]

Yates Racing

88

Ford

DAY
26

CAL
27

LVS
30

ATL
26

BRI
38

MAR
13

TEX
33

PHO
26

TAL
33

RCH
37

DAR
26

CLT
7

DOV
39

POC
27

MCH
22

SON
11

NHA
30

DAY
31

CHI
21

IND
24

POC
13

GLN
38

MCH
33

BRI
38

CAL
40

RCH

NHA

DOV

KAN

TAL

CLT
11

MAR
27

ATL
17

TEX
15

PHO
35

HOM
21

33rd

2622

^[45]

Daytona 500[edit]

Start

Finish

Al Rudd Auto

Chevy

DNQ

21

22

36

37

Donlavey Racing

Mercury

11

31

DiGard Motorsports

Olds

5

3

Richard Childress Racing

Pontiac

16

35

Chevy

1

24

Bud Moore Engineering

Ford

14

7

9

5

22

11

31

9

King Racing

Buick

27

17

36

19