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Ricky Rudd

{{short description|American racing driver (born 1956)}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Ricky Rudd

| image = Ricky Rudd 2005 Daytona 500 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Rudd at Daytona International Speedway in 2004

| birth_name = Richard Lee Rudd

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|9|12}}

| birth_place = South Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.

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

| awards = 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)

| Total_Cup_Races = 906

| Years_In_Cup = 32

| Best_Cup_Pos = 2nd (1991)

| First_Cup_Race = 1975 Carolina 500 (Rockingham)

| Last_Cup_Race = 2007 Ford 400 (Homestead)

| First_Cup_Win = 1983 Budweiser 400 (Riverside)

| Last_Cup_Win = 2002 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)

| Cup_Wins = 23

| Cup_Top_Tens = 374

| Cup_Poles = 29

| Total_Busch_Races = 3

| Years_In_Busch = 1

| Best_Busch_Pos = 65th (1983)

| First_Busch_Race = 1983 Sportsman 200 (Dover)

| First_Busch_Win = 1983 Sportsman 200 (Dover)

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Last_Busch_Race = 1983 Miller Time 300 (Charlotte)

| Busch_Wins = 1

| Busch_Top_Tens = 1

| Busch_Poles = 0

| updated = February 16, 2015

}}

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; twenty were done in a span from 1983 to 1998, where he won at least one race in sixteen consecutive seasons, a mark only surpassed by three other drivers.https://www.nascar.com/gallery/all-time-wins-auto-club-speedway/ 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

=Early life=

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.[http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=99859&ran=15312 The race is off for local boy Ricky Rudd | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529183718/http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=99859&ran=15312 |date=2007-05-29 }}{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE1D6103FF93AA35751C1A966958260 | work=The New York Times | title=Ms. Rudd Is Wed To Edward Wax | date=December 9, 1990}}[http://home.hamptonroads.com/obits/details.cfm?obitID=26288 Virginian-Pilot Obituaries (HamptonRoads.com/PilotOnline.com)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808063039/http://home.hamptonroads.com/obits/details.cfm?obitID=26288 |date=August 8, 2007 }} He began racing as a teenager in karting and motocross, but did not attempt stock car racing until he was 18 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 10th at Bristol Motor Speedway. He drove another four races in 1976 for his father, posting another 10th-place 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 10's and finished 31st in points. In 1979, he signed with Junie Donlavey to pilot the No. 90 Truxmore car, garnering four Top 5’s and a 9th-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 car for Nelson Malloch, for whom he had one 10th-place finish.

=1981–1987=

File:Richard Childress Racing Museum October 2022 42 (Ricky Rudd's 1983 Riverside International Raceway-winning No. 3 Piedmont Airlines Chevrolet Monte Carlo).jpg

File:RickyRudd15NASCAR1984.jpg

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 5's but dropped down to 9th 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 9th in points. He also ran the only three Busch Series races of his career that season, winning in his debut event at Dover Downs.

In 1984, 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. Rudd was involved in a horrific crash in the Busch Clash at Daytona, 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/charlotte-rudd-ready-for-iron-man-record/93299/ |title=Charlotte: Rudd ready for "Iron Man" record |website=Motorsport Network |date=May 23, 2002 |access-date=February 1, 2019}} He won his first race for this team in only his second start at Richmond and improved to 7th 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 two victories in 1987, Rudd left Moore Engineering at the end of the season.

=1988–1993=

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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. At North Wilkesboro, Rudd was fined $10,000 for actions detrimental to stock car racing after spinning Dale Earnhardt late in the race. 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. 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 7th 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.{{cite news |last=Glick |first=Chav |date=November 19, 1990 |title=Pit Accident Claims Life in Atlanta |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-11-19-sp-3623-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles}} That fatal incident caused NASCAR to implement pit road speed limits at every NASCAR track, for all of the series.

In 1991, 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 2nd-place position with three 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 2nd-place. Rudd ended up in 2nd-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 7th 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=

File:1994Brickyard400RickyRudd.jpg.]]

Image:RickyRudd1997Pocono.jpg

Image:Ricky Rudd Pocono June 98.jpeg

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 5th-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.

In 1997, 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.{{cite news|last=Shapiro|first=Mark|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/07/13/the-field-of-hopefuls/|title=The field of hopefuls|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=July 13, 2001|access-date=May 4, 2014}} When Tide left his team, Rudd chose to liquidate his equipment and close his team.

=2000–2005=

After many rumors and speculation, Rudd was hired to pilot the No. 28 Texaco/Havoline Ford Taurus for Robert Yates Racing in 2000. Although he still did not win any races that season, he did have two poles and moved to 5th 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 5 finishes. Rudd scored his final win at Sonoma in 2002, 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 {{USD}}5,000 and placed on probation while Lackey was fined {{USD}}10,000 before resigning from his position at RYR.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/rpm/wc/2002/0911/1430471.html |title=Fists fly in Rudd's final days at RYR |publisher=ESPN |date=September 11, 2002 |access-date=May 24, 2022}} Rudd left RYR at the end of the 2002 season.

In 2003, 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 5's 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 10's 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 2nd 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,{{Cite magazine |url=https://autoweek.com/article/car-news/ironman-after-788-straight-nascar-starts-ricky-rudd-calls-it-career-sort |title = Ironman: After 788 straight NASCAR starts, Ricky Rudd calls it a career-sort of |magazine=Autoweek |date = January 2006}} and holding the record until it was surpassed by Jeff Gordon in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/articles/58541/jeff-gordon-nascars-new-ironman |title=Jeff Gordon, NASCAR's new Ironman |first=Gray |last=Caldwell |publisher=Hendrick Motorsports |date=September 27, 2015 |access-date=May 24, 2022}}

=2006–2007=

Image:RickyRuddTexas2007.jpg

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 Hall in Louisville, 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

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.{{cite journal|last=Pearce|first=Al|title=Ricky Rudd|journal=AutoWeek|date=September 5, 2011|volume=61|issue=18|page=60}} 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."{{cite web | url=http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-speed-adds-ricky-rudd-monica-palumbo-to-2012-nascar-team/ | title=CUP: SPEED Adds Rudd, Palumbo To 2012 Team | publisher=Speedtv.com | date=February 7, 2012 | access-date=February 7, 2012 | author=Arneson, Erik | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208022239/http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-speed-adds-ricky-rudd-monica-palumbo-to-2012-nascar-team/ | archive-date=February 8, 2012 }} 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.

In 2025, Rudd was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Even though he retired from professional racing, Rudd still races go-karts at GoPro Motorplex in the Charlotte area.{{cite web |title=280 - Ricky Rudd: Stand Your Ground |url=https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/dirty-mo-radio/dale-jr-download-dirty-mo-radio/e/64900377 |website=Stitcher |publisher=Dirty Mo Media |access-date=March 24, 2020 |date=October 28, 2019}}

Motorsports career results

=NASCAR=

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

==Cup Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results
Year

! 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

! {{Tooltip|NNCC|NASCAR Nextel Cup classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1975

! Champion Racing

! 10

! Ford

| RSD

| DAY

| RCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR
11

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
10

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
25

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 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

| colspan=6|

! 47th

! 431

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/ruddri01/1975/W|title=Ricky Rudd – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 28, 2015}}

1976

! rowspan=5| Rudd Racing Enterprises

! rowspan=5| 22

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| RSD

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| CAR

| RCH

| BRI

| ATL

| NWS

| DAR

| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
23

| NSV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
33

| CLT

| RSD

| MCH

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
10

| NSV

| POC

| TAL

| MCH

| BRI

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAR
DNQ

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
16

| CAR

| ATL

| ONT

| colspan=6|

! 53rd

! 407

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/ruddri01/1976/W|title=Ricky Rudd – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 28, 2015}}

rowspan=2| 1977

| RSD

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
22

|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
19

| ATL

| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
22

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
10

| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
28

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NSV
10

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
27

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
17

| RSD

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
28

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
36

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NSV
10

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
7

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
16

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
11

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
32

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
27

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS
7

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
24

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
25

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ONT
8

| colspan=6|

! rowspan=2| 17th

! rowspan=2| 2810

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/ruddri01/1977/W|title=Ricky Rudd – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 28, 2015}}

Ford

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
26

| colspan=33|

rowspan=2| 1978

! Chevy

| RSD

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
37

| RCH

| CAR

| ATL

| BRI

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
10

| NWS

| MAR

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
28

| NSV

| RSD

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
9

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
6

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
39

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
28

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
36

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
23

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
25

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
9

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ONT
DNQ

| colspan=6|

! rowspan=2| 31st

! rowspan=2| 1260

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ruddri01/1978/W|title=Ricky Rudd – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 28, 2015}}

Buick

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
27

| DOV

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
21

| NSV

| colspan=19|

rowspan=3| 1979

! rowspan=3| Donlavey Racing

! rowspan=3| 90

! Mercury

| RSD

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
31

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
9

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
8

|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
27

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
6

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS
28

| RSD

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
13

| NSV

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POC
5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL
3

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
7

|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
8

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
11

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ONT
10

| colspan=5|

! rowspan=3| 9th

! rowspan=3| 3642

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ruddri01/1979/W|title=Ricky Rudd – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 28, 2015}}

Ford

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
34

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS
14

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
10

|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
12

|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NSV
10

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
14

| colspan=11|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
3

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR
6

|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS
5

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
20

| colspan=7|

rowspan="3" | Chevy

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
11

| colspan=17|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
9

| colspan=14|

rowspan=4| 1980

! Ulrich Racing

! 40

| RSD

| DAY

| RCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR
12

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
31

| BRI

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
19

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| NSV

| DOV

| colspan=24|

! rowspan=4| 35th

! rowspan=4| 1213

! rowspan=4| {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ruddri01/1980/W|title=Ricky Rudd – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 28, 2015}}

Al Rudd Auto

! 22

| colspan=12|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
9

| TWS

| RSD

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
32

| colspan=11|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
4

| CAR

| ATL

| ONT

| colspan=5|

rowspan=2| Nelson Malloch Racing

! rowspan=2| 7

! Olds

| colspan=16|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
13

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
20

| colspan=16|

rowspan="2" | Chevy

| colspan=17|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV
28

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
10

|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
34

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
28

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
34

| RCH

| DOV

| NWS

| MAR

| colspan=9|

rowspan=3| 1981

! rowspan=3| DiGard Motorsports

! rowspan=3| 88

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD
19

| colspan=16|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NSV
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
6

|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
23

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
12

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV
5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR
8

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS
25

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR
18

| colspan=7|

! rowspan=3| 6th

! rowspan=3| 3988

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ruddri01/1981/W|title=Ricky Rudd – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 28, 2015}}

Olds

|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
31

|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
2

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL
4

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS
24

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
40

| colspan=19|

Buick

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
22

|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS
6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
11

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR
3

|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NSV
5*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV
5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
4

|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD
5

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
30

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
23

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
38

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD
40

| colspan=5|

1982

! rowspan=2| Richard Childress Racing

! rowspan=2| 3

! Pontiac

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
35

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
22

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
27

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
25

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR
15

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
29

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS
9

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR
4

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
24

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV
19

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
22

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
7

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
6

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD
29

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH
5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
7

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NSV
4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
31

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
14

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
7

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
31

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
11

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS
25

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
31

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR
2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
28

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
7

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD
2

| colspan=6|

! 9th

! 3537

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1983

! Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
24

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
28

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR
6

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
10

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR
4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS
27

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR
5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSV
14

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
24

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
26

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
32

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RSD
1*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
31

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
6

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
21

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NSV
5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
16

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
27

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
14

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
25

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
13

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAR
1*

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS
6

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
9

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR
3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
26

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RSD
37

| colspan=6|

! 9th

! 3693

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1984

! rowspan=4| Bud Moore Engineering

! rowspan=4| 15

! rowspan=4| Ford

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
7

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RCH
1

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR
7

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS
3*

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
18

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
22

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NSV
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
11

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RSD
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
18

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
40

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
15

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSV
16

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
39

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
14

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
12

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
16

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR
5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV
3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
27

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS
6

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
23

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSD
15

| colspan=6|

! 7th

! 3918

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1985

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
5

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
25

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
32

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
25

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR
2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL
5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
13

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
7

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
7

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
14

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
18

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
31

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
9

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
15

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR
7

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
31

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RSD
1

| colspan=8|

! 6th

! 3857

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1986

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
11

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
30

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
28

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
26

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
26

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS
2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAR
1*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
36

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
8

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POC
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
10

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POC
2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL
3

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GLN
7

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
21

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
23

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
6

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
24*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DOV
1*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
28

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS
7

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR
2

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
25

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSD
19

| colspan=7|

! 5th

! 3823

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1987

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
9

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR
2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
28

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ATL
1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
30

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS
5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
16

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
30

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
25

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
12

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
7

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
14

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
14

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
26

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
15

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GLN
4

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
25

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
3

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
7

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
3

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DOV
1*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
21

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS
13

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
11

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
31

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD
31

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
3

| colspan=7|

! 6th

! 3742

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1988

! rowspan=2| King Racing

! rowspan=2| 26

! rowspan=2| Buick

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
17

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR
17

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
24

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
30

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
20

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS
2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
18

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
29

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
19

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD
3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
30

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
11

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
22

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
12

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
41

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GLN
1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
16

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
16

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
10

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
26

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV
10

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
24*

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS
7*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR
2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
26*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
4

| colspan=7|

! 11th

! 3547

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1989

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
19

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR
32

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
24

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
12

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS
6

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
23

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
31

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
10

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV
6

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SON
1*

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
20

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
9

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
31

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
17

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN
29

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
8

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV
5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR
8

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
21

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS
9

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR
28

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
29

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
14

| colspan=7|

! 8th

! 3608

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1990

! rowspan=4| Hendrick Motorsports

! rowspan=4| 5

! rowspan=4| Chevy

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
31

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
27

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
24

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS
4

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
23

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
33

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
28

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
11

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SON
3

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
32

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
13

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
7

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL
5

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GLN
1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH
5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
10

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
7

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH
8

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
32

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
28*

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS
11

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
6

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR
7

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
32

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
16

| colspan=7|

! 7th

! 3601

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1991

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
9

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
2*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
6

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAR
1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
5*

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS
11

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
11

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
13

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
9

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV
10

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SON
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
20

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
20

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GLN
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
11

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
15

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV
7

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS
12

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
32

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
11

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
11

| colspan=7|

! 2nd

! 4092

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1992

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
40

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR
28

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH
6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
12

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR
5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS
3

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
23

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
26

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
9

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV
6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SON
4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
36

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH
5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
7

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POC
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL
4*

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GLN
13

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
36

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
10

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH
6

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DOV
1

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR
10

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS
15

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR
3

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
30

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
25

| colspan=7|

! 7th

! 3735

! {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ruddri01/1992/W|title=Ricky Rudd – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 28, 2015}}

1993

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
30

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
15

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
19

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
26

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS
7

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
29

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
41

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SON
3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
37

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
35

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
9

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH
1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
11

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
24

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN
24

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
35*

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
22

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
21

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS
5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR
14

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PHO
6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
2

| colspan=6|

! 10th

! 3644

! {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ruddri01/1993/W|title=Ricky Rudd – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 28, 2015}}

1994

! rowspan=6| Rudd Performance Motorsports

! rowspan=6| 10

! rowspan="12" | Ford

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR
11

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
18

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
9

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
9

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
32

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS
6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
12

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
25

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SON
14

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
19

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
21

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
17

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NHA
1

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
6

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IND
11

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GLN
5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
10

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
12

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
18

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
25

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS
11

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
29

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PHO
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
14

| colspan=5|

! 5th

! 4050

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1995

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
13

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR
4

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
21

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
8

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
41

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
5

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NWS
29

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
30

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
22

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SON
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
5

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
31

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
13

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
38

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
8

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA
5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POC
3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
41

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IND
20

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GLN
4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
30

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
36

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
6

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV
10

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
27

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS
5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
4*

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR
13

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| PHO
1

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
10

| colspan=5|

! 9th

! 3734

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1996

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
9

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH
9

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
14

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS
15

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
23

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
28

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SON
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
15

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV
8

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POC
2

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
31

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
33

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POC
2

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
37

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IND
6

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN
34

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
16

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
12

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
34

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
35

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
13

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CAR
1

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
14

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
8

| colspan=5|

! 6th

! 3845

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1997

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
9

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH
6

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
30

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
23

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TEX
5

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
27

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
13

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SON
34

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
11

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
10

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DOV
1

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
21

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
13

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAL
3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
34

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA
9

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
36

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| IND
1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN
40

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
29

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
19

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR
5

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
28

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA
42

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV
6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
13

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
41

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
34

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
40

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
36

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
37

| colspan=4|

! 17th

! 3330

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1998

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
42

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
43

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
12

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
23

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
33

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
30

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
27

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
14

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
24

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAL
11

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
31

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV
6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
11

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
37

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
41

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SON
28

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA
19

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
42

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IND
31

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GLN
14

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
13

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
9

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA
10

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
22

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
34

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
13

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAR
1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
37

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
18

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
27

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
27

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR
10

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
24

| colspan=3|

! 22nd

! 3131

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1999

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
30

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR
30

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVS
43

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
25

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
27

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX
19

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
38

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
29

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
19

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAL
41

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
36

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
28

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
14

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
38

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
15

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SON
38

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
13

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
27

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
27

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IND
9

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN
32

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
38

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
3

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
34

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
27

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA
42

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
37

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
18

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
38

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR
19

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PHO
5

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM
41

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
7

| colspan=2|

! 31st

! 2922

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2000

! rowspan=3| Yates Racing

! rowspan=3| 28

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
15

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR
6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
11

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
17

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
14

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TEX
10

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
22

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
27

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAL
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
17

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
12

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POC
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SON
5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA
10

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
38

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IND
21

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GLN
11

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH
2

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
10

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH
9

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
3*

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
11

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR
3

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
37

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HOM
6

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
24

| colspan=2|

! 5th

! 4575

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2001

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
4

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR
39

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
19

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
6

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
10

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
37

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
14

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAL
6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
7

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV
10

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH
2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POC
1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SON
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
14

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CHI
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
11

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IND
39

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GLN
4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
42

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
7

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RCH
1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KAN
3

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
21

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
39

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
26

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PHO
3

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR
8

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
21

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
35

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA
13

! 4th

! 4706

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2002

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
38

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR
18

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
13

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
20

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
12

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TEX
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
14

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAL
3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
39

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
19

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
17*

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
8

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SON
1

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
15

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHI
19

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA
17

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
10

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IND
18

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GLN
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
12

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
39

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
30

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
14

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN
20

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL
3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
39

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR
3

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
32

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR
20

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
13

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOM
19

! 10th

! 4323

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2003

! rowspan=3| Wood Brothers Racing

! rowspan=3| 21

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
15

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR
11

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
19

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
35

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
15

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
4

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX
26

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
42

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
11

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAL
24

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
34

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
33

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
17

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
37

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
43

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SON
15

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHI
13

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA
12

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
39

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IND
38

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN
21

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
29

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
33

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
16

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
11

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
36

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KAN
10

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
23

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
15

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
31

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
17

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
40

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM
31

! 23rd

! 3521

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2004

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
18

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR
19

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
28

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
31

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
33

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
37

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX
22

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
20

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
17

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAL
17

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
11

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
26

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
30

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
19

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
12

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SON
35

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
17

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHI
32

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA
39

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
12

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IND
28

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GLN
8

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
24

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
40

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAL
17

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
21

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA
37

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
12

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KAN
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
16

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
14

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
19

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
16

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HOM
9

! 24th

! 3615

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2005

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
24

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAL
41

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
37

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
33

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
25

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR
7

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TEX
8

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
34

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
30

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
13

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
11

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
35

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
40

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
28

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
33

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SON
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
13

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CHI
7

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
23

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
10

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IND
41

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GLN
16

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
19

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAL
9

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
38

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA
20

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
18

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KAN
9

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
11

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
17

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX
13

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
20

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
37

! 21st

! 3667

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2006

! Joe Gibbs Racing

! 20

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| ATL

| BRI

| MAR

| TEX

| PHO

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| CLT

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| 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

! -

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2007

! Yates Racing

! 88

! Ford

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
26

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAL
27

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
30

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
26

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
38

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
13

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX
33

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
26

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
33

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
37

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
26

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
7

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
39

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
27

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
22

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SON
11

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
30

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
31

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHI
21

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IND
24

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
13

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN
38

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
33

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
38

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAL
40

| RCH

| NHA

| DOV

| KAN

| TAL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
11

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
27

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
17

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX
15

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
35

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
21

! 33rd

! 2622

! {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ruddri01/2007/W|title=Ricky Rudd – 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 28, 2015}}

colspan=43|† - Qualified for Tony Stewart

===Daytona 500===

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
Year

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Start

! Finish

1976

| rowspan=3| Al Rudd Auto

| rowspan=3| Chevy

|align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ

1977

|align=center| 21

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 22

1978

|align=center| 36

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37

1979

| Donlavey Racing

| Mercury

|align=center| 11

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 31

1981

| DiGard Motorsports

| Olds

|align=center| 5

|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3

1982

| rowspan=2| Richard Childress Racing

| Pontiac

|align=center| 16

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 35

1983

| Chevy

|align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 24

1984

| rowspan=4| Bud Moore Engineering

| rowspan=4| Ford

|align=center| 14

|align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7

1985

|align=center| 9

|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5

1986

|align=center| 22

|align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11

1987

|align=center| 31

|align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9

1988

| rowspan=2| King Racing

| rowspan=2| Buick

|align=center| 27

|align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17

1989

|align=center| 36

|align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19

1990

| rowspan=4| Hendrick Motorsports

| rowspan=4| Chevy

|align=center| 19

|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4

1991

|align=center| 9

|align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9

1992

|align=center| 8

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40

1993

|align=center| 12

|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30

1994

| rowspan=6| Rudd Performance Motorsports

| rowspan=6| Ford

|align=center| 20

|align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8

1995

|align=center| 18

|align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13

1996

|align=center| 10

|align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9

1997

|align=center| 13

|align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9

1998

|align=center| 40

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42

1999

|align=center| 29

|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30

2000

| rowspan=3| Yates Racing

| rowspan=3| Ford

|align=center| 2

|align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15

2001

|align=center| 30

|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4

2002

|align=center| 9

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 38

2003

| rowspan=3| Wood Brothers Racing

| rowspan=3| Ford

|align=center| 5

|align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15

2004

|align=center| 16

|align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18

2005

|align=center| 11

|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24

2007

| Yates Racing

| Ford

|align=center| 2

|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26

==Late Model Sportsman Series==

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!colspan=42| NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Series results

Year

! 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

! {{Tooltip|NLMC|NASCAR Late Model classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 1983

! rowspan=2| Zervakis Racing Team

! rowspan=2| 01

! Olds

| DAY

| RCH

| CAR

| HCY

| MAR

| NWS

| SBO

| GPS

| LGY

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DOV
1

| BRI

| CLT

| SBO

| HCY

| ROU

| SBO

| ROU

| CRW

| ROU

| SBO

| HCY

| LGY

| IRP

| GPS

| BRI

| HCY

| colspan=9|

! rowspan=2| 65th

! rowspan=2| 311

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/ruddri01/1983/B|title=Ricky Rudd – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 28, 2015}}

Pontiac

| colspan=26|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
31

| RCH

| NWS

| SBO

| MAR

| ROU

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
34

| HCY

| MAR

=International Race of Champions=

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

!colspan=9| International Race of Champions results

Year

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! Pos.

! Pts

! Ref

1992

! rowspan=2| Dodge

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
2*

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL
3

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH
2

! 1st

! 68.5

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/ruddri01/1992/I|title=Ricky Rudd − 1992 IROC Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=June 16, 2015}}

1993

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
5*

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
4

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH
7

! 4th

! 49

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/ruddri01/1993/I|title=Ricky Rudd − 1993 IROC Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=June 16, 2015}}

1995

! Dodge

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
11

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TAL
8

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH
10

! 10th

! 28

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/ruddri01/1995/I|title=Ricky Rudd − 1995 IROC Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=June 16, 2015}}

1996

! Pontiac

| DAY

| TAL

| CLT

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH
10

! NA

! 0

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/ruddri01/1996/I|title=Ricky Rudd − 1996 IROC Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=June 16, 2015}}

2001

! Pontiac

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
4

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH
10

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| IND
6

! 6th

! 45

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/ruddri01/2001/I|title=Ricky Rudd − 2001 IROC Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=June 16, 2015}}

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120322131853/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/history/44429/ Driver Spotlight]

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{{succession box

| before= Rusty Wallace

| title = IROC Champion

| years = IROC XVI (1992)

| after = Davey Allison and Terry Labonte
Note: Allison died before the final race and was replaced by Labonte for that event.

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{{s-ach|ach}}

{{succession box

| before = Dale Jarrett

| title = Brickyard 400 winner

| years = 1997

| after = Jeff Gordon

}}

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{{succession box

| before = Skip Manning

| title = NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year

| years = 1977

| after = Ronnie Thomas

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