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Rudd Performance Motorsports
Owner(s) Ricky Rudd
Base292 Rolling Hills Road, Mooresville, North Carolina
Series Winston Cup Series
Race drivers Ricky Rudd
Sponsors Tide
Manufacturer Ford
Opened1994
Closed1999
Career
Races competed192
Race victories6

Rudd Performance Motorsports was a stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series between 1994 and 1999. Owned by Ricky Rudd, the team's only driver, it posted six wins during its existence.

Winston Cup Series

Car No. 10 history

Ricky Rudd in 1997 at Pocono

Rudd founded the team following the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season; Tide detergent, which would be the team's only sponsor, followed Rudd to his new team from his previous ride with Hendrick Motorsports. [1] The team finished fifth in points in its first season, then ninth in 1995, [2] and sixth in 1996, before falling to 17th in 1997, 22nd in 1998 and 31st in 1999. [3] Rudd and the team scored one win each season from 1994 to 1998, except for two in 1997, before going winless in the team's final year. [4]

Towards the end of the 1999 season Tide announced they were leaving the team and moving to PPI Motorsports who was entering NASCAR from CART with driver Scott Pruett. Following the 1999 season without a sponsor, Rudd closed his team, having decided that the stress of balancing team ownership with driving was unprofitable[ citation needed] and moved to drive Robert Yates Racing's No. 28 starting in 2000. [3] The assets of Rudd Performance Motorsports were auctioned off on December 1, 1999. [5]

Car No. 10 results

Year Driver 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 Owners Pts
1994 Ricky Rudd 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
6th 4050
1995 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
1996 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
1997 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
1998 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
23rd 3131
1999 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

References

  1. ^ Harris, Mike (June 20, 1993). "Rudd decides to form own team next year". The Gadsden Times. Gadsden, AL. p. C4. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  2. ^ "Profile: Ricky Rudd". Daily News. Kingsport, TN. October 26, 1996. p. B1. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  3. ^ a b Rhodes, Gary (February 10, 2000). "Chesapeake's Rudd in a new ride". The Free Lance–Star: NASCAR 2000. Fredericksburg, VA. p. 5. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  4. ^ "Ricky Rudd - Ownership stats". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  5. ^ "Ricky Rudd's Going out of Business Sale". Motorsport.com. November 16, 1999. Retrieved 2014-04-15.

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