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As clear as Rudd: the jockeying that landed Ricky Rudd with the Wood Brothers left Winston Cup fans' heads spinning. (NASCAR).
Ricky Rudd never has been one to do things the easy way. His first time driving a stock car, for example, wasn't until the practice session before his first NASCAR race. And after four top-10 points finishes in four-years with Rick Hendrick's team, Rudd went solo and operated his own team for six years.
That's why it should be no surprise Rudd is leaving a championship-contending seat at Robert Yates Racing, where he finished fifth and fourth in Winston Cup points the past two years and again is in the top 10, for a team with one win in its last nine seasons and one title--in 1963.
And that's why it should be no surprise the deal came together after ...
- BIG DEAL FOR RUDD. WOOD BROTHERS HOPE SIGNING NASCAR VETERAN WILL MEAN NEW...
- Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot August 21, 2002 700+ words
...drives for the Wood Brothers this season, would replace Rudd at Robert Yates...change that. The Wood Brothers have one Cup victory...since 1994, but Rudd is confident he...everyone at the Wood Brothers. Ford, wanting Rudd to remain in its...
- Roller Coaster; How the Rudd/Wood Brothers deal happened.(Winston Cup deal...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek Pearce, Al September 2, 2002 700+ words
...time something goes wrong. So it was that the Wood Brothers finally landed Ricky Rudd and Motorcraft to a three-year Winston Cup deal...this about as well as we possibly could.'' The Wood Brothers of Stuart, Virginia, are NASCAR's second...
- RUDD BRINGS WOOD BROTHERS THEIR FIRST POLE IN TWO DECADES.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot April 24, 2004 700+ words
...no more, the Wood Brothers say. Ricky Rudd's lap of 191...races ago. It was Rudd's first pole...that teased the Wood Brothers through the years...not more, the Wood Brothers might ask. CAPTION...Associated Press Ricky Rudd posted a speed...
- REJUVENATED RUDD IS 5TH-FASTEST IN DEBUT WITH THE WOOD BROTHERS.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot February 11, 2003 700+ words
...BEACH, FLA. -- Ricky Rudd said last week that...his new ride with the Wood Brothers would be surprised. Rudd turned heads Monday...maiden voyage with the Wood Brothers. The performance could...of better things for Rudd and his crew. What...
- RUDD SIGNS WITH WOOD BROTHERS.(SPORTS)(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) August 21, 2002 700+ words
...CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Ricky Rudd saga ended Tuesday when the driver signed a three-year contract with the Wood Brothers to drive the No. 21 Ford, effectively...for Robert Yates Racing in the ride Rudd is vacating when his contract expires...
- RUDD GIVES WOOD BROTHERS A POLE.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) April 24, 2004 700+ words
AUTO RACING Ricky Rudd gave the Wood Brothers team its first pole in 20 years...Superspeedway. To get his 29th career pole, Rudd had to beat the intimidating DEI tandem...with carburetor restrictor plates. Rudd, in his second season driving for...
- TEAM PLAYER; Jack Roush is helping the Wood Brothers return to glory.(News)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek August 11, 2003 700+ words
...handshake agreement to help the Wood Brothers with their Motorcraft-sponsored...Pearson and Neil Bonnett won in Wood Brothers' cars with regularity. In...racers.'' CAPTION(S): Wood Brothers driver Ricky Rudd has shown signs of improvement...
- Anatomy of a deal: the genesis of the Elliott Sadler-Ricky Rudd swap was as...
- Magazine article from: Auto Racing Digest Dutton, Monte April 1, 2003 700+ words
...transpired was a simple swap. Rudd moved to the Wood Brothers team, which Sadler left...a better fit with the Wood Brothers. Rudd's natural openness...intervened to maneuver Rudd into the open Wood Brothers slot. "The bottom line...
