Ricky Rudd
- Actor
Ricky Rudd was born in Chesapeake, Virginia, to Margaret Ellen (McMannen) and Alvin Ray Rudd, Sr., the president of Al Rudd Auto Parts. He burst into the NASCAR Winson Cup Series in 1975 at
Rockingham, NC and was rookie of the year in 1977. 1983 was a great
year - Rudd winning his first race at Riverside International Raceway
in Riverside, California, and Tim Richmond and Bill Elliott got their wins there,
too. Since driving in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Rudd has started
in almost 800 races and won 23 races and earned almost $28 million in
28 years of racing. In 2003, he started driving for the legendary Wood
Brothers Racing Team at the Daytona International Speedway after losing
his ride with Rober Yates Racing in 2002. Today, he is still driving in
the Nascar Nextel Cup series and is known as the Ironman after passing
Terry Labonte in starts.
His nephew (sister's son) is actor Skeet Ulrich.
