Ricky Rudd was born on the 12th September of 1956, in Norfolk County, Virginia, USA and is a former professional racing driver. He participated in 906 races in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series between the years 1975 and 2007, obtaining 23 victories and 374 top five finishes. Aside from racing in the NASCAR Cup, Rudd raced the International Race of Champions in 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 and 2001. He did not get a victory in 17 races, although he was a champion in 1992. He retired from professional sport in 2007. In 2010, Rudd was inducted into the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame.
How much is the net worth of Ricky Rudd? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the total wealth of the former racing driver is over $25 million, as of the data given in early 2017. NASCAR has been the major source of Rudd’s fortune.
Ricky Rudd Net Worth $25 Million
To begin with, the boy was raised in Norfolk County, and became interested in racing at an early age, and participated in motocross and karting.
Concerning his professional career, Rudd made his debut in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series being 19 years old in 1975 and made his breakthrough in 1982, reaching the 9th place in the championship. He won his first two races in 1983 and again managed to reach the 9th position overall. He suffered an injury in a qualifying race for the Daytona 500 in 1984, despite this, he competed in the race. He drove in a stable manner over the next four years, but was never close to challenge for winning the championship. He took a few race wins, and reached 5th place in 1986 during his contract with Bud Moore Engineering. After a couple of years signed with King Racing, Rudd became a part of the absolute top of the battle in 1991, when he finished 2nd in total driving with Hendrick Motorsports. Neither 1992 nor 1993 gave the same success, and for the season 1994 Rudd’s launched his own team Rudd Performance Motorsports, and with the team, he continued to be a race winner and was the 5th overall. He won at least one race every year until 1998, which allowed him to share the record with Rusty Wallace in NASCAR, when it comes to winning races the most consecutive years (16 years).
When the sponsor Tide left the team, Rudd decided to shut it down. He joined the team as a driver for Robert Yates Racing and again finished 5th in the championship in 2000, and won two races in 2001 and a race in 2002, which was his last victory. He drove his last race in 2006 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the Ford 400, and early in 2007 he announced his retirement.
To summarise, all the above mentioned engagements have added sums to the outright size of Rudd net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of Ricky Rudd, he has been married to Linda Burchuk since 1975, and they have one child.
