I needed to answer the question that I really want
to be here and if I did,
how hungry was on If you're not hungry in this
sports,
you might as well stay at home.
And about October, I was getting pretty hungry.
I was getting anxious to get back with it.
And we're so happy he did.
Chesapeake native racing legend Ricky Rudd.
We know him as racing's original Iron Man on the
track.
Now everyone will forever, as he's just realized,
racing immortality. Hi everyone, I'm James Catado.
After 8 long years on the ballot for the Hall
of Fame bid,
Chesapeake's own Ricky Rudd is going to be in the
NASCAR Hall of Fame's Class of 2025.
Rudd held the record for consecutive starts in the Cup
Series and won the 1977 Cup Series Rookie of the
Year.
His 906 starts ranked second all time to Richard Petty
and of his 23 wins,
arguably his biggest, coming at the Brickyard 400 in 1997.
Rudd will be inducted on February 7th at the NASCAR
Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Charlotte,
NC.