The Nascar Hall of Fame added three new members to the illustrious club Friday evening while Carl Edwards, Ricky Rudd and Ralph Moody were induced as a class 2025.
Winner of 28 times in the Cup series, Edwards made a quick impression at the next level of Nascar, marking his first victory in big fashion when he exceeded Jimmie Johnson to come to the starting line / final in Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2005 during his recruit season. Edwards established a career summit in victories when he marked nine checkered flags in 2008, finally finishing second in the points classification. In 2015, Edwards went from Roush Fenway Racing to Joe Gibbs Racing, reaching championship 4 in 2016 before an accident heartbreaking in the closing towers made him get out of the title. Edwards announced his Nascar retirement before the 2017 season.
In relation: Members of the Nascar Hall of Fame
Known as the original “Iron Man” of Nascar, Rudd made 788 consecutive departures in the CUP series between 1981-2005. He won at least one race in 16 consecutive seasons, leading to a total career of 23 visits to Victory Lane. Rudd has the second more departures in the history of the Cup series with 906, lying down only 1,184 departures from Richard Petty. Rudd and Edwards were both appointed The 75 largest pilots in NASCAR Pantheon in 2023.
Moody began his career as a driver and collected five victories in series of five cups, but his biggest contributions came to the construction of cars while the pair of John Holman and Moody formed Holman-Moody. The organization won two championships with David Pearson and won two Daytona 500 with Fred Lorenzen and Mario Andretti.
Dr. Dean Sicking was the recipient of the Landmark prize for exceptional contributions to Nascar. The patients played a decisive role in the development of the safer barrier (reduction in energy in steel and foam) now installed in each place in the Nascar national series.
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