Rudd Performance Motorsports was a

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racing team that competed in the

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Winston Cup Series The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), the most prestigious stock car racing series in the United States. The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and fro ...

between 1994 and 1999. Owned by

Ricky Rudd Richard Lee Rudd (born September 12, 1956), nicknamed "the Rooster", is an American former racing driver and racing team owner. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and former NASCAR Busch Series driver Jason Rudd. He retired in 2007 with 23 ...

, the team's only driver, it posted six wins during its existence.

Winston Cup Series

Car No. 10 history

Rudd founded the team following the

1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series file:DaleEarnhardtSunglassesDriversSuit (cropped).jpg, Dale Earnhardt Sr. won his sixth of his seven titles. The 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 45th season of Sprint Cup Series, professional stock car racing in the United States and t ...

season;

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detergent, which would be the team's only sponsor, followed Rudd to his new team from his previous ride with

Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports is an American professional auto racing organization that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded in 1984 as All-Star Racing by Rick Hendrick. Hendrick Motorsports has won a NASCAR-record 316 Cup Series ra ...

. The team finished fifth in points in its first season, then ninth in 1995, and sixth in 1996, before falling to 17th in 1997, 22nd in 1998 and 31st in 1999. Rudd and the team scored one win each season from 1994 to 1998, except for two in 1997, before going winless in the team's final year. Towards the end of the 1999 season Tide announced they were leaving the team and moving to

PPI Motorsports PPI Motorsports was an American racing team which competed in CART, NASCAR and various off-road racing circuits. The team had one of the few remaining single car operations in NASCAR until 2006. Early years PPI, short for Precision Preparation, ...

who was entering NASCAR from

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with driver

Scott Pruett Scott Donald Pruett (born March 24, 1960) is an American former racing driver who has competed in numerous disciplines of the sport. In the 1980s, Pruett established himself as a top sports car racer, winning two IMSA GTO, and three Trans-Am ...

. Following the 1999 season without a sponsor, Rudd closed his team, having decided that the stress of balancing team ownership with driving was unprofitable and moved to drive

Robert Yates Racing Yates Racing was an American stock car racing team that competed in NASCAR through the 2009 season, after which it merged into Richard Petty Motorsports. Previously known as Robert Yates Racing, the team was owned by Doug Yates, who has offici ...

's No. 28 starting in 2000. The assets of Rudd Performance Motorsports were auctioned off on December 1, 1999.

Car No. 10 results

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* {{Rudd Performance Motorsports Defunct NASCAR teams Auto racing teams established in 1994 1999 disestablishments in the United States