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Article: Rudd chasing Gordon: Record for road wins on the line at Watkins Glen; NASCAR
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- Sunday Gazette-Mail
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- August 11, 2002
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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - Ricky Rudd is in position to join Jeff Gordon
as the greatest road racer in NASCAR history.
A victory today for polesitter Rudd at Watkins Glen International
would leave the drivers tied with seven wins each on the serpentine
layouts. But he won't be climbing out of his car with the belief that
he has one peer.
"There are so many good guys throughout the field, winning is so
tough," he said. "I don't care how good of a road racer you are. If
you don't have that race car underneath you, you can't get it done.
It's all about the teams."
Where Rudd will fit next year probably will be announced next
weekend. He said Friday "there's no room for me at Robert Yates
Racing."
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