Ricky Rudd

Ricky Rudd (born September 12, 1956) is a former American NASCAR driver. Rudd is known as the "Iron Man" of NASCAR; holding the record for most consecutive starts in NASCAR racing. At the conclusion of the 2005 season, Rudd had made 788 consecutive starts. He retired in 2007 with 23 career wins under his belt. He was named the 2006 Virginian of the Year and was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. In October 2010, he was selected to the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame, which honors those who have contributed to sports in southeastern Virginia.

Tropes commonly associated with Ricky Rudd include
 * Alliterative Name
 * Badass Driver Ricky Rudd was in a hot summer race when the cooling system broke on the first lap and instead of giving up he had won the race and had to be taken to the hospital after victory lane.
 * Crowning Moment of Awesome In 2001 Kevin Harvick almost spun him out but he saved the car and won the race any way.
 * Game-Breaking Injury In 1984 Ricky Rudd's eyes were swollen shut after a crash so he taped them open and still won the next week.
 * No One Could Survive That Ricky Rudd's horrible flip at Daytona in 1984. The results after the crash are listed above.
 * Overshadowed by Awesome In 1989 Rudd and Dale Earnhardt went door to door on the last lap and both of them spun costing Dale Earnhardt the championshop. Both teams had a fight after the race when asked what they were talking about Ricky said "Oh I dont know something about the weather?"
 * Product Placement Did not like the idea of everyone mentioning every last sponsor on the car even said "They are just turning us into their puppets".
 * Younger and Hipper One of the reasons Ricky said he was retiring "Racing is becoming a young man's sport"