NASCAR enshrined three new members in its Hall of Fame in a ceremony Friday night: Carl Edwards, Ricky Rudd and the late Ralph Moody.

But two things tie Edwards and Rudd together — when each decided to retire, both essentially vanished from the NASCAR scene, ...

Carl Edwards and Ricky Rudd had very little overlap in their respective NASCAR careers. Edwards only entered the elite Cup ...

But two things tie Edwards and Rudd together — when each decided to retire, both essentially vanished from the NASCAR scene, ...

Behind him, Ricky Rudd was hustling his car down pit road ... They would add wins in the Southern 500 at Darlington in September and an additional win at Dover in September to make it six trips ...

One of the toughest drivers in NASCAR history joined one the most enigmatic drivers of the modern era as the newest inductees ...

When Ricky Rudd and Carl Edwards both left NASCAR after their driving careers ended, they disappeared from the sport, going ...

Moody returned from World War II to chase a racing career, while Rudd and Edwards are two of the greatest drivers in recent NASCAR history.

Right now, Ambassador Kevin Rudd, who enjoyed clay pigeon shooting back in the day, could be forgiven for creeping into Patton’s wood-panelled study with a weapon, ready to repel barbarian ...