Charles "Charlie" Rudolph is a retired American stock car racing driver who was equally successful competing on both asphalt and dirt surfaces. An engineer by trade, after retiring from driving he became crew chief for Chuck Hossfeld and then for his son Erick Rudolph.[3]
| Charlie Rudolph | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | Charles Rudolph January 29, 1958 Ransomville, New York, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 1986 Mr. Dirt Champion[1] | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 52nd (1987) | ||||||
| First race | 1987 Budweiser 500 (Dover) | ||||||
| Last race | 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan)[2] | ||||||
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Racing career
Charlie Rudolph made five appearances in the NASCAR Cup Series in 1987, bringing Sunoco into the sport for the first time [4] He spent the majority of his career racing in the modified division, competing at the renowned tracks of the northeast, including Fonda NY, Riverside Park MA, Stafford CT, and Thompson CT.[2][5]
Rudolph won at least a dozen track championships including New York State venues Lancaster Speedway, Ransomville Speedway, Rolling Wheels Raceway, Spencer Speedway and Weedsport Speedway.[3][6] He was inducted into the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame and the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame.[1][7][8]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
Winston Cup Series
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||
| 1987 | James Rudolph | 04 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | NWS | BRI | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV 19 |
POC 22 |
RSD | MCH DNQ |
DAY | POC 13 |
TAL | GLN | MCH 36 |
BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | RSD | ATL | 52nd | 382 | [9] | |||||||||
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