Tenacity, innovation and backflips. Sustained success at NASCAR’s highest levels. Those are some of the defining qualities the 2025 NASCAR Hall of Fame class possesses. And on Friday night in downtown Charlotte,

Carl Edwards and Ricky Rudd had very little overlap in their respective NASCAR careers. Edwards only entered the the elite Cup Series in 2004 — a mere 67 races before Rudd ended his 32-year career — so the two never got a chance to know one another.

Three NASCAR legends will be inducted into the sport’s Hall of Fame Friday evening at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. Among the exceptional list of nominees for the 2025 class, drivers Carl Edwards and Ricky Rudd will be enshrined, in addition to driver/owner Ralph Moody. Joining them is Dr. Dean Sicking, […]