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Rudd is out because he wants too much money and he is not worth it to Robert Yates.Yates said Rudd needs to go to a more competative team that is will to pay him more.That is not in the Yates program.
Source:That's Racing.
 
That's too bad. Would have liked to have seen him go on his own terms.
 
The one year contract did him in. He will not get that from any good team.
 
I have checked out Nascar.com, Jayski and others. RUMOR only so far.

Please do not fall into the TR trap of rumors.

There are TOO many really knowledgeable people here so it's best to ask rather than post rumors from elsewhere without PROOF.

Sorry:( but PURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
 
I think Rudd would be worth whatever he wants (within reason). I think he's a good driver, IMO.
 
I don't think this is about money. I think it's been about this third team Yates has been talking about. From the sound of that article, if Rudd stays, some of his team will be moving over to a new 3rd team (looks like that would be Elliott Sadler with M&M's). If Rudd leaves, it looks like Elliott Sadler will go to the #28 and the 3-team deal will fall through.

But Rudd doesn't want his team to be taken apart, so it doesn't seem like we're waiting on an answer from Rudd, it seems like we're waiting on an answer from Yates. And if Yates is saying the chances are slim, that means Yates has decided he's going to definitely move over some of Rudd's team if Rudd stays, and is going to see what Rudd's move is now. I'm sure we'll find out soon.
 
Thank you for the info. I hadn't heard or read everything on it.
 
RPM, following that track. If the third team deal does not happen, where does the M&M's money go. The Havoline deal is good through next year accordng to Yates. If Robert can get both sponsors on board for one team, his position from a monetary standpoint is greatly improved.

If you read the entire transcript, Yates is indicating that at the end of last season he expected this to be the last year for both Havoline and Rudd. My guess would be he based his conversations, f there were any, with Sadler and M&M's on that premise. Rudd and Havoline both threw him a curve. Now I believe he is trying to juggle the whole deal to get all three, perhaps even against his better judgement.
 
HardScramble,

Exactly. I think Yates was preparing for Havoline to leave and for Rudd to leave, and was preparing the resources he had to become the M&M's car of Elliott Sadler. But now what does he do, say no to M&M's or Havoline? And if M&M's is bringing along more money, that might be one reason he is moving people over from the Havoline car to the M&M's car. I can understand why Yates and Rudd are both in a mess on this one.
 
Ya got RPM, my thinking exactly

I kinda figure that Robert, once he learned that Rudd might not want to retire, started the whole third team concept trying to be a nice guy. But since his heart is really not into a third team, he won't bend much on his offer.
 
I was surprised that Rudd says he only talks to Yates one a month or so. When Rudd wanted to know what was going on with the team for next year, he had to write it on a paper and give it to Yates and didn't even start to get a response for a month! That's no way to run a team. Something has got to give.
 
Jayski has a really really good article about whats happening over at RYR....it sounds like Rudd is getting the raw end of the deal over there.

they say they have worked through the money issues, but its the fact that they are basically taking Rudd's crew to the 3rd team and giving Rudd the bottom of the barrel.....basically it would be a start up team.
 
Just saw on Totally Nascar Rudd still has no decision, but chances are slim. Other options now include 3rd team with Ganassi Dodge or replace Bobby Hamilton Jr. I just hope he stays in racing and goes to a team that they can win with!!
 
Ricky Rudd said yesterday that his four years with the Robert Yates team will end at the end of the season.

Rudd had previously indicated that he wanted to stay with Yates through 2003, but Yates had also indicated that there was only a slim chance of Rudd returning.

Rudd made it official late yesterday afternoon: He won't be back.

He is figured to be the most likely candidate to replace Steve Park at Dale Earnhardt Inc., which would certainly be ironic, given the tussles between Rudd and the late Earnhardt over the years. Rudd is also understood to be negotiating with Chip Ganassi and Andy Petree.

Rudd said that salary was not an issue, even though his base pay was not believed to be among the top 10 drivers on the Winston Cup tour. He was concerned that if he remained with Yates, his 2003 crew would be much different, and Michael "Fatback"McSwain, his crew chief this season, would likely be shuffled to a proposed third team Yates may field.

However, it is unclear if Yates will have a third team; that may hinge on what sponsors Chevron-Texaco decide to do. And Yates hasn't been all that interested in a third team.

Rudd indicated that part of the problem was that UPS, the sponsor of teammate Dale Jarrett's car, is providing considerably more sponsorship money than Texaco, but that the two sponsorship deals didn't go into a common pot. "I'm a racer, and I don't understand the greed factor. Why, if you've got two successful teams, would you sacrifice that performance by making changes. I respect people who race to win, and not about money.

"Robert has been in this sport 15 years longer than I have. And maybe when you get to a certain point you start saying 'Hey, I'm X-years old and maybe it's time to put a little in the bank.'"
 
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