Ricky Rudd's Horrible 1984 Busch Clash Daytona Flip

Ricky Rudd gets sideways exiting turn 4 at daytona in the 1984 busch clash and starts to fly. He tumbles several time violently twards pit road and finally stops in the infeild grass. He recieved two black eyes yet started the Daytona 500. He literally tapped his eyes opened and some how managed a seventh place finnish.

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• nascar
• daytona
• rudd
• flip
• crash

[ArniepII]

Still the nicest guy in NASCAR.

[rockinredneck57]

This was the first big high speed flip/rollover that we had seen. Where everyone was going 200 in a pack. It was very scary to watch live in 84. Ricky was one tough customer for sure. He used scotch tape to hold his swollen eyelids open so he could drive in the 500.

[GooseMobius118]

@vccstudents I don't know, Rudd's one tough customer: You sure he didn't win that fight? lol

[TimU2Cool]

is this where they had to duct tape his eyes open so he could race in the 500? Ricky Rudd one tough bird

[mreed91]

@demondog48 that would be the wrong side dumbass

[demondog48]

might have touched him? MIGHT HAVE TOUCHED HIM?????? LOOK AT THE HUGE DENT IN THE SIDE OF CAR AT 1:14

[vccstudents]

I met several of the drivers who were in this race later that night at Starlight Bowling Alley in Ormond Beach. They were bowling for charity. Richard Petty was there as was Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett. Amazingly Rudd came out of this with I believe only a broken nose. I saw a photo of him after. He looked like he just fought Mike Tyson and lost!

[Scootercross66]

He flipped 4 or 5 times then did a 360. Holy shit.

[ApocalypseForFree]

@jmwvideoman22 Exactly

[jmwvideoman22]

Wow...if he hits the wall at the entrance to pit road, we might never have watched him race again.