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DATE: Monday, January 30, 1995               TAG: 9501300249
SECTION: SPORTS                   PAGE: C6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: TINTON FALLS, N.J.                 LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

RUDD JOINS IROC FIELD

NASCAR stars Ricky Rudd and Jeff Gordon and road racing specialist Hurley Haywood will fill out the 12-driver all-star field for the 1995 Dodge International Race of Champions series.

The fleet trio joins Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace, Ken Schrader, Al Unser Jr., Steve Kinser, Scott Pruett, Tom Kendall and Steve Millen.

Rudd, a Chesapeake native, won the IROC title in 1992 and will be participating for the third time. The four-race series begins Feb. 17 in Daytona Beach, Fla. by CNB