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Richard Reed Childress (born September 21, 1945) is an American former race car driver in NASCAR. As the owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR). In 2004, he opened a vineyard in the Yadkin Valley AVA near Lexington. [1] Childress sat on the board of directors at the National Rifle Association of America until 2019. [2] [3]
Dillon has spent most of his NASCAR career driving for Richard Childress Racing and affiliated teams. RCR is owned by his grandfather Richard Childress. He is the younger brother of fellow NASCAR driver Austin Dillon, who drives RCR's No. 3 Cup Series car full-time. His father is RCR general manager Mike Dillon, who is a retired NASCAR driver.
Richard Childress Racing entered a No. 3 in the Daytona truck race on February 13, 2010, with sponsorship from Bass Pro Shops driven by Austin Dillon. It was involved in a wreck almost identical to that which took the life of Earnhardt: being spun out, colliding with another vehicle, and being turned into the outside wall in turn number four. [31]
Richard Childress stood by his grandson Austin Dillon after Dillon wrecked both Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin to win Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond.. Dillon was running second ...
Twelve years to the day that Richard Childress and Kyle Busch came to blows in one of the parking lots of Kansas Speedway, the two were celebrating a NASCAR Cup Series victory at a track straight ...
In May 2008, the team shut down due to financial problems but returned at the Emerson Radio 250 to debut Austin Dillon, son of former driver Mike Dillon and grandson to Richard Childress. In 2010, RCR hired John Wes Townley as the driver of car No. 21, with family-owned Zaxby's as the sponsor. [49]
Hendrick was born in Warrenton, North Carolina and was raised on his family's farm in South Hill, Virginia, where he attended Park View High School. [ 4 ] He is the father of the late Ricky Hendrick , a former NASCAR driver, who died in a plane crash in 2004 along with other members of the Hendrick family and Hendrick Motorsports crew members.
Former President Donald Trump, center, waves to fans along pit road at Charlotte Motor Speedway prior to the running of the Coca-Cola 600 in Concord, NC on Sunday, May 26, 2024.