American racing driver and businessman (born 1945)
NASCAR driver
Richard Childress
Childress in 2010
Born
Richard Reed Childress (1945-09-21) September 21, 1945 (age 78) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements
1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 Winston Cup Series Champion car owner 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2013 Busch Series, 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion car owner 1995, 2011 Camping World Truck Series Champion truck owner 2011 ARCA Racing Series Champion car owner
Awards
NASCAR Hall of Fame (2017)
NASCAR Cup Series career
285 races run over 12 years
Best finish
5th (1975)
First race
1969 Talladega 500 (Talladega)
Last race
1981 Winston Western 500 (Riverside)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
0
76
0
NASCAR Grand National East Series career
17 races run over 2 years
Best finish
9th (1972)
First race
1972 Hickory 276 (Hickory)
Last race
1973 Buddy Shuman 100 (Hickory)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
0
3
0
Statistics current as of October 30, 2013.
Richard Reed Childress (born September 21, 1945) is an American former race car driver in NASCAR. As the owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR), he became one of the wealthiest men in North Carolina. 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]
^"Childress Vineyards". Childress Vineyards. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
^"Board Spotlight: Richard Childress | NRA Publications and Magazines". Nrapublications.org. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
^Asher Stockler (August 20, 2019). "Exclusive: Fifth NRA Board Member Resigns Amid String of Recent Defections". NewsWeek. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
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that RichardChildress Racing had hired Mike Coughlan as the team's new Technical Director, effective immediately. Coughlan was released by Richard Childress...
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relationship with Bill Davis Racing and its flagship No. 22, moved to RichardChildress Racing's No. 31 car driven by Jeff Burton, while General Mills, associating...
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arrive in time for the drivers meeting, and raced in the 600. In 2007, Richard Petty watched the start of the Indy 500, along with Robbie Loomis and Dale...
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