Richard Childress Racing
Richard Childress, who earned 76 top-10 finishes during his 12-year career in the NASCAR Cup Series before a 2017 induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, founded Richard Childress Racing in 1969. It has since become one of the most successful racing teams in the industry and currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Throughout its history, Richard Childress Racing has earned 16 championships and over 200 victories across the top three NASCAR series, featuring notable drivers such as Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt, Mike Skinner, and plenty more.
With two teams in the Cup Series, Richard Childress Racing has two full-time drivers: Austin Dillon in the No. 3 Chevrolet and Tyler Reddick in the No. 8 Chevrolet. The organization also features three Xfinity Series teams with Sheldon Creed (full-time in the No. 2), Jeffrey Earnhardt (part-time in the No. 3), and Austin Hill (full-time in the No. 21) behind the wheel.
Richard Childress Racing enjoys the longest active streak in the sport by having at least one car qualify for every Cup Series race since 1972.
Austin Dillon made a move that was pivotal in wrapping up Tyler Reddick’s first NASCAR Cup Series victory.
Ty Dillon scored a return to full-time NASCAR Cup Series racing in 2022, but the results still aren’t there.
Two announcements kicking off the second half of the NASCAR Cup Series season have resolved Silly Season questions.
Tyler Reddick is inching closer to a NASCAR Cup Series record involving second-place finishes.
Bill France paid Richard Childress to compete in a Talladega race that NASCAR stars skipped, paving the way for the founding of the RCR team.
Jeffrey Earnhardt will drive his grandfather’s iconic No. 3 Chevy in the Xfinity Series at Talladega.
Austin Hill opened his first full Xfinity Series season by winning at Daytona and is in the running for the Dash for Cash.
Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon was on his way to another top-10 finish until getting spun by Daniel Suarez on the final lap at Phoenix Raceway.
Richard Childress is in the news after announcing that he’s getting involved in the Ukraine conflict with Russia
Richard Childress got NASCAR to sign off on a sponsor in a very different market and it should open the floodgates for similar companies to sponsor teams in the future.