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Ty Dillon Wins ARCA Championship
TOLEDO, OHIO – Richard Childress Racing’s rookie driver Ty Dillon and the No. 41 Bass Pro Shops/Hemelgarn Enterprises Chevrolet team claimed the 2011 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Championship at the drop of the green flag in Sunday afternoon’s 200-lap season finale race at Toledo Speedway. The start of the Federated Car Care 200 was pushed back by two and a half hours due to rain. When track officials displayed the green flag just after … Read entire article »
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Wheaties moves to Jeff Burton’s car in 2012
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Wheaties will co-sponsor Jeff Burton’s No. 31 Sprint Cup Chevrolet at Richard Childress Racing next year, the team announced Wednesday. Caterpillar will continue as a primary sponsor of Burton’s car but will share that role with the General Mills brand, which will appear on the car as an associate sponsor when Caterpillar is the primary. “Wheaties is one of the most iconic brands in American history, and my kids use so many General … Read entire article »
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Michael Waltrip Racing hires Scott Miller as VP of competition
CORNELIUS, N.C. – Michael Waltrip Racing today named industry veteran Scott Miller as executive vice president of competition effective at the conclusion of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Miller has served in several roles throughout his 16-year stint in NASCAR, most recently as director of competition at Richard Childress Racing. Miller has been a winning crew chief and has repeatedly guided teams into the Chase for the Sprint Cup from his management role. Co-owner Michael Waltrip … Read entire article »
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Kent Day Named Interim RCR Director of Competition
WELCOME, N.C. – Richard Childress Racing has promoted Kent Day to interim director of competition from his previous position as technical director with the 12-time NASCAR championship winning organization. Former RCR director of competition Scott Miller has taken a position with another motorsports organization. “Kent brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his new position as interim director of competition at Richard Childress Racing,” said Mike Dillon, RCR’s vice president of competition. “As technical director, he … Read entire article »
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Clint Bowyer likely won’t be back with Childress in 2012
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va.—Clint Bowyer’s return to Richard Childress Racing in 2012 appears about as unlikely as Bowyer making the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Bowyer wasn’t optimistic about staying with his current team when talking Thursday at the Chase wild-card contenders news conference at Richmond International Speedway. When asked if his return to RCR was unlikely, Bowyer said: “That’s fair (to say)—we’re just working on everything, that’s the biggest thing, just trying to … Read entire article »
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Childress and Harvick to Merge Nationwide Programs in 2012
WELCOME, N.C. – Richard Childress Racing and Kevin Harvick Incorporated have reached agreement on a collaborative effort that will have KHI’s current NASCAR Nationwide Series program merge with RCR beginning in 2012. The decision is the coming together of the best of the two organizations. KHI will continue to be involved on the business and competition sides with RCR and KHI co-owner Kevin Harvick will still be very active in the Nationwide Series program. The … Read entire article »
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Can RCR recover after eight subpar races?
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service HAMPTON, Ga.—How “off” were the Richard Childress Racing cars at Bristol? Bad enough that team owner Richard Childress called a competition meeting for the Sunday after the Aug. 27 race, typically a day off for the crews. It wasn’t just Bristol that concerned Childress. In that race and the seven that preceded it, RCR cars had posted only one top-five finish—Paul Menard’s victory in the July 31 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis … Read entire article »
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Luke Lambert replaces Todd Berrier as Jeff Burton’s crew chief
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service With driver Jeff Burton mired in a 96-race winless slump, Luke Lambert has replaced Todd Berrier as crew chief on Burton’s No. 31 Chevrolet, on an interim basis, in a move announced Monday by Richard Childress Racing. Burton hasn’t won a NASCAR Sprint Cup race since Oct. 11, 2008, and currently is 25th in the series standings through 19 races. Burton qualified for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup four of the past five years, including last year. Team owner Richard Childress said Berrier would remain with RCR, where he has worked since 1994. “Todd has been an important part of RCR’s success for many years,” Childress said. “He is still employed and under contract, and his role with RCR will be determined in the near … Read entire article »
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RCR, Caterpillar and Jeff Burton Renew Partnership on No. 31 Chevrolet
WELCOME, N.C. – Richard Childress Racing and Caterpillar have reached agreement to continue their partnership on the No. 31 Chevrolet which began with the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Jeff Burton, driver of the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, has also reached agreement on a multi-year contract extension with RCR. The South Boston, Va., native made his RCR debut August 22, 2004, at Michigan International Speedway driving the No. 30 Chevrolet (started 28th, finished 12th). “We are very pleased to continue our relationship with Richard Childress Racing and Jeff Burton,” said Bill Finerty, Vice President of Americas Distribution Services Division for Caterpillar. “Cat Dealers, customers and employees all take pride in watching the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet compete at a high level in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.” Burton and the No. 31 … Read entire article »
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