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  1. Richard Childress
    Richard ChildressFormer NASCAR driver
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    BornRichard Reed Childress · September 21, 1945 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
    Achievements1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 Winston Cup Series Champion car owner · 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2019 Xfinity Series Champion car owner · 1995, 2011 Camping World Truck Series Champion truck owner · 2011 ARCA Racing Series Champion car owner
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    NASCAR's Lost Legend
    NASCAR's Lost Legend
    Richard Childress is one of the most influential figures in NASCAR history. He started as a driver, became a team owner, and built a racing empire.
    Driving career

    Childress's career in NASCAR started in 1969 when a drivers' strike at Talladega Superspeedway left NASCAR president William France Sr. looking for replacement drivers. By 1971, Childress was racing as an indepen… See more

    Ownership of Richard Childress Racing

    He retired from driving in 1981 after Rod Osterlund sold his NASCAR team to J.D. Stacy, and Osterlund's driver Dale Earnhardt did not want to drive for Stacy. Childress, with recommendations from R. J. Reynolds T… See more

    Personal life

    In 2008, Richard and his wife Judy established The Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma with the mission to lead national efforts to reduce death and disability following injury to children less than 18 ye… See more

    Controversies

    In the 1980s, RCR fielded only one car - the #3 of Dale Earnhardt, who won 6 of his 7 championships with the team. During the late 1980s and mid 1990s, RCR fielded a part-time #31 for research-and-developme… See more

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