Richard Childress
Richard Childress
Richard Childressis a former NASCAR driver and the current team owner of Richard Childress Racing. As a business entrepreneur, Childress became one of the wealthiest men in North Carolina. A 2003/2004 business venture was the opening of a vineyard in the Yadkin Valley AVA, an American Viticultural Area located in North Carolina. Childress was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is on the Board of Directors to the National Rifle Association. His grandsons Austin Dillon and Ty Dillon are NASCAR...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth21 September 1945
CityWinston-Salem, NC
We're making these moves to get a head start on 2006.
It was tough, and it's still tough. It would have been tough on anybody.
I think he'll have a great season. He's good with people, and he's a great race car driver. When he sets his mind on something, he'll do well.
I think it would be good for the sport. Three cars is a good number. I told (former NASCAR president) Bill France many, many years ago that one of our biggest concerns is when a group of car owners has five teams, six teams, all of a sudden you only have five or six car owners.
We were going to keep the 3, he just wanted to see it winning races and winning championships.
If I said what I wanted to say right now I'd probably be in bigger trouble than Todd. All I can say is it's a new era in NASCAR.
We have to build 21 of these cars just to service 2007. It's going to be an expensive deal. But if it puts on a better show and it's safer, I think we all have to support it.
It's probably as close a field that you'd want to watch. Once everybody gets in line (in the draft), nobody is going to do anything until their cars starts slipping or getting away a little.
They are going to make a run at a lot of drivers, and everyone is aware that Kevin's contract is up. I am sure they are going to make a run at him.
We want to come here to win the Daytona 500, but today winning the pole was a big plus. I'm proud of Jeff for getting on the pole today and it's really great to see RCR back up front. We've won a lot of poles here and have been up front a lot.
They said they would make that decision on Monday, and I gave my opinion on that.
Kevin will be the driver of the No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevy next season. He and I have committed to moving forward together in fulfilling our current agreement, which runs through 2006, and we anticipate being together for many years beyond that.
I think it's going to come down to who has the best handling cars. It's probably as close a field as you'd want to watch.
It is not a money issue, we both want to get it done. It should happen. It's just a matter of time.