Richard Childress

Richard Childress
Childress in 2010
BornRichard Reed Childress
(1945-09-21) September 21, 1945 (age 79)
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
AwardsNASCAR Hall of Fame (2017)
NASCAR Cup Series career
285 races run over 12 years
Best finish5th (1975)
First race1969 Talladega 500 (Talladega)
Last race1981 Winston Western 500 (Riverside)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 76 0
NASCAR Grand National East Series career
17 races run over 2 years
Best finish9th (1972)
First race1972 Hickory 276 (Hickory)
Last race1973 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). 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]

  1. ^ "Childress Vineyards". Childress Vineyards. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Board Spotlight: Richard Childress | NRA Publications and Magazines". Nrapublications.org. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  3. ^ 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.