Richard Reed Childress (born September 21, 1945) is an American former race car driver in NASCAR. As the owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR), he became one of the wealthiest men in North Carolina. In 2004, he opened a vineyard in the Yadkin Valley AVA near Lexington. Childress sat on the board of directors at the National Rifle Association of America until 2019.
| Occupation: NASCAR Driver NASCAR Team Owner |
| Years Active: Driver: 1969 – 1981 Owner: 1969 – 2003 |
| Achievements NASCAR Cup Champion Owner (1986, ’87, ’90, ’91, ’93, & ’94) Xfinity Series Champion Owner (2001, ’03, ’06, ’07, & ’13) Truck Series Champion Owner (1995 & 2011) ARCA Racing Series Champion Owner (2011) NASCAR Hall of Fame (2017) Driver Race by Race Stats available at Ultimate Racing History |
Cup Series Drivers
- Richard Childress
- Bill Seifert
- Bobby Wawak
- Dale Earnhardt
- Kirk Shelmerdine
- Ricky Rudd
- Rodney Combs
- Jimmy Hensley
- Neil Bonnett
- Mike Skinner
- Mike Dillon
- Morgan Shepherd
- Robby Gordon
- Jeff Green
- Kevin Harvick
- Kenny Wallace
- John Andretti
- Ron Hornaday, Jr.
- Steve Park
- Dave Blaney
- Jeff Burton
- Kerry Earnhardt
- Jim Inglebright
- Johnny Sauter
- Clint Bowyer
- Brian Simo
- Scott Wimmer
- Ken Schrader
- Mike Wallace
- Casey Mears
- Paul Menard
- Austin Dillon
- Brendan Gaughan
- Elliott Sadler
- Hermie Sadler
- Brian Scott
- Ty Dillon
- Ryan Newman
- Daniel Hemric
- Tyler Reddick
- Kaz Grala
- Austin Hill
- Kyle Busch
- Brodie Kostecki
Xfinity Series Drivers
- Mike Dillon
- Kevin Harvick
- Ted Christopher
- Robby Gordon
- Travis Kvapil
- Jeff Purvis
- Johnny Sauter
- Mike Skinner
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
- Jeff Green
- Jay Sauter
- Jim Sauter
- Ron Hornaday, Jr.
- Michael Lewis
- Mardy Lindley
- Clint Bowyer
- Ricky Craven
- Kerry Earnhardt
- Bobby Labonte
- Brandon Miller
- Tony Stewart
- Jeff Burton
- Timothy Peters
- P.J. Jones
- Tim McCreadie
- Kenny Wallace
- Scott Wimmer
- Austin Dillon
- Stephen Leicht
- Sean Caisse
- Casey Mears
- Tim George, Jr.
- Scott Riggs
- John Wes Townley
- Joey Coulter
- Ty Dillon
- Brendan Gaughan
- Paul Menard
- Max Papis
- Elliott Sadler
- Dakoda Armstrong
- Matt Crafton
- Ryan Gifford
- Brian Scott
- Cale Conley
- Brandon Jones
- Sam Hornish, Jr.
- Ben Kennedy
- Michael McDowell
- Regan Smith
- Daniel Hemric
- Scott Lagasse, Jr.
- Jeb Burton
- Shane Lee
- Matt Tifft
- Joe Graf Jr
- Kaz Grala
- Tyler Reddick
- Anthony Alfredo
- Earl Bamber
- Myatt Snider
- Sheldon Creed
- Jeffrey Earnhardt
- Austin Hill
