Richard Childress Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Richard Childress (created September 21, 1945) is a former NASCAR driver as well as the existing team owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR). As a small business entrepreneur, Childress became among the most affluent guys in North Carolina. Childress was born in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
Richard Childress now resides in among the biggest mansions in northwestern Davidson County, North Carolina. The Richard Childress Racing Museum can be found in nearby Welcome, as well as numerous racing care stores. The Childress Vineyards winery is situated several miles south of the museum in Lexington in the US 52/US 64 interchange. Childress stays active in his present county of residence, attending fundraisers and supporting local candidates for office. In 2008, Richard and his wife Judy created The Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma together with the assignment to lead national efforts to lessen death and disability following injury to kids less than 18 years old. Pediatric injury is the No. 1 killer of kids ages 1–18 in America. The Childress Institute is centered on financing research and medical education throughout the U.S. to enhance treatment, as well as raising public consciousness about the magnitude of pediatric injury. Childress has several racers in his family. His son in law is RCR general manager Mike Dillon, longtime Nationwide Series motorist who made one Sprint Cup beginning (1998 California 500) in an RCR car.
NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee (2017), Winston Cup Series Champion car owner (6 times), Busch Series Champion car owner (2001, 2003, 2006, 2007), Camping World Truck Series Champion truck owner (1995, 2011), ARCA Racing Series Champion car owner (2011)
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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - Best finish: 5th (1975), NASCAR Grand National East Series - Best finish: 9th (1972)