Richard Childress Racing

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Richard Childress Racing
Phoenix)
Latest raceCup Series:
2024 GEICO 500 (Talladega)

Xfinity Series:
2024 Ag-Pro 300 (Talladega)

Camping World Truck Series:
2011
Race victoriesTotal: 252
Cup Series: 116
Xfinity Series: 95
Camping World Truck Series: 31
ARCA Racing Series: 10
Pole positionsTotal: 189
Cup Series: 56
Xfinity Series: 84
Camping World Truck Series: 39
ARCA Racing Series: 10

Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by Richard Childress. In the Cup Series, the team currently fields three Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 teams: the No. 3 full-time for Austin Dillon, the No. 8 full-time for Kyle Busch, and the No. 33 part-time for Austin Hill In the Xfinity Series, the team currently fields two Chevrolet Camaro teams: the No. 2 full-time for Jesse Love and the No. 21 full-time for Austin Hill. RCR has had at least one car successfully qualify for every Cup race since 1972, the longest such active streak, and is known for the longstanding use of the number 3 on its primary race car.

In addition to its in-house Cup Series teams, RCR has several technical alliances and partnerships with other teams. In the Cup Series, it is allied with Kaulig Racing, while Big Machine Racing and Jordan Anderson Racing have a technical alliance with the team in the Xfinity Series.[1] Beyond this, RCR also has collaborative agreements with Beard Motorsports, although these are not technical alliances.

RCR has won the NASCAR Cup Series championship six times, all with driver Dale Earnhardt, as well as the Daytona 500 three times; Earnhardt in 1998, Kevin Harvick in 2007, and Austin Dillon in 2018. The team has also fielded cars for notables such as Jeff Burton, Mike Skinner, Ricky Rudd, Neil Bonnett, Ryan Newman, and Clint Bowyer.

Cup Series

Xfinity Series

Car No. 2 history

Kevin Harvick (1999–2001)

RCR has fielded this entry in the Nationwide Series since the fall North Carolina Speedway race in 1999, moving the entire team from the Craftsman Truck Series. Kevin Harvick was the first driver of the No. 2

North Carolina Speedway.[3]
He went on to win the championship in the Busch Series in 2001 while running full-time in Winston Cup as well.

Johnny Sauter (2002) and Ron Hornaday Jr. (2003–2004)

In 2002, rookie driver Johnny Sauter won at Chicagoland and finished 14th in points.[4] The next year, Ron Hornaday Jr. drove the car full-time, winning one race and posting a third-place finish in points. He followed up that performance with another win and a drop to fourth in points the following year. Hornaday was not re-signed for 2005.[4]

Clint Bowyer (2005–2008)

In 2005,

Gateway International Raceway, with a sponsorship from sandwich chain Jimmy John's. In 2008, Bowyer returned full-time, scoring 18 Top 10s in the first 21 races including a win at Bristol.[6]
Bowyer would go on to win the 2008 Nationwide Series title.

Development drivers (2009)

In 2009, the No. 2 team ran a partial schedule with Sean Caisse and Austin Dillon sharing the ride.[8][9] The team shut down after 2009.

Elliott Sadler (2012)
Elliott Sadler moved over from KHI in 2012, winning four races.

In late 2011,

OneMain Financial moved over to RCR. Sadler continued on the success from KHI, finishing second in the 2012 drivers championship for the second year in a row to Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[11] Even though Sadler scored four wins, it was announced in September that he turned down an extension offered by Childress to continue in the second tier series;[12] he and sponsor OneMain Financial moved to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2013,[11]
which included a start in the Cup Series.

Brian Scott (2013–2015)
Brian Scott at Road America in 2014.

For 2013, former JGR driver

Richmond in September, where he led won the pole and led 229 laps. before being passed on the restart by Brad Keselowski with 11 laps to go, finishing second. Scott's team protested the restart-in-question, and after the race stated "We deserved to win that race."[13]

In the spring Richmond race, Scott and Nelson Piquet Jr. got into altercations on the cool-down lap and on pit road following several on-track incidents that carried over from prior races. During the physical altercation, which got both teams' crew members involved, Piquet was shown kicking Scott in the groin, which Scott called "just a chicken move." Scott finished 20th in the race.[14]

Scott returned RCR in 2014, which included several starts in the No. 33 Cup car. Scott's performance continued to improve, winning another Richmond pole (in the Spring race),[15] poles at both Chicagoland races,[16] and was in contention to win several races. Scott ended the year with career bests in Top 5 finishes (six), Top 10s (23), and average start and finish (6.5 and 9.5 respectively). He would come away with a career-best fourth place in the championship standings, losing a numerical tiebreaker for third with former RCR driver Elliott Sadler.[17][18]

For 2015, Scott returned to the No. 2 Camaro, with Mike Hillman Jr. replacing Phil Gould as crew chief.[17][18] Scott left the team for Richard Petty Motorsports in Cup Series at the end of the season.

Multiple drivers (2016–2017)

In 2016, the No. 2 began fielding variety of drivers driving including

Ben Kennedy, Michael McDowell, and Regan Smith
would also round out the No. 2 lineup. Hornish would win the spring Iowa race, while McDowell would take his first NASCAR victory at Road America. The 2 team would finish 6th in owners points.

For 2017, Dillon and Menard continued to run the No. 2 Camaro. Neither Dillon nor Menard won a race that year, with the No. 2 car having a best finish of 2nd in the

Lilly Diabetes 250
with Menard behind the wheel.

Matt Tifft (2018)
Matt Tifft at Road America in 2018

On October 5, 2017, it was announced that Matt Tifft will be the driver of the No. 2 car in 2018 and compete for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship.

Tyler Reddick (2019)
Reddick in 2019

Defending Xfinity Series champion, Tyler Reddick was signed to the team for 2019. He ended up winning his second championship and was the first championship that was won back-to-back while driving for different teams (2018 was in JR Motorsports).

Myatt Snider (2021)

On December 10, 2020, it was announced that

Contender Boats 250
.

Sheldon Creed (2022–2023)

On September 14, 2021, it was announced that Sheldon Creed will drive the No. 2 car full-time in 2022 replacing Snider.[22] On April 12, 2022, crew chief Jeff Stankiewicz was suspended for four races after the car lost a ballast during the 2022 Call 811 Before You Dig 250 at Martinsville Speedway.[23] At the September Darlington race, Creed scored a career-best second place after engaging in a three-car battle with race winner Noah Gragson and Kyle Larson on the closing laps.[24]

Creed started the 2023 season with a 34th place DNF at Daytona. Despite not winning a race, he stayed consistent enough to make the playoffs. On September 12, crew chief Jeff Stankiewicz was suspended for the Bristol playoff race and fined US$10,000 after the car was found to have two loose lug nuts following the Kansas race.[25] On October 11, Creed announced he will not return to RCR in 2024.[26]

Jesse Love (2024)

On October 25, 2023, it was revealed that Jesse Love would drive the No. 2 car full-time in 2024, replacing Creed.[27][28] Love started the season with a 20th place finish at Daytona. On April 20, he scored his first career win at Talladega.[29]

Car No. 2 results

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Owners Pts
1999 Kevin Harvick 2 Chevy
DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
TEX
NSV
BRI
TAL
CAL
NHA
RCH
NZH
CLT
DOV
SBO
GLN
MLW
MYB
PPR
GTY
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR

DNQ
RCH
DOV
CLT
CAR

42
MEM
PHO
HOM
134th 37
2000
DAY

5
CAR

DNQ
LVS

13
ATL

34
DAR

15
BRI

26
TEX

9*
NSV
4
TAL

16
CAL

14
RCH

3
NHA

18
CLT

8
DOV

6*
SBO
8
MYB
2
GLN

3
MLW

11
NZH

17
PPR

11
GTY

1*
IRP
8
MCH

9
BRI

1*
DAR

10
RCH

20
DOV

22
CLT

24
CAR

10
MEM

1
PHO

27
HOM

22
3rd 4113
2001
DAY

2
CAR

2
LVS

12
ATL

8
DAR

8
BRI

7*
TEX

1*
NSH

7
TAL

40
CAL

5
RCH

5
NHA

2*
NZH

2*
CLT

26
DOV

3*
KEN

1*
MLW

4*
GLN

3
CHI

27
GTY

1*
PPR

3
IRP
1
MCH

2
BRI

1*
DAR

14
RCH

27
DOV

14
KAN

38
CLT

4
MEM

3
PHO

3
CAR

5
HOM

37*
1st 4813
2002 Johnny Sauter
DAY

17
CAR

13
LVS

3
DAR

11
BRI

35
TEX

15
NSH

23
TAL
33
CAL

39
RCH

22
NHA

21
NZH

11
DOV

40
NSH

19
KEN

24
MLW

12
DAY

6
CHI

1
GTY

11
PPR

34
IRP
4
MCH

22
BRI

33
DAR

25
RCH

36
DOV

16
KAN

15
CLT

37
MEM

14
ATL

10
CAR

20
PHO

7
HOM

19
15th 3538
Jay Sauter
CLT

9
2003 Ron Hornaday Jr.
DAY

16
CAR

12
LVS

9
DAR

9
BRI

12
TEX

17
TAL

4
NSH

16
CAL

10
RCH

15
GTY

28
NZH
1*
CLT

21
DOV

10
NSH

16
KEN

3
MLW

4
DAY

4
CHI

12
NHA

8
PPR

7*
IRP
8
MCH

28
BRI

2
DAR

11
RCH

7
DOV

6
KAN

14
CLT

12
MEM

4
ATL

13
PHO

5
CAR
17
HOM

15
3rd 4591
2004
DAY

7
CAR
10
LVS

26
DAR

23
BRI

9
TEX

17
NSH

31
TAL

3
CAL

11
GTY

2
RCH

12
NZH
11
CLT

7
DOV

29
NSH
5
KEN

4
MLW

1
DAY

9
CHI

10
NHA

6*
PPR

11
IRP
35
MCH

18
BRI

20
CAL

29
RCH

21
DOV

7
KAN

5
CLT

15
MEM

3
ATL

14
PHO

28
DAR

27
HOM

7
6th 4258
2005 Clint Bowyer
DAY

12
CAL

4
MXC

7
LVS

9
ATL

21
NSH

5
BRI

13
TEX

6
PHO

13
TAL

19
DAR

10
RCH

9
CLT

32
DOV

19
NSH
1
KEN

3
MLW

10
DAY

5
CHI

6
NHA

16
PPR
2
GTY

8
IRP
2
GLN

15
MCH

30
BRI

4
CAL

3
RCH

11
DOV

2
KAN

16
CLT

33
MEM

1*
TEX

7
PHO

2
HOM

8
2nd 4869
2006
DAY

3
CAL

16
MXC

16
LVS

9
ATL

14
BRI

12
TEX

18
NSH

2
PHO

21
TAL

5
RCH

7
DAR

17
CLT

36
DOV

4
NSH
2
KEN

12
MLW

18
DAY

6
CHI

7
NHA

5
MAR

2
GTY

2
IRP
40
GLN

17
MCH

12
BRI

23
CAL

13
RCH

37
DOV

1
KAN

5
CLT

7
MEM

2
TEX

17
PHO

4
HOM

11
3rd 4683
2007
DAY

4
CAL
MXC
LVS

41
ATL

6
BRI

5
NSH
TEX
PHO

1*
TAL

13
RCH

1
DAR

5
CLT

3
DOV
NSH
2
KEN
MLW
NHA

6
DAY

5
CHI

4
MCH

10
BRI

8
CAL
RCH

33
DOV
KAN

4
CLT

8
MEM
TEX

4
PHO

3
HOM

9
28th 3157
Kenny Wallace
GTY

34
IRP CGV
GLN
2008 Clint Bowyer
DAY

25
CAL

9
LVS

3
ATL

19
BRI

1*
NSH

2
TEX

3
PHO

8
MXC
6
TAL

25
RCH

9
DAR

2
CLT

6
DOV

9
NSH
4
KEN

9
MLW

3
NHA

9
DAY

4
CHI

7
GTY

8
IRP
18
CGV
9
GLN

23
MCH

10
BRI

2
CAL

7
RCH

3
DOV

10
KAN
2
CLT

4
MEM
16
TEX

6
PHO

4
HOM

5
2nd 5132
2009 Austin Dillon
DAY
CAL
LVS
BRI
TEX
NSH
PHO

34
TAL
RCH
DAR
CLT
DOV
IRP
18
IOW
28
GLN
MCH

19
BRI
CGV
ATL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CAL
CLT
MEM
TEX
PHO
HOM
50th 452
Sean Caisse NSH
29
KEN
MLW
NHA

22
DAY
CHI
GTY
2011 Elliott Sadler
DAY

38
PHO

12
LVS

12
BRI

4
CAL

5
TEX

5
TAL

5
NSH

13
RCH

4
DAR

3
DOV

6
IOW

5
CLT

10
CHI

11
MCH

8
ROA

4
DAY

8*
KEN

5
NHA

12
NSH
30
IRP
16
IOW
3
GLN

10
CGV
10
BRI
8
ATL

10
RCH

6
CHI

6
DOV

14
KAN
3
CLT

4
TEX

9
PHO

27
HOM

6
6th 1177
2012
DAY

3
PHO

1
LVS

3
BRI

1
CAL

9
TEX

12
RCH

6
TAL

10
DAR

24
IOW

2
CLT

5
DOV

7
MCH

11
ROA

15
KEN

9
DAY

6
NHA

7
CHI

1
IND

15
IOW
1
GLN

12
CGV
4
BRI

5
ATL

4
RCH

12
CHI

8
KEN

5*
DOV

4
CLT

3
KAN
4
TEX

11
PHO

22
HOM

9
3rd 1228
2013 Brian Scott DAY
6
PHO

10
LVS

9
BRI

10
CAL

8
TEX

11
RCH
20
TAL

27
DAR

14
CLT

15
DOV

14
IOW

6
MCH

10
ROA

20
KEN

17
DAY

17
NHA

4
CHI

11
IND

2
IOW
13
GLN

11
MOH

12
BRI

9
ATL

10
RCH

2*
CHI

14
KEN

11
DOV

11
KAN
18
CLT

12
TEX

8
PHO

13
HOM

32
11th 1053
2014
DAY

17
PHO

12
LVS

7
BRI

14
CAL

12
TEX

12
DAR

11
RCH
5
TAL

33
IOW

6
CLT

5
DOV

7
MCH

5
ROA

16
KEN

8
DAY

16
NHA

7
CHI

6
IND

7
IOW
7
GLN

10
MOH

3*
BRI
11
ATL

7
RCH

5
CHI

9
KEN
2
DOV

7
KAN
9
CLT

10
TEX

6
PHO

7
HOM

10
7th 1154
2015
DAY

25
ATL

7
LVS

38
PHO

10
CAL

6
TEX

10
BRI

8
RCH
7
TAL

2
IOW

4
CLT

20
DOV

36
MCH

9
CHI
8
DAY

23*
KEN

19
NHA

29
IND

11
IOW
3
GLN

6
MOH

7
BRI
6
ROA
3
DAR

12
RCH

3
CHI

17
KEN
13
DOV

31
CLT

13
KAN
23
TEX

7
PHO

11
HOM

4
13th 1032
2016 Austin Dillon
DAY

5
LVS

6
PHO

7
CAL

1
TEX

8
BRI

4
RCH
5
TAL

6
CLT

2
DAY

28
KEN

2
NHA

5
BRI
1
RCH

7
CLT

14
KAN
17
TEX

7
PHO

2
HOM

5
6th 2234
Paul Menard
ATL

4
DOV

29
POC

7
MCH

3
IND

3
GLN

2
DAR

20
CHI

9
Ben Kennedy
IOW

10
Sam Hornish Jr. IOW
6
MOH

2
KEN
4
Michael McDowell ROA
1*
Regan Smith
DOV

13
2017 Austin Dillon
DAY

3
ATL

8
LVS

5
PHO

33
TEX

4
BRI

13
RCH
4
CLT

3
DOV

28
BRI
8
DAR

10
CHI

5
DOV

23
CLT

4
KAN
6
TEX

10
PHO

9
10th 2193
Paul Menard
CAL

36
POC

31
MCH

7
KEN

34
IND

2
GLN

5
RCH

19
Ben Kennedy
TAL

4
IOW

20
DAY

16
NHA

6
IOW
23
MOH

26
ROA

18
KEN
11
HOM

18
2018 Matt Tifft
DAY

19
ATL

12
LVS

11
PHO

7
CAL

8
TEX

6
BRI

35
RCH
4
TAL

25
DOV

8
CLT

9
POC

14
MCH

16
IOW

9
CHI

16
DAY

20
KEN
11
NHA

5
IOW
26
GLN

37
MOH

4
BRI
10
ROA
2
DAR
8
IND
6
LVS

36
RCH
5
CLT

6
DOV

15
KAN
6
TEX

7
PHO

3
HOM

10
12th 2254
2019 Tyler Reddick DAY
9
ATL
5
LVS
14
PHO
3
CAL
4
TEX
2
BRI
2
RCH
4
TAL
1*
DOV
3
CLT
1*
POC
2
MCH
1
IOW
15
CHI
9
DAY
16
KEN
3
NHA
4
IOW
5
GLN
5
MOH
4
BRI
1
ROA
3
DAR
2*
IND
30
LVS
1
RCH
10
CLT
2
DOV
12
KAN
2
TEX
29
PHO

3
HOM
1*
1st 4040
2021 Myatt Snider
DAY

7
DAY
13
HOM

1
LVS

32
PHO

11
ATL

11
MAR

15
TAL
9
DAR

19
DOV

16
COA

21
CLT

26
MOH
29
TEX

33
NSH
31
POC

10
ROA

23
ATL

21
NHA

7
GLN

15
IND
7
MCH

36
DAY
8
DAR

9
RCH
25
BRI
8
LVS

15
TAL
31
CLT

8
TEX

21
KAN
10
MAR

13
PHO

19
10th 2172
2022 Sheldon Creed DAY
6
CAL

32
LVS
7
PHO
14
ATL
9
COA
10
RCH
22
MAR
30
TAL
24
DOV
8
DAR
38
TEX
26
CLT
8
PIR
32
NSH
36
ROA
27
ATL
12
NHA

5
POC

5
IND
23
MCH

11
GLN

8
DAY
36
DAR

2
KAN
11
BRI
37
TEX

7
TAL
12
ROV

16
LVS

37
HOM

17
MAR

2
PHO

6
14th 751
2023
DAY

34
CAL

23
LVS
9
PHO
3
ATL

21
COA

9
RCH
6
MAR
27
TAL
2
DOV

11
DAR
25
CLT

28
PIR
7*
SON
11
NSH
17
CSC
11
ATL

35
NHA

21
POC
11
ROA

26
MCH

12
IRC
8
GLN

2
DAY
2
DAR

8
KAN
3
BRI
11
TEX
8
ROV

10
LVS

15
HOM

26
MAR

2
PHO

2
8th 2224
2024 Jesse Love DAY
20*
ATL

12*
LVS

17
PHO
2
COA
6
RCH
5
MAR
9
TEX
9
TAL
1
DOV
DAR CLT PIR
SON
IOW
NHA
NSH CSC POC IND
MCH
DAY DAR
ATL
GLN
BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

Car No. 3 history

Austin Dillon won the 2013 Nationwide Championship.
Dale Earnhardt Jr (2002, 2010)

The No. 3 car was initially run in the then-

Nationwide Series starts, and the first victory in a Nationwide Car of Tomorrow.[32] Prior to the start, Earnhardt Jr. claimed that it would most likely be the last time he would drive the No. 3 car.[31]

Austin Dillon (2012–2013)
Ty Dillon's 2014 Nationwide Series car

In 2012, the team moved to full-time status with Childress's grandson Austin Dillon driving, led by crew chief Danny Stockman. The team had a sponsorship from AdvoCare for 20 races, and Bass Pro Shops and American Ethanol for the others.[30] Dillon stayed in the championship hunt throughout the season, sweeping both Kentucky races[33] and easily claiming Rookie of the Year.[34] Dillon would finish third in points behind teammate Elliott Sadler and champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[34] Dillon returned in 2013, with a sponsorship from AdvoCare covering the entire season.[35] Despite not going to victory lane, the No. 3 team scored five consecutive poles midway through the season and seven total on the year. Dillon managed to stay consistent enough to beat Sam Hornish Jr. for the championship, becoming the first team to win a championship without a victory.[36] Austin would move up to the Cup Series in 2014.

Ty Dillon (2014–2017)

For 2014, younger brother Ty Dillon took over the No. 3 for 2014 with sponsorships from Yuengling, Bass Pro Shops, and WESCO.[37] Dillon earned a pole in the third race of the season at Las Vegas, and scored his first career victory at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway after leading 24 laps, one of only three rookies to win a race in 2014.[38] Dillon earned three poles, seven Top 5 finishes, and 24 Top 10 en route to a fifth-place points finish, losing Rookie of the Year honors to champion Chase Elliott. He followed it up with a career-best 3rd place in points for 2015 and 5th place in 2016 despite not winning a race either year.

Multiple drivers (2017–2018)
Lagasse in the Childress No. 3 car at Road America in 2017

In 2017, Ty Dillon would run 27 of the 33 races alongside his rookie Cup Series campaign. Scott Lagasse Jr. and Brian Scott would round out the No. 3's schedule.

In 2018, Ty would share the No. 3 with his brother Austin along with Jeb Burton and Shane Lee. Brendan Gaughan also drove the No. 3 in 2018.

2018 Xfinity car at Road America driven by Brendan Gaughan
Part-time (2022–Present)

The No. 3 car returned for one race in 2022. The car was driven by Jeffrey Earnhardt. It was the first time that Earnhardt drove the No. 3, the number made famous by his grandfather Dale when he drove for RCR in the Cup Series, in NASCAR and the first time he drove for RCR in NASCAR.[39] He finished the race in a career-best second place.[40]

On January 25, 2023, RCR announced Ty Dillon will drive the No. 3 car part time in 2023 with sponsorship coming from Ferris.

Car No. 3 results

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Owners Pts
2002 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3 Chevy
DAY

1*
CAR
LVS
DAR
BRI
TEX
NSH
TAL
CAL
RCH
NHA
NZH
CLT

36
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
GTY
PPR
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
ATL
CAR
PHO
HOM
2010
DAY
CAL
LVS
BRI
NSH
PHO
TEX
TAL
RCH
DAR
DOV
CLT
NSH
KEN
ROA
NHA
DAY

1*
CHI
GTY
IRP IOW
GLN
MCH
BRI
CGV
ATL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CAL
CLT
GTY
TEX
PHO
HOM
57th 195
2012 Austin Dillon
DAY

5
PHO

4
LVS

7
BRI

12
CAL

5
TEX

5
RCH

9
TAL

17
DAR

5
IOW

4
CLT

11
DOV

6
MCH

5
ROA

18
KEN

1*
DAY

4
NHA

3
CHI

6
IND

5
IOW
15
GLN

23
CGV
9
BRI

4
ATL

6
RCH

6
CHI

3
KEN

1
DOV

10
CLT

6
KAN
2
TEX

6
PHO

6
HOM

5
4th 1227
2013 DAY
21
PHO

6
LVS

6
BRI

11
CAL

5
TEX

3
RCH
35
TAL

10
DAR

11
CLT

14
DOV

8
IOW

2
MCH

20
ROA

10
KEN

6
DAY

5
NHA

3
CHI

3
IND

12
IOW
4
GLN

12
MOH

21
BRI

3
ATL

8
RCH

12
CHI

4
KEN

2
DOV

6
KAN
6
CLT

2
TEX

5
PHO

3
HOM

12
3rd 1180
2014 Ty Dillon
DAY

7
PHO

10
LVS

11
BRI

6
CAL

8
TEX

9
DAR

10
RCH
14
TAL

15
IOW

8
CLT

10
DOV

8
MCH

9
ROA

19
KEN

7
DAY

11
NHA

12
CHI

5
IND

1
IOW
5
GLN

8
MOH

19
BRI
4
ATL

9
RCH

9
CHI

7
KEN
3*
DOV

10
KAN
5
CLT

30
TEX

15
PHO

4
HOM

7
8th 1148
2015
DAY

3
ATL

3
LVS

8
PHO

6
CAL

14
TEX

12
BRI

5
RCH
9
TAL

8
IOW

14
CLT

7
DOV

8
MCH

13
CHI
9
DAY

26
KEN

15
NHA

6
IND

9
IOW
4
GLN

5
MOH

3
BRI
4
ROA
10
DAR

15
RCH

8
CHI

5
KEN
2
DOV

28
CLT

6
KAN
4
TEX

5
PHO

5
HOM

7
7th 1172
2016
DAY

13
ATL

5
LVS

7
PHO

6
CAL

17
TEX

13
BRI

7
RCH
2
TAL

19
DOV

5
CLT

8
POC

3
MCH

15
IOW

2
DAY

14
KEN

7
NHA

34
IND

9
IOW
2
GLN

11
MOH

4
BRI
25
ROA
12
DAR

12
RCH

6
CHI

11
KEN
27
DOV

2
CLT

11
KAN
12
TEX

16
PHO

7
HOM

2
9th 2214
2017
DAY

19
ATL

17
LVS

24
PHO

10
CAL

10
TEX

8
BRI

6
RCH
19
TAL

14
CLT

18
DOV

10
POC

8
MCH

6
DAY

21
KEN

5
NHA

8
IND

10
GLN

7
BRI
4
DAR

7
RCH

3
CHI

8
DOV

13
CLT

15
KAN
9
TEX

16
PHO

13
11th 2182
Scott Lagasse Jr.
IOW

32
MOH

22
ROA

23
HOM

21
Brian Scott IOW
3
KEN
8
2018 Austin Dillon
DAY

32
LVS

12
CAL

4
MCH

1
NHA

10
GLN

25
12th 2175
Ty Dillon
ATL

13
PHO

13
TEX

12
CLT

4
KEN
14
BRI
15
DAR
9
IND
33
Shane Lee
BRI

14
TAL

15
POC

12
IOW

16
DAY

6
IOW
13
LVS

30
RCH
9
DOV

17
KAN
4
TEX

23
PHO

14
HOM

20
Jeb Burton RCH
12
DOV

12
CHI

34
Brendan Gaughan
MOH

12
ROA
24
CLT

17
2022 Jeffrey Earnhardt DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL
2
DOV
DAR
TEX
CLT
PIR NSH
ROA
ATL
NHA
POC
IND
MCH
GLN
DAY
DAR
KAN BRI
TEX
TAL
CLT
LVS
HOM
MAR
PHO
44th 38
2023 Ty Dillon DAY CAL LVS PHO
ATL
COA
RCH MAR TAL
DOV
DAR
18
CLT PIR SON NSH CSC
ATL
NHA
POC
14
ROA
MCH
IRC
GLN
DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 44th 41

Car No. 21 history

Mike Dillon (2000)

The No. 21 debuted in 2000, with Rockwell Automation as the sponsor and Childress' son-in-law Mike Dillon as the driver. Dillon posted two Top 10 finishes and finished 23rd in points that year.

Multiple drivers (2001)

Six races into 2001, Dillon was injured at Bristol Motor Speedway and it was announced at the time he would be out for the rest of the season. Since then, he has taken on other roles with the team. His replacement was Mike Skinner but after his injury, Jeff Purvis briefly took over, winning at Pikes Peak, before Skinner returned. After Skinner's release, Robby Gordon had the driving duties for the balance of the season.

Jeff Green and Jay Sauter (2002)

The next year, Jeff Green and Jay Sauter drove the car.[41] With Green winning twice at Bristol and Charlotte and Sauter having a best finish of 4th at Nashville

Kevin Harvick and others (2003–2007)
Brandon Miller in the No. 21 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2005

In 2003, the team set out to win the Busch Series Owner's Championship with a sponsorship from

dirt late model series champion Tim McCreadie.[45][46][47]

Multiple drivers (2008, 2010)

Beginning in 2008,

, son of former driver Mike Dillon and grandson to Richard Childress.

In 2010, RCR hired

Texas while Shepherd drove either without a sponsor or with limited sponsorship from Zaxby's and other companies for the other seven races.[51]
Following the season, Shepherd returned full-time to his Faith Motorsports operation with RCR transferring the No. 21 owners points to Shepherd, while RCR shut the 21 team down.

Part-time (2011–2013)

In 2011, RCR briefly restarted its Nationwide program, running a few races with development driver Tim George Jr. and sponsorship from Applebee's.[52] In 2012, the No. 21 ran at Charlotte and Homestead with Joey Coulter. The car returned in 2013 with Dakoda Armstrong,[53][54] Brendan Gaughan,[55] and Kevin Harvick driving, taking a best finish of fifth at Indianapolis.

Daniel Hemric (2017–2018)
Daniel Hemric in the No. 21 at Richmond Raceway in 2018

The No. 21 was revived for Daniel Hemric who drove full-time in 2017 and 2018. Despite being a consistent front runner, Hemric never won a race before moving up to the Cup series for the 2019 season.

Part-time (2019)

RCR cut back to one full-time team with the No. 21 running a limited schedule with Kaz Grala and Joe Graf Jr.

Multiple drivers (2020)

In 2020, the No. 21 was returned to full-time competition after inheriting the No. 2 owner points. This car was shared by Myatt Snider, Anthony Alfredo, Kaz Grala, and Earl Bamber.

Austin Hill (2022–present)

On October 29, 2021, it was announced that RCR would field two full-time cars again in 2022, with their second car driven by Austin Hill.[56] On January 21, 2022, RCR revealed on their website that Hill's car number would be the No. 21.[56] Hill began the season with a win at Daytona. He also won at Atlanta on his way to the playoffs. Hill was eliminated following the Round of 8 after finishing ninth at Martinsville as a result of a collision with Snider. Following the race, Hill punched Snider in the face on pit road.[57] At the end of the season, he finished sixth in the points standings and won the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Rookie of the Year honors.[58]

Hill began the

Atlanta, and Pocono.[60][61][62]

In

Car No. 21 results

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Owners Pts
2000 Mike Dillon 21 Chevy
DAY

9
CAR

17
LVS

22
ATL

19
DAR

13
BRI

37
TEX

38
NSV
37
TAL

34
CAL

28
RCH

19
NHA

36
CLT

18
DOV

32
SBO
20
MYB
37
GLN

19
MLW

25
NZH

37
PPR

20
GTY

32
IRP
12
MCH

22
BRI

32
DAR

21
RCH

17
DOV

8
CLT

20
CAR

36
MEM

27
PHO

31
HOM

DNQ
- -
2001
DAY

29
CAR

19
LVS

18
ATL

20
DAR

28
BRI

37
Mike Skinner
TEX

9
NSH

6
TAL

5
CAL

23
RCH

3
NHA

3
CLT

5
DOV

4
MLW

11
CHI

2
MCH

6
BRI

11
DAR

24
DOV

19
Ted Christopher
NZH

19
Travis Kvapil
KEN

28
Robby Gordon
GLN

5
KAN

11
CLT

23
Jeff Purvis
GTY

15
PPR

1*
IRP
21
Johnny Sauter
RCH

5
MEM

13
PHO

11
CAR

30
HOM

35
2002 Jeff Green
DAY

25
CAR

11*
LVS

5
DAR

3
BRI

1*
TEX

5
CAL

2
RCH

39
CLT

1
DOV

2
CHI

7
MCH

3
BRI

5
DAR

3
RCH

12
DOV

4*
KAN

7
CLT

4
ATL

17
CAR

6*
PHO

31
HOM

10
Jay Sauter
NSH

15
TAL
30
NHA

30
NZH

7
NSH

4
KEN

21
MLW

13
DAY

37
GTY

13
PPR

17
IRP
36
MEM

8
2003 Kevin Harvick
DAY

3
CAR

10
LVS

2*
BRI

1*
CAL

3*
RCH

1
CLT

9
NHA

2*
MCH

1
BRI

5*
DAR

5*
RCH

2
DOV

9
CLT

9
ATL

9
PHO

2
CAR
14
HOM

6
Johnny Sauter
DAR

5
TEX

37
TAL

26
NSH

2
GTY

7
NZH
10
DOV

21
NSH

11
KEN

17
MLW

13
DAY

5
CHI

27
PPR

4
IRP
11
KAN

34
MEM

3
2004 Kevin Harvick
DAY

4
CAR
3
LVS

1
DAR

21
BRI

2
CAL

8
RCH

3
CLT

3
DOV

6
DAY

8
CHI

41
NHA

5
MCH

30
BRI

4
CAL

3
RCH

7
DOV

6
CLT

11
PHO

13
DAR

23
Clint Bowyer
TEX

36
NSH

4
TAL

22
GTY

12
NZH
18
NSH
3
KEN

10
MLW

10
PPR

4
IRP
17
KAN

32
MEM

4
ATL

20
HOM

39
2005 Kevin Harvick
DAY

2
CAL

2
MXC

2
LVS

2
PHO

4
TAL

18
RCH

12
CLT

11
DOV

29*
DAY

2
CHI

1
NHA

8*
MCH

13
BRI

3
RCH

1*
KAN

4
CLT

24
TEX

1
PHO

4
HOM

4
Brandon Miller
ATL

32
NSH

25
TEX

36
NSH
43
KEN

16
MLW

24
PPR
10
GTY

6
IRP
39
CAL

23
MEM

20
Jeff Burton
BRI

2*
DAR

5
GLN

6
DOV

27
2006
DAY

30
CAL

4
ATL

1*
TEX

6
CLT

35
Kevin Harvick
MXC

3
LVS

3*
BRI

2*
NSH

1
PHO

1
TAL

2
RCH

1
DAR

7
CLT

8
DOV

13
NSH
6
KEN

9
MLW

19
DAY

3
CHI

4
NHA

2
MAR

1*
GTY

5
IRP
1*
GLN

7
MCH

8
BRI

2
CAL

2
RCH

1*
DOV

3
KAN

1
MEM

1
TEX

1*
PHO

2
HOM

6
2007
DAY

1
LVS

4
ATL

5
TAL

10
DAR

10
NHA

1*
DAY

2
CHI

1
CGV
1
GLN

1*
MCH

3
TEX

1
PHO

5
HOM

16*
Timothy Peters
CAL

17
BRI

25
NSH

32
TEX

41
PHO

13
NSH
20
KEN

17
P. J. Jones
MXC

24
Scott Wimmer
RCH

10
CLT

9
DOV

3
BRI

5
KAN

15
CLT

13
Tim McCreadie
MLW

28
GTY

14
IRP
12
RCH

32
DOV

24
MEM

16
Clint Bowyer
CAL

5
2008 Bobby Labonte
DAY

15
LVS

34
ATL

5
BRI

29
TEX

4
Stephen Leicht
CAL

10
NSH

12
PHO

7
TAL

34
RCH
DAR
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
NHA
DAY
CHI
GTY
IRP CGV
GLN
MCH
BRI
CAL
TEX

18
PHO
Austin Dillon
RCH

26
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
4
Scott Wimmer
HOM

6
2010 John Wes Townley
DAY

23
CAL

30
LVS

15
BRI

26
NSH

18
PHO

Wth
18th 2705
Clint Bowyer
PHO

11
TEX

35
TAL

6
RCH

23
DAR

39
DOV

25
CLT

10
DAY

6
CHI
GTY
IRP IOW
GLN
MCH
BRI

7
CGV
ATL

14
RCH

7
DOV
KAN
CAL
CLT

5
GTY
TEX

30
PHO
HOM
Scott Riggs NSH
9
KEN

9
Tim George Jr.
ROA

32
Austin Dillon
NHA

25
2011 Tim George Jr.
DAY
PHO
LVS
BRI
CAL
TEX
TAL

36
NSH
RCH
DAR
DOV
IOW
CLT
CHI
MCH
ROA
DAY

21
KEN
NHA
NSH IRP IOW
GLN

21
CGV
DNQ
BRI
ATL
RCH
CHI
DOV
KAN
CLT
TEX
PHO
HOM
55th 54
2012 Joey Coulter
DAY
PHO
LVS
BRI
CAL
TEX
RCH
TAL
DAR
IOW
CLT

10
DOV
MCH
ROA
KEN
DAY
NHA
CHI
IND
IOW
GLN
CGV
BRI
ATL
RCH
CHI
KEN
DOV
CLT
KAN
TEX
PHO
HOM

14
51st 64
2013 Brendan Gaughan DAY
PHO
LVS

DNQ
BRI
CAL
TEX
RCH
TAL
DAR
ROA

11
KEN
DAY
NHA
CHI
BRI

15
ATL
RCH
CHI
39th 199
Dakoda Armstrong
CLT

31
DOV
IOW
MCH
CHI

15
IND
KEN

13
DOV
KAN
19
CLT
TEX
PHO
HOM
Kevin Harvick
IND

5
IOW
2017 Daniel Hemric
DAY

31
ATL

9
LVS

13
PHO

7
CAL

11
TEX

32
BRI

5
RCH
3
TAL

38
CLT

13
DOV

13
POC

9
MCH

12
IOW

21
DAY

32
KEN

9
NHA

12
IND

8
IOW
7
GLN

11
MOH

2
BRI
7
ROA

15
DAR

18
RCH

4
CHI

4
KEN
7
DOV

4
CLT

7
KAN
18
TEX

14
PHO

5
HOM

34
8th 2231
2018
DAY

26
ATL

11
LVS

6
PHO

6
CAL

5
TEX

3
BRI

3
RCH
29
TAL

23
DOV

3
CLT

7
POC

3
MCH

2
IOW

3
CHI

5
DAY

8
KEN
2
NHA

11
IOW
11
GLN

16
MOH

3
BRI
24
ROA
3
DAR
11
IND
5
LVS

29
RCH
3
CLT

10
DOV

7
KAN
2*
TEX

10
PHO

2
HOM

5
3rd 4033
2019 Kaz Grala DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX
18
BRI RCH
14
TAL DOV
14
CLT POC NHA
14
IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA
5
DAR IND LVS 37th 175
Joe Graf Jr. MCH
DNQ
IOW
19
CHI DAY
23
KEN RCH
14
CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM
2020 Myatt Snider
DAY

33
LVS

16
PHO

14
CLT

10
BRI

5
POC

4
MAR

23
PHO

18
11th 2185
Anthony Alfredo
CAL

6
DAR

14
ATL

10
HOM

4
HOM

11
TAL

6
IND
20
KEN

6
KEN
6
TEX

27
DOV

11
DOV
13
DAY
21
DAR

27
BRI
6
LVS

8
TAL

12
KAN
29
TEX

3
Kaz Grala
KAN

13
ROA

4
RCH
9
RCH

9
CLT

31
Earl Bamber
DAY

33
2022 Austin Hill DAY
1
CAL

27
LVS
31
PHO
17
ATL
2
COA
2
RCH
18
MAR
4
TAL
27*
DOV
14
DAR
10
TEX
5
CLT
14
PIR
3
NSH
8
ROA
4
ATL
1*
NHA

7
POC

8
IND
9
MCH

5
GLN

30
DAY
14
DAR

10
KAN
12
BRI
3
TEX

2
TAL
14*
ROV

29
LVS

6
HOM

9
MAR

10
PHO

9
6th 2273
2023 DAY
1
CAL
6
LVS
1
PHO
7
ATL
1*
COA
37
RCH
9
MAR
17
TAL
18
DOV
4
DAR
4
CLT
4
PIR
5
SON
8
NSH
4
CSC
5
ATL
12
NHA
3
POC
1
ROA

3
MCH

11
IRC
4
GLN

14
DAY
23*
DAR

2
KAN
5
BRI
33
TEX
7
ROV

9
LVS

7
HOM

4
MAR

21
PHO
7
5th 2273
2024 DAY
1
ATL

1
LVS

4
PHO
4
COA
2
RCH
8
MAR
34
TEX
6
TAL
14*
DOV
DAR CLT PIR
SON
IOW
NHA
NSH CSC POC IND
MCH
DAY DAR
ATL
GLN
BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

Car No. 29 history

Part-time (2002–2006)
The No. 29 car in 2007.

The 29 car first appeared in 2002, with

Homestead-Miami Speedway with Johnny Sauter driving and the PayDay sponsorship, as a thank you from Richard Childress for Sauter's help in winning the 2003 owners' championship for the 21 team.[44] In 2004 several drivers including Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart, Ricky Craven, Brandon Miller and Kevin Harvick
ran in the 29.

The 29 car returned in 2005 at

Reese's Chocolate and Peanut Butter Lovers Cups. The promotion involved the 29 painted as the Chocolate Lovers car and the 21 painted as the Peanut Butter Lovers car. The plan was for Jeff Burton to drive the 29 while Kevin Harvick would drive the 21. Qualifying was rained out, so the entries were switched to assure that both cars would make the field (Harvick was a past champion and the No. 29 was not locked in). Burton drove the 21 while Harvick drove the 29. Harvick won the race in this car with Burton finishing second in the 21. Later in the season, Mayflower Transit came on to sponsor Burton after a seven-year relationship with him.[67]

On March 17, 2006,

Dover in June.[70] Burton started 36th after qualifying was rained out, and passed Kurt Busch with 18 laps to go.[71]

Multiple Drivers (2007–2009)

In

Homestead and Wimmer put together several strong finishes in his time in the car, and Childress had his second Busch Series owners' championship in which no full-time driver raced for the team.[72]

Stephen Leicht's car at Milwaukee in 2009.

Holiday Inn signed a multi-year extension near the end of 2007, with

Nashville, where he went by teammate Clint Bowyer with 21 laps to go to take the victory.[74] Wimmer left the team following the 2008 season.[75]

The 2009 season saw a change in the driver lineup for the No. 29 team. Longtime driver Jeff Burton was joined by Cup teammate and 2008 Nationwide Series Champion

After 2009, RCR shut down the team after Holiday Inn pulled its sponsorship.

Car No. 29 results

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Owners Pts
2002 Kevin Harvick 29 Chevy
DAY
CAR
LVS
DAR
BRI

24
TEX

6
NSH
TAL
CAL
RCH
NHA
NZH
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
BRI

30
DAR
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
ATL
CAR
PHO

37
HOM
Jim Sauter
MLW

29
DAY
CHI
GTY
PPR
IRP
MCH
2003 Johnny Sauter
DAY
CAR
LVS
DAR
BRI
TEX
TAL
NSH
CAL
RCH
GTY
NZh
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA
PPR
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
ATL
PHO
CAR
HOM

12
2004 Bobby Labonte
DAY
CAR
LVS
DAR
BRI
TEX

11
NSH
TAL
Tony Stewart
CAL

2
GTY
RCH
NZH
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
Ricky Craven
CHI

11
NHA
PPR
IRP
MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
Kerry Earnhardt
DOV

23
Brandon Miller
KAN

16
CLT
MEM
Kevin Harvick
ATL

15
PHO
DAR
HOM

1
2005
DAY
CAL
MXC
LVS
ATL
NSH
BRI

1
TEX
PHO
TAL
DAR
RCH
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA
PPR
GTY
IRP
GLN
MCH
BRI
Jeff Burton
CAL

16
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
TEX
PHO
HOM
2006 Kevin Harvick
DAY

5
CAL
MXC
LVS
ATL
BRI
TEX
NSH
PHO
TAL
Jeff Burton
RCH

2
DAR
CLT

6
DOV

1
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI

3
NHA
MAR
GTY
IRP
5
GLN
MCH

10
BRI

33
CAL
RCH

40
DOV
KAN

40
CLT
TEX

3
PHO
HOM
Timothy Peters
MEM

13
2007 Scott Wimmer
DAY

13
MXC

30
BRI

9
NSH

7
TAL

34
NSH
4
KEN

3
MLW
2
NHA

11
DAY

31
GTY

2
IRP
7
RCH

8
DOV

29
MEM

6
PHO

4
Jeff Burton
CAL

7
LVS

1
ATL

1
TEX

10
PHO

3
RCH

3*
DAR

4
CLT

4
DOV

19
CHI

3
CGV
10
GLN

2
MCH

4
BRI

40
CAL

1
KAN

8
CLT

1*
MEM
TEX

8
HOM

1
2008 Scott Wimmer
DAY

18
BRI

12
NSH

1
MXC
7
TAL

9
RCH

10
DOV

12
NSH
7
KEN

2
MLW

6
NHA

12
DAY

7
GTY

30
IRP
4
CGV
11
MCH

22
BRI

6
RCH

2
DOV

4
MEM
22
TEX

13
PHO

19
Jeff Burton
CAL

8
LVS

24
ATL

3
TEX

2
PHO

31
DAR

21
CLT

8
CHI

8
GLN

14
CAL

4
KAN
14
CLT

2
HOM

35
2009 Clint Bowyer
DAY

3
BRI

3
TAL

31
DOV

3
NHA

14
DAY

1
BRI

7
RCH

11
DOV

1
KAN
9
CAL

26
PHO

4
Jeff Burton
CAL

6
LVS

10
TEX

8
PHO

20
RCH

31
DAR

8
CLT

9
CHI

11
GLN

6
MCH

9
ATL

5
CLT

9
HOM

3
Stephen Leicht
NSH

11
NSH
6
KEN

31
MLW
8
GTY

6
IRP
13
IOW
10
CGV
8
MEM
9
Casey Mears
TEX

2

Car No. 33 history

Multiple Drivers (2012–2015)
Max Papis at Road America in 2013.

In 2012, the No. 33 car was transferred to RCR to run for the owner's championship. 2011 champion

Daytona. Kevin Harvick ran 13 races with South Point, Pinnacle Foods, Hunt Brothers Pizza and AdvancePierre Foods sponsoring, Brendan Gaughan drove for 10 races with South Point sponsoring,[55] Menard ran for 7 races, and Max Papis drove at Road America, both with sponsorship from Menards and Rheem.[20]
Harvick would be the only driver to win in the No. 33, winning at Richmond and Texas.

The No. 33 car returned in 2013 mainly driven by Harvick and Ty Dillon. Tony Stewart would take the No. 33 team to victory lane at the season opener at Daytona, which was marred by a last lap incident. The No. 33 team would take its second and last win of the season with Harvick at Atlanta. Dakoda Armstrong ran Fontana with sponsorship from WinField.[53][54] Paul Menard, Max Papis, Truck series driver Matt Crafton, and Ryan Gifford[79] all took turns driving the car with MENARDS sponsorship.

In 2014, Menard returned to the car for a few races, scoring a win at Michigan. Rookie Cale Conley drove several races with OKUMA and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America sponsoring.[80]

Paul Menard after winning at Road America in 2015.

For 2015, Austin Dillon, Menard, and Brandon Jones shared the ride with sponsorship from Rheem and Menards.[81][82][83][20] Menard scored a win in August at Road America in his native Wisconsin, taking the lead on pit strategy and holding off Ryan Blaney.[84]

Brandon Jones (2016–2017)
Brandon Jones at Road America in 2017

For 2016, Brandon Jones will run full-time, competing for Rookie of the Year. Menards and Nexteer Automotive will sponsor the effort.[20][85][86] Mike Hillman Jr. was named the crew chief for the team.[20] In his first season with the team he would finish 10th in points with 13 top tens, however he regressed in 2017 missing the chase and scoring only 3 top tens to finish 16th in points.

On November 17, 2017, it was announced that RCR is downsizing to three teams in 2018, shutting down the 33 and 62 team after the 2017 season.[87]

Car No. 33 results

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Owners Pts
2012 Tony Stewart 33 Chevy
DAY

8
5th 1182
Kevin Harvick
PHO

5*
BRI

9
RCH

3*
TAL

22
CLT

4*
KEN

3
DAY

28
NHA

2
BRI

15*
ATL

3*
RCH

1*
CLT

2
TEX

1*
Brendan Gaughan
LVS

5
CAL

10
DAR

26
IOW

10
CHI

28
IOW
14
CGV
11
KEN

3
PHO

26
HOM

3
Paul Menard
TEX

2*
MCH

8
IND

8
GLN

8
CHI

5
DOV

2
KAN
16*
Ty Dillon
DOV

7
Max Papis
ROA

4
2013 Tony Stewart DAY
1
6th 1097
Kevin Harvick
PHO

33
BRI

5
TEX

5
RCH

2*
CLT

5
IND

5
ATL

1*
CHI

9
DOV

3
CLT

4
PHO

9
Ty Dillon
LVS

11
TAL

24
DAR

13
DOV

23
DAY

27
BRI

7
RCH

16
TEX

12
HOM

14
Dakoda Armstrong
CAL

15
Max Papis
IOW

31
ROA

17
MOH

4
Paul Menard
MCH

3
NHA

32
IND

6
KAN
2
Matt Crafton
KEN

3
CHI

10
KEN

3
Ryan Gifford IOW
9
Brendan Gaughan
GLN

14
2014 Matt Crafton
DAY
PHO
LVS

12
Cale Conley
BRI

11
CAL
TEX
DAR

32
RCH

17
TAL
IOW

30
CLT
DOV

31
CHI

12
BRI
15
ATL
RCH

17
KEN
6
DOV

11
CLT

33
Paul Menard
MCH

1
ROA
KEN

4
DAY
NHA

19
IND

6
IOW
GLN

9
MOH
CHI

11
KAN
4
HOM

12
Austin Dillon
TEX

7
PHO
2015 Austin Dillon
DAY

4
LVS

1*
PHO

4
CAL

38
TEX

5
BRI

16
RCH
8
TAL

3
CLT

1*
DOV

4
CHI
3
DAY

1
NHA

2
RCH

9
DOV

7
CLT

1
KAN
16
TEX

3
PHO

14
HOM

2
4th 1187
Paul Menard
ATL

6
MCH

18
KEN

6
IND

4
GLN

9
ROA
1
DAR

25
CHI

4
Brandon Jones
IOW

8
IOW
20
MOH

29
BRI
13
KEN
5
2016
DAY

7
ATL

11
LVS

6
PHO

11
CAL

9
TEX

9
BRI

11
RCH
15
TAL

18*
DOV

25
CLT

7
POC

8
MCH

10
IOW

12
DAY

29
KEN

11
NHA

11
IND

10
IOW
16
GLN

13
MOH

19
BRI
9
ROA
16
DAR

9
RCH

23
CHI

10
KEN
26
DOV

17
CLT

16
KAN
8
TEX

19
PHO

18
HOM

15
13th 901
2017
DAY

28
ATL

14
LVS

15
PHO

15
CAL

32
TEX

15
BRI

20
RCH
33
TAL

37
CLT

16
DOV

29
POC

36
MCH

9
IOW

23
DAY

19
KEN

40
NHA

34
IND

9
IOW
10
GLN

14
MOH

14
BRI
20
ROA

25
DAR

23
RCH

23
CHI

12
KEN
13
DOV

39
CLT

13
KAN
11
TEX

35
PHO

15
HOM

14
21st 549

Car No. 62 history

Brendan Gaughan (2014–2017)
Brendan Gaughan's winning car at Road America in 2014.

In 2014,

Nationwide Series, bringing family-owned South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa and longtime number 62 with him. The team used the owners' points of the No. 33 team from 2013; the No. 33 scaled back to part-time.[88] Gaughan scored his first career Nationwide win at Road America in June, after struggling early and sliding off the track on several occasions, but gaining an advantage as downpours forced the competitors to switch to treaded rain tires. When pole-sitter Alex Tagliani ran out of fuel before a Green-White-Checkered finish, Gaughan assumed the lead and fended off Chase Elliott and a hard-charging Tagliani (on fresh slick tires). Brendan dedicated the win to his late grandfather Jackie Gaughan.[89] Gaughan scored his second win of the season at Kentucky in September, passing teammate Ty Dillon on the final restart.[90]
Gaughan scored a total of seven top tens to finish eighth in points.

Gaughan and South Point returned for 2015.

Richmond in May, two pit crew members from the 62 team were injured in a fire when fuel from a malfunctioning gas can ignited.[92][93] The next week, Gaughan was involved in a crash at Talladega that sent the 62 car spinning down pit road, injuring two crew members from Biagi-DenBeste Racing.[92]
Gaughan's best finish of the season was a runner up at California.

Gaughan returned for 2016. Gaughan did not get back to victory lane in 2016 but scored 4 top 5s and 16 top tens throughout the season including a 2nd place at Road America(the site of his first win).

Brendan Gaughan and South Point returned for the 2017 season, but he failed to score a victory after running solidly all year. However, on November 17, 2017, it was announced that RCR is downsizing to three teams in 2018, shutting down the 33 and 62 teams after the 2017 season.[87]

Car No. 62 results

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Owners Pts
2014 Brendan Gaughan 62 Chevy
DAY

6
PHO

16
LVS

16
BRI

7
CAL

15
TEX

11
DAR

22
RCH
20
TAL

34
IOW

12
CLT

17
DOV

12
MCH

22
ROA

1
KEN

6
DAY

28
NHA

16
CHI

11
IND

19
IOW
11
GLN

28
MOH

20
BRI
6
ATL

14
RCH

18
CHI

13
KEN
1
DOV

28
KAN
13
CLT

16
TEX

16
PHO

8
HOM

29
13th 954
2015
DAY

29
ATL

12
LVS

6
PHO

8
CAL

2
TEX

33
BRI

9
RCH
11
TAL

39
IOW

10
CLT

18
DOV

7
MCH

12
CHI
4
DAY

25
KEN

9
NHA

11
IND

13
IOW
5
GLN

10
MOH

12
BRI
10
ROA
16
DAR

13
RCH

16
CHI

10
KEN
6
DOV

16
CLT

15
KAN
10
TEX

12
PHO

12
HOM

23
14th 1012
2016
DAY

10
ATL

13
LVS

10
PHO

13
CAL

7
TEX

12
BRI

16
RCH
7
TAL

5
DOV

15
CLT

10
POC

14
MCH

18
IOW

15
DAY

5
KEN

13
NHA

9
IND

16
IOW
11
GLN

8
MOH

8
BRI
5
ROA
2
DAR

16
RCH

18
CHI

8
KEN
6
DOV

9
CLT

13
KAN
31
TEX

15
PHO

35
HOM

8
12th 2161
2017
DAY

5
ATL

13
LVS

35
PHO

27
CAL

33
TEX

19
BRI

35
RCH
35
TAL

30
CLT

9
DOV

20
POC

6
MCH

14
IOW

26
DAY

9
KEN

39
NHA

17
IND

13
IOW
13
GLN

9
MOH

7
BRI
30
ROA

5
DAR

13
RCH

21
CHI

13
KEN
14
DOV

10
CLT

11
KAN
13
TEX

17
PHO

32
HOM

13
17th 685

Camping World Truck Series

Truck No. 2 history

Tim George Jr. in 2012.
Multiple Drivers (2012)

For 2012, RCR took over the No. 2 truck of KHI that won the Owners Championship in 2011. The truck was split by Tim George Jr. running 12 races with Applebee's sponsoring, with a best finish of 9th, Brendan Gaughan in 7 races with a best finish of 2nd,[91] and Harvick at both Martinsville races and Dover, winning at the spring Martinsville race. George Jr. was set to run another partial season in 2013, but he decided to move to Wauters Motorsports instead.[94]

Part Time (2014)

Austin Dillon ran the No. 2 truck at Eldora in 2014 with sponsorship from American Ethanol.

Truck No. 2 results

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Owners Pts
2012 Brendan Gaughan 2 Chevy
DAY

20
CLT
12
TEX

4
CHI

2*
BRI
5
LVS

4
TEX

17
PHO

23
Kevin Harvick
MAR

1*
DOV

3*
MAR

12*
Tim George Jr.
CAR

16
KAN

17
KEN

24
IOW

15
POC

15
MCH

21
ATL

28
IOW

22
KEN
18
TAL

9
HOM

18
2014 Austin Dillon
DAY
MAR
KAN
CLT
DOV
TEX
GTW
KEN
IOW
ELD

10
POC
MCH
BRI MSP
CHI
NHA
LVS
TAL
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM

Truck No. 3 history

Mike Skinner (1995–1996)
Jay Sauter in 1997, running the classic GM Goodwrench scheme.

In the infant years of the CWTS (then known as the SuperTruck Series), RCR fielded its own truck team, the No. 3 Goodwrench Chevy. 37-year-old driver

Phoenix International Raceway, passing Winston Cup driver Terry Labonte on the final lap of the race.[95][96] He went on to win eight races, and won the series first championship by a 126-point margin.[3][95][96] Skinner won eight more races and finished third in points in 1996.[95][96] Skinner scored a total of 16 wins and 15 poles over two seasons.[96]

Jay Sauter (1997–1999)

After Skinner moved onto the Cup series,

Lucas Oil 200 at Iowa Speedway. After 1999, Childress moved the program up to the NASCAR Busch Series.[citation needed
]

Austin Dillon (2009–2011)
Third-generation driver Ty Dillon at Rockingham in 2012.

The truck team returned during the 2009 season as the No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Childress's grandson, Austin Dillon for the inaugural race at Iowa Speedway. Dillon would start 9th and finish 12th despite an early spin.

In 2010, Dillon drove the No. 3 truck full-time sponsored by Bass Pro Shops. Austin won an impressive 5 poles, 2 wins (Iowa and Vegas), and had 15 top tens en route to a 5th-place finish in the championship and the 2010 ROTY award.

In 2011, Dillon drove the No. 3 truck to two wins at Nashville and Chicago, winning the championship over Johnny Sauter.

Ty Dillon (2012–2013)

After winning the Truck Series championship, Austin moved up to the Nationwide Series, passing down the No. 3 truck to his brother Ty Dillon for 2012. Ty would take his first win at Atlanta and nearly won the championship at Homestead before crashing while battling Kyle Larson. Ty finished 4th in the standings.

In the 2013

WinStar World Casino 350K, Dillon won the 100th victory in NASCAR for a No. 3.[97]

Part-time (2014)

Ty Dillon returned to the No. 3 truck with Bass Pro Shops for the dirt race at Eldora in 2014. After the Eldora race, Austin Dillon then won with the No. 3 at Pocono, with Yuengling as a sponsor.

Truck No. 3 results

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Owners Pts
1995 Mike Skinner 3 Chevy PHO
1*
TUS

27
SGS
5*
MMR
4
POR
1*
EVG
4
I70

1*
LVL

1*
BRI

20
MLW

1*
CNS
2
HPT

5
IRP

1*
FLM
3
RCH

3
MAR

2*
NWS

10
SON

3
MMR

1
PHO

1*
1st 3224
1996
HOM

20*
PHO

2
POR

3
EVG
5
TUS
1
CNS
1*
HPT

1*
BRI

4*
NZH

14
MLW

7
LVL

2
I70

2
IRP

1*
FLM

1*
GLN

3
NSV

16*
RCH

1*
NHA

27
MAR

1
NWS

9*
SON

3
MMR

1
PHO

4
LVS

7
3rd 3771
1997 Jay Sauter
WDW

4
TUS
3
HOM

19
PHO

11
POR

10
EVG

30
I70

31
NHA

1
TEX

11
BRI

3
NZH

9
MLW

2
LVL

31
CNS
4
HPT

16
IRP

31
FLM

6
NSV

13
GLN

12
RCH

3
MAR

7
SON

3
MMR

4
CAL

25
PHO

7
LVS

4
6th 3467
1998
WDW

7
HOM

3
PHO

6
POR

8
EVG

16
I70
16
GLN

2
TEX

16
BRI

12
MLW

14
NZH

3
CAL

24
PPR
22
IRP

10
NHA

11
FLM
13
NSV

15
HPT

7
LVL
20
RCH

17
MEM

2
GTY

3
MAR

1
SON

8
MMR

8
PHO

12
LVS

4
4th 3672
1999
HOM

21
PHO

8
EVG

19
MMR

11
MAR

11
MEM

3
PPR
9
I70
14
BRI

7
TEX

2
PIR
8
GLN

6
MLW

9
NSV

12
NZH

4
MCH

2
NHA

11
IRP

6
GTY

18
HPT
3
RCH

36
LVS

5
LVL
1
TEX

1
CAL

10
5th 3543
2009 Austin Dillon
DAY
CAL
ATL
MAR
KAN
CLT
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
MEM
KEN
IRP
NSH
BRI
CHI
IOW

12
GTW
NHA

15
LVS
MAR
TAL

DNQ
TEX
PHO
HOM
2010
DAY

26
ATL

10
MAR

16
NSH

14
KAN

6
DOV

21
CLT
35
TEX

3
MCH

5
IOW

1*
GTW

7
IRP

6
POC

7
NSH

2
DAR

5
BRI

17
CHI

9
KEN

9
NHA

5
LVS

1*
MAR

16
TAL

8
TEX

25
PHO

7
HOM

31
2011 DAY
20
PHO

5
DAR

15
MAR

7
NSH

11
DOV

4
CLT
7
KAN

12
TEX

26
KEN

14
IOW

2*
NSH

1
IRP

9
POC

5
MCH

22
BRI

23
ATL

6
CHI

1
NHA

2
KEN

2
LVS

17
TAL

7
MAR

3
TEX
2
HOM

10
2012 Ty Dillon
DAY

9
MAR

2
CAR

8
KAN

9
CLT
10
DOV

6
TEX

7
KEN

3
IOW

7
CHI

12
POC

6
MCH

6
BRI
21
ATL

1
IOW

2
KEN
3
LVS

10
TAL

4*
MAR

28
TEX

5
PHO

15
HOM

25
2013
DAY

6*
MAR

18
CAR
12
KAN

8
CLT
5
DOV

31
TEX

2*
KEN

1
IOW

16*
ELD
16
POC

20
MCH

3
BRI
6
MSP
17*
IOW
3
CHI

5
LVS

4
TAL

14*
MAR
22
TEX

1*
PHO

4
HOM

14
2014
DAY
MAR
KAN
CLT
DOV
TEX
GTW
KEN
IOW
ELD

5
Austin Dillon
POC

1*
MCH
BRI MSP
CHI
NHA
LVS
TAL
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM

Truck No. 22 history

Tim George Jr. (2009–2010)

Childress' second truck entry debuted in 2009 with Tim George Jr. behind the wheel of the No. 22 truck part-time.

Joey Coulter (2011–2012)

In 2011 with

Pocono Mountains 125 at Pocono Raceway
, his first win in 36 attempts in the Camping World Truck Series.

Truck No. 22 results

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Owners Pts
2009 Tim George Jr. 22 Chevy
DAY
CAL
ATL
MAR
KAN
CLT
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
MEM
KEN
IRP
NSH
BRI
CHI
IOW
GTW
NHA
LVS
MAR
TAL
TEX
PHO

29
HOM
2010
DAY
ATL
MAR
NSH
KAN
DOV
CLT
TEX
MCH
IOW
GTY
IRP
POC
NSH
DAR
BRI
CHI
KEN
NHA
LVS
MAR
TAL
TEX
PHO

23
HOM
2011 Joey Coulter DAY
34
PHO

9
DAR

28
MAR

17
NSH

24
DOV

6
CLT
16
KAN

5
TEX

5
KEN

7
IOW

5
NSH

10
IRP

7
POC

6
MCH

18
BRI

6
ATL

13
CHI

12
NHA

11
KEN

13
LVS

22
TAL

20
MAR

5
TEX
6
HOM

5
2012
DAY

18
MAR

30
CAR

6
KAN

14
CLT
7
DOV

11
TEX

3
KEN

7
IOW

8
CHI

15
POC

1
MCH

7
BRI
4
ATL

7
IOW

13
KEN
4
LVS

3*
TAL

14
MAR

3
TEX

7
PHO

3
HOM

3

Truck No. 39 history

Part Time (2013)

In 2013 RCR purchased the No. 39 owners points from RSS Racing to field the truck for Austin Dillon in the inaugural Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway, with sponsorship from American Ethanol. Dillon led a race-high 63 laps, and won after a green-white-checker finish.[98][99] The truck, the trophy and the famed piece of dirt track are on display at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.[98] The No. 39 owners points were then sold back to RSS Racing.

Truck No. 39 results

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Owners Pts
2013 Austin Dillon 39 Chevy
DAY
MAR
CAR
KAN
CLT
DOV
TEX
KEN
IOW
ELD
1
POC
MCH
BRI MSP IOW
CHI
LVS
TAL
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM

Truck No. 62 history

Brendan Gaughan in the No. 62 at Rockingham Speedway in 2013
Brendan Gaughan (2013)

For 2013, Truck Series veteran Brendan Gaughan drove the truck, now numbered 62, for the full season. Gaughan would come close to finding victory lane on multiple occasions, scoring 10 top 5s and 13 top 10s to finish 7th in points. Gaughan and the No. 62 team moved up to the Nationwide series in 2014.[91]

Truck No. 62 results

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Owners Pts
2013 Brendan Gaughan 62 Chevy
DAY

29
MAR

12
CAR
3
KAN

4
CLT
2
DOV

5
TEX

5
KEN

25
IOW

31
ELD
5
POC

9
MCH

8
BRI
16
MSP
18
IOW
24
CHI

25
LVS

8
TAL

11
MAR
2
TEX

4
PHO

3
HOM

4

Driver development

RCR has featured a strong development program since the 1990s that has groomed several NASCAR regulars, most notably 2014 Cup Series Champion Kevin Harvick[2] and Richard Childress' own grandsons Austin and Ty Dillon. Other notable former development drivers include Johnny Sauter, Mike Skinner, Clint Bowyer, Timothy Peters, John Wes Townley, Joey Coulter, and Ryan Gifford.[11]

K&N Pro Series and ARCA Racing Series

Ty Dillon in the No. 41 at Pocono Raceway in 2011

RCR fielded a 31 car in the

ARCA Racing Series in 2006, with Kevin Harvick Incorporated driver Burney Lamar running three races and RCR development driver Timothy Peters running one. The car returned in 2007 in six races, with Peters, Alex Yontz, and Tim McCreadie, scoring three top-ten finishes.[100]

In 2008,

, finishing seventh in the No. 31 Chevrolet.

The 3 car ran five East Series races in 2009 sponsored by longtime RCR partner Mom N' Pops, with Austin Dillon running two races and brother

West Series.[104] Austin also ran three ARCA races in the No. 31, with two second-place finishes. Kyle Grissom, son of Steve Grissom, drove the car at Rockingham
to a 16th-place finish.

Ty Dillon ran eight of the ten K&N East Series races in 2010, scoring a win at Gresham Motorsports Park. Dillon also ran three ARCA races, scoring two victories in the No. 41 Chevrolet.[105] The team also fielded the No. 31 Chevy full-time in ARCA for Tim George Jr.,[106] finishing 9th in points with five top 10 finishes. Dillon moved full-time in the ARCA Series in 2011[105] along with George Jr. Dillon won the ARCA championship with an impressive seven wins and seven poles.[107] George improved to 7th in points and scored a weather-shortened win at Pocono.[108]

Sponsorships

RCR has had numerous sponsor relationships over the years. From 1988 to 2007, Goodwrench

Partnerships and affiliations

Richard Childress Racing shop in October 2022

ECR Engines

ECR Engines, also known as ECR Technologies

Juncos Racing.[113][114][116][117]

The partnership was formed in May 2007 as a cooperation between Dale Earnhardt, Inc. and Richard Childress Racing to develop and build common engines for the Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series teams campaigned by the two companies.[113][114] The partnership was inherited in 2008 by Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, following the merger between DEI and Chip Ganassi Racing.[118][119] At the time, the Nationwide Series (now Xfinity Series) and Truck Series engine departments were located at the DEI facility in Mooresville.[120] The company is now known as ECR Engines, no longer connected with DEI or CGR.[121][122] In 2016, the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of RCR.[113][123]

ECR Engines has secured 8 straight

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Engine Manufacturers Championships from 2012 - 2018 with 5 overall wins at the Rolex 24 At Daytona in years 2014, 2017–2020.[124][125]

Technical alliances

RCR also holds technical alliances with several teams, including

Big Machine Racing Team in the Xfinity Series. Under these relationships, RCR provides engines, equipment, and technical support.[126][127][128][129] RCR's first alliance model was in the started in 1997 as RAD (Richard, Andy, and Dale) Racing engines, an aerodynamics program shared with DEI and Andy Petree Racing.[114]
The Alliance concluded midway into 2004, when Petree shut down his team.

RCR previously held a successful alliance with Furniture Row Racing,[130][131][132] JTG Daugherty Racing, Leavine Family Racing, GMS Racing, Germain Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports, and StarCom Racing.

In 2021, RCR and Hendrick Motorsports will formalize a joint venture focused on engine R&D and the establishment of a common Chevrolet engine specification. The effort will be led by Jeff Andrews of Hendrick Motorsports and Richie Gilmore of RCR and be referred to as HCD (Hendrick Childress Development).[133]

Sponsorship controversies

2007

Following the

Busch Series race he won the day before. Sunoco believed its exclusive rights to provide fuel to the sport also gave them exclusive marketing rights to gasoline, with other companies' limited to marketing secondary products such as motor oil.[134] The 29 team altered its paint scheme the following week with smaller Shell decals, and larger emphasis of co-sponsor Pennzoil.[135] It is to note that Sunoco sponsored Billy Hagan's race team from 1989 to 1992 with Sterling Marlin and Terry Labonte while Unocal 76 was the fuel supplier. Shell/Pennzoil remains in the sport with Team Penske
's No. 22.

The 31 car with AT&T logos at Daytona in 2008

Meanwhile,

Sprint Nextel contract. Cingular and Alltel (the sponsor of Team Penske's No. 12) had been grandfathered in when Nextel entered the sport in 2004, with the drivers wearing white Nextel Cup Series logos on their fire suits, but the change in ownership of the former led Sprint to contest the sponsorship.[135] After trying and failing to get NASCAR to approve the addition of the globe logo to the rear of the car, AT&T filed a lawsuit against NASCAR on March 16, 2007.[136] On May 18, a federal judge ruled that AT&T should be allowed to replace the Cingular logos with AT&T logos, and said that AT&T was likely to win the lawsuit.[137] The AT&T logo ran on the No. 31 at the NASCAR Nextel Cup All-Star Challenge on May 19 and every race afterwards until NASCAR ordered the sponsorship off before the 2007 Sharpie 500. RCR and Jeff Burton went a step further, with Burton showing up in a logo-less firesuit, and the black and orange car ran without Cingular or AT&T logos. A settlement before the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 was made where AT&T Mobility could sponsor the car until the end of 2008.[138]

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