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GOODWOOD, England (July 3, 2009) – Taylor Earnhardt, daughter of Dale and Teresa Earnhardt, completed two hillclimb runs in the first day of the 17th annual Goodwood Festival of Speed driving the Richard Childress Racing No. 3 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlo her father made famous.

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is held on the grounds of Goodwood House in West Sussex, a place of significant British motorsports history. This year’s gathering includes a number of NASCAR stock cars in honor of the 50th anniversary of Daytona International Speedway that will participate in both demonstration and competition runs up the nine-turn, 1.16-mile hillclimb circuit.

“It was a great experience driving my dad’s race car today,” said the younger Earnhardt. “There are so many great race cars and race drivers here and I was honored to be able to run with them. The Goodwood Festival is an amazing event and I’m honored to be a part of it.”

The car was prepared and is being taken care of at the Goodwood Festival of Speed by former No. 3 team crew members Danny Lawrence and Rich Burgess. The No. 3 Chevy was the car Dale Earnhardt drove to his 76th and final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory in October 2000 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. Lawrence is currently the assistant head engine builder/trackside manager for Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines and Burgess is the shop manager for RCR’s No. 31 Caterpillar team in the NSCS.

“Taylor did a really good job,” said Lawrence. “She doesn’t have a lot of experience in a race car but she learned pretty quick and held her own out there. I was told there were about 125,000 fans here today so it had to be a little intimidating. But, she knows a thing or two about intimidating so it didn’t seem to bother her any. She should have even more confidence for tomorrow’s runs.”

About Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing (www.rcrracing.com), celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2009, has earned more than 180 victories and 12 NASCAR championships, including six in the Sprint Cup Series with the legendary Dale Earnhardt. RCR was the first organization to win championships in the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series. Its 2009 Sprint Cup Series lineup includes Casey Mears (No. 07 Jack Daniel’s), Kevin Harvick (No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil), Jeff Burton (No. 31 Caterpillar) and Clint Bowyer (No. 33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper). Its 2009 Nationwide Series lineup includes Bowyer, Burton and Stephen Leicht (No. 29 Holiday Inn) and Austin Dillon and Sean Caisse (No. 2 RCR Chevrolet).

About Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

Founded in 1980 by Dale and Teresa Earnhardt, DEI is headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina. Dale Earnhardt, Inc today has several business entities focused on philanthropy, auto racing and the promotion of the Dale Earnhardt Legacy both nationally and internationally. Since 2007, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. has formed two racing and performance joint ventures; Earnhardt-Childress Racing, to develop and build world-class Chevrolet engines for NASCAR race teams and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, created to build and manage multiple NASCAR Sprint Cup race teams. Dale Earnhardt, Inc is also responsible for the management of the Dale Earnhardt Foundation, Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet and other business and promotional activities related to the Earnhardt Family and the Dale Earnhardt Legacy Programs.

- Richard Childress Racing, Press Release