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RCR Honors Chevrolet’s 2009 Manufacturer’s Championship
Press Release
Chevrolet earned its 33rd Manufacturer’s crown when Tony Stewart won last weekend’s Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway, and continues to lead all other manufacturers in the sport with the most championships.
The congratulatory decals are prominently displayed on all RCR-prepared Sprint Cup Series Chevrolet’s above the B post, directly behind the driver’s name.
RCR has been a member of the Bowtie Brigade since 1969 and, over its 40-year tenure in NASCAR’s senior circuit, the Welcome, N.C.,-based organization has collected six Sprint Cup Series championships, five of them coming in the same year’s Chevrolet took home the Manufacturer’s championship, and 89 victories.
The 2009 Manufacturer’s Championship marks Team Chevy’s seventh-consecutive title, and continues Chevrolet’s dominance of North America’s most popular racing series.
About Richard Childress Racing
Richard Childress Racing, 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). Austin Dillon, Ty Dillon and Ryan Gifford are RCR developmental drivers in both asphalt and dirt track racing.
- Richard Childress Racing, Press Release
Article Tags: 2009 Manufacturer's Championship, Chevrolet, NASCAR, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Richard Childress Racing, Team Chevy
