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Richard Childress Racing (RCR)

RCR Rocks Daytona … Dating back to 1986, RCR has won seven poles and owns 30 total victories at the most storied race track on the circuit. RCR owns two Daytona 500 wins (Dale Earnhardt – 1998, Kevin Harvick – 2007), three Coke Zero 400 trophies (Earnhardt – 1990, 1993 and Harvick – 2010) and 14 qualifying races, including 10 straight victories with Earnhardt (1990 – 1999) and the most recent coming with Jeff Burton earlier this year. Harvick became the fourth driver to win back-to-back Budweiser Shootout titles (2009 and 2010) and it marked the seventh win in the exhibition race for RCR, more than any other organization. In addition to Harvick’s victories, Earnhardt won the event five times (1986, ’88, ’91, ’93, and ’95). Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Feb. 2002 and 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Daytona, driving cars fielded by RCR. Harvick drove to Victory Lane in the 2007 NNS opener in the No. 21 Chevrolet and Clint Bowyer won the July 2009 NNS race at the “World Center of Racing.”

The Collective RCR … Over the season’s first 16 races, RCR’s four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entries have notched three wins, 12 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes. The No. 31 team kicked off the 2011 season with a non-points win in the second Duel 150 qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway. The No. 29 team visited Victory Lane at Auto Club Speedway in March and backed that up with a win the following weekend at Martinsville Speedway. In May, Harvick and the No. 29 team visited Winner’s Circle at Charlotte Motor Speedway, claiming the checkers in one of NASCAR’s marquee events – the Coca-Cola 600. RCR-prepared Chevrolets have also completed 18,685 out of 19,432 total laps (96.2 percent) with drivers Bowyer, Burton, Harvick and Paul Menard, who have led a combined 452 laps. At least one RCR driver has led laps in each of the season’s first 16 events with the lone exceptions being Kansas and Pocono.

Get to the Points … Following the Sprint Cup Series race at Sonoma, Harvick maintains his second-place position where he sits 25 markers in arrears to current point leader Carl Edwards. Bowyer advanced two spots, to eighth, and is 40 points outside the top five. Menard slid to 17^th in the standings and is 46 markers in arrears to the top 10 while Burton gained one spot, to 24^th, sitting 42 markers in arrears to the top 20.

RCR on Social Media … To keep up-to-date with the latest news and information and to view exclusive content, visit RCR’s Twitter page (@RCRracing), the RCR Sprint Cup Series team Twitter pages (@RCR27PMenard, @RCR29KHarvick, @RCR31JeffBurton and RCR33CBowyer) and RCR’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/RichardChildressRacing).

Catch the Action … Live coverage of the Coke Zero 400 from Daytona International Speedway will be televised on TNT Saturday, July 2, beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time and will also broadcast worldwide on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the 17^th race on the 2011 Sprint Cup Series tour will be televised on SPEED Friday, July 1, beginning at 4 p.m. EDT.

- Richard Childress Racing, Press Release