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Richard Childress Racing (RCR)

Date: October 30, 2011

Richard Childress Racing

RCR at Martinsville … In 124 previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Martinsville Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has earned three poles and posted seven wins with former drivers Ricky Rudd and Dale Earnhardt, as well as Kevin Harvick who claimed the checkers earlier this season (April). Additionally, RCR-prepared Chevrolets have earned 26 top-five and 51 top-10 finishes at Martinsville dating back to April 10, 1972. Childress, a former driver in NASCAR’s top division, contributed four of those top 10s from 1976-1978.

The Collective RCR … Over the season’s first 32 races, RCR’s four NSCS entries have notched six wins, 17 top-five and 39 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. Paul Menard and the No. 27 team captured the checkers in the prestigious Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in July and the No. 29 team returned to Victory Lane under the lights at Richmond International Raceway. Last weekend, Clint Bowyer narrowly edged teammate Jeff Burton for the win at Talladega Superspeedway, giving team owner Richard Childress his 100th career NSCS victory. RCR-prepared Chevrolets have completed 35,974 out of 36,948 total laps (97.36 percent) with drivers Bowyer, Burton, Harvick and Menard, who have also led a combined 848 laps.

Visit to Talladega Victory Lane Makes 100 NSCS Wins for RCR … Since its inception in 1969, Richard Childress Racing has collectively claimed 100 victories in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Dale Earnhardt visited Victory Lane 67 times with his good friend, Richard Childress as a team owner, Kevin Harvick has claim to 18 wins and Clint Bowyer has five. Jeff Burton won four of his 21 career NSCS victories with the Welcome, N.C.-based organization, Robby Gordon added three wins to the count, Ricky Rudd contributed two and Paul Menard earned his first career NSCS win in his inaugural year at RCR. It was Bowyer and Burton neck-and-neck for the 100th win last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, with Bowyer taking top honors.

Get to the Points … Harvick represents RCR in the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and is currently fifth in the driver championship point standings, 26 markers outside of the top spot, with four races remaining. Bowyer remains 13th in the standings, with Menard 21st and Burton 24th.

Visit the All New RCRRacing.com … Get the latest RCR news, information and exclusive content at the redesigned www.RCRRacing.com, the 41-year-old organization’s exciting website designed by Racersites. The new site allows visitors the ability to customize their experience. Not only can the look and feel of the site be changed to reflect a favorite RCR driver and team, but the content on the main page can be filtered to show only content specific to that driver/team. Other key features include expanded driver and team profiles, enhanced exclusive video content including a shop tour and a legends timeline with historical RCR images.

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). You can also follow personal updates on Twitter from Burton at @RCR31JeffBurton (updates by the team will be referenced with a -PR) and Harvick at @KevinHarvick.

Catch the Action … Live coverage of the TUMS Fast Relief 500 from Martinsville Speedway will be televised on ESPN Sunday, October 30, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time and will also broadcast worldwide on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the 33rd race on the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tour will be televised on SPEED, Saturday, October 29, beginning at 12 noon.

- Richard Childress Racing, Press Relesse