Race: Southern 500
Date: May 12, 2012
Location: Darlington Raceway
Richard Childress Racing
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Notes:
RCR at Darlington ... Richard Childress is tied for third all time with Holman-Moody and the Wood Brothers for car owner victories at Darlington with eight - each with Dale Earnhardt behind the wheel. In 103 collective starts, RCR boasts 21 top-five and 35 top-10 finishes at the 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval with five different drivers including Clint Bowyer, Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton and Robby Gordon. The Welcome, N.C.-based organization holds a 17.2 average starting position, an 18.2 average finishing position, has completed 31,421 of the 35,236 contested laps (89.2 percent) and has collectively led 2,597 laps.
The Collective RCR ... Over the season's first 10 races, RCR's Sprint Cup Series entries ... FULL STORY »
TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
BOJANGLES’ SOUTHERN 500
DARLINGTON RACEWAY
DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
MAY 12, 2012
DID YOU KNOW? The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is officially in the “11-second” club, as engineers recently turned an 11.93-second/116-mph quarter-mile elapsed time run in a showroom-stock Camaro ZL1 automatic. A Camaro ... FULL STORY »
RCR Post Race Report -- Talladega Superspeedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
RACE: Aaron's 499
TRACK: Talladega Superspeedway
DATE: May 6, 2012
Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished 10th (Jeff Burton), 17th (Paul Menard) and 25th (Kevin Harvick).
Each of the RCR's Sprint Cup Series drivers ... FULL STORY »
It was a wild Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, which extended six laps beyond it’s scheduled 188, and featured five cautions. In the final quarter, three of those cautions came within 17 laps of the ... FULL STORY »
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET – POLE WINNER
THIS IS YOUR 71ST CAREER POLE AND YOUR 20TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF WINNING A POLE POSITION, WHICH TIES YOU WITH DAVID PEARSON FOR THE LONGEST STREAK ALL-TIME
“Thank you. That’s quite an accomplishment. I’m just ... FULL STORY »
Full day of activities scheduled at both facilities during 2012 FAN DAY
LEXINGTON, N.C. (MAY 3, 2012) - Richard Childress Racing and Childress Vineyards will co-host a full day of activities for fans May 25 during the '12 FAN DAY celebration ... FULL STORY »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 1, 2012) – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Joey Coulter returns to the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Friday in the No. 61 Rip It Energy Fuel Chevrolet for the International Motorsports Hall of ... FULL STORY »
