Richard Childress Racing–Chicagoland Preview

Richard Childress Racing’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Chicagoland Speedway … Richard Childress is tied for second place for number of car owner victories at Chicagoland Speedway with Kevin Harvick’s back-to-back wins in 2001 and 2002. In 48 starts at the 1.5-mile suburban Chicago tri-oval, Richard Childress Racing teams have a combined 10 top-five, 19 top-10 finishes and one pole award with Jeff Burton in 2006.

RCR in the NSCS … In 2,706 Sprint Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, RCR has amassed 46 pole awards,105 wins, 473 top-five finishes and 1,024 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 17.8 and an average finishing position of 16.0. RCR has earned 15 total championships (six Sprint Cup Series championships with Earnhardt in 1986, ’87, ’90, ’91, ’93 and ’94, six NASCAR XFINITY Series titles, two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series titles and one ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards title) and was the first organization to win titles in NASCAR’s three national series.

The Collective RCR …Last weekend at Richmond International Raceway, Austin Dillon clinched a spot in the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup, and ranks 15th on the Chase Grid. Newman ranks 17th and Menard ranks 23rd in the driver championship point standings.

Life-saving Education … The Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma funds education to provide the people that save injured kids’ lives with the latest techniques. We recently provided a sports medicine education course for EMS, coaches and athletic trainers, and are hosting a pediatric trauma conference in NC and international web symposium in September. Learn more about our programs saveinjuredkids.org/sportsmedicine2016/.