Richard Childress Caught on Hot Mic in NSFW Moment Describing How He Hits Cameraman in Private Area
Richard Childress Racing is known for bringing fast cars to superspeedways. That's because team owner Richard Childress has always put a priority on it.
On Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway, that was the case once again for the two-car Cup Series team. Two-time champion Kyle Busch qualified second for Sunday's race at the 2.66-mile track while his RCR teammate and Childress' grandson, Austin Dillon, qualified fifth.
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The two Chevrolets and the No. 54 Toyota of Ty Gibbs were a storyline during the morning session because they were the exceptions rather than the rule. The rule being that the Fords were dominant in qualifying once again on a superspeedway, loading the top 10 with seven of the Blue Ovals, including Front Row Motorsports driver Zane Smith securing the first pole of his career.
Richard Childress during practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Bob Goshert/For IndyStar/USA TODAY NETWORK
Interestingly, Childress produced another storyline of his own during the broadcast when the Amazon Prime cameras showed the team owner in a conversation with former driver Dave Marcis on pit road.
'Dave Marcis on the left, who drove a K&K Dodge that drove his own equipment,' Mike Joy said from the broadcast booth as the cameras got a closeup of the pair talking, including Childress unexpectedly reaching toward the camera operator with his left hand.
'Richard Childress ran up front here at Talladega driving his own No. 3,' the veteran broadcaster continued, before pausing.
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'Hit him in the balls,' Childress said, not realizing his audio could be heard, but obviously describing what he had done just moments before with his hand.
Childress' team and the rest of the Cup competitors race on Sunday at Dega. Coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET on Fox.
Related: Richard Childress Doesn't Hold Back When Blaming Driver for Violent Austin Dillon Crash
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