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Richard Childress Weighs In on Kyle Busch's Nashville Spin With Austin Dillon Advice
Richard Childress Weighs In on Kyle Busch's Nashville Spin With Austin Dillon Advice originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Kyle Busch joined Richard Childress last weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway and announced that he had signed an extension to continue racing for the organization through the 2026 season. Shortly after the announcement, the No. 8 car had a steering issue and failed to make a lap during practice. Advertisement The two-time Cup Series champion qualified 24th and finished 15th in the race. A week later at Nashville was an improvement – sort of. He at least made it onto the track for practice. Unfortunately, during the session the 40-year-old lost control of his Chevrolet and went for a spin. Kyle Busch during practice at Nashville Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images 'Happened to just get loose over the bump,' crew chief Randall Burnett said over the team radio. 'I was loose before the bump,' Busch corrected. 'Spinning out on entry. It was all on the right rear through the corner, and then it hit the bump and spun out.' 'Copy that,' the crew chief responded. A short time later, team owner Richard Childress chimed in on the conversation. 'Hit anything Derek or just spun?' Childress questioned spotter Derek Kneeland about the No. 8 driver's incident. Advertisement 'No, just half spun,' Kneeland responded. 'He caught it. Went straight through the grass.' 'Yeah, Austin (Dillon) said when he hit it, you hit it wrong, it'll just turn sideways on you,' the 79-year-old relayed. Childress listening and commenting on the team radio isn't anything new. He's done it for years. For Busch, he knows this. And he also understands after last week's news, he'll get to hear it for at least a couple more years. Related: Kyle Busch and Team Upset With NASCAR on Day That Goes From Bad to Worse This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
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24-05-2025
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2-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch to return to Richard Childress Racing for 2026 season
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Richard Childress Racing announced Saturday it has picked up the option on Kyle Busch's contract, meaning the two-time Cup Series champion will be back with the team for the 2026 season. The 40-year-old Busch is in the midst of the longest slump of his career, with his winless streak closing in on 70 races. Busch has won 63 Cup Series races since joining the circuit in 2003, but has not taken the checkered flag since St. Louis on June 4, 2023. Still, Busch believes RCR will get things turned around soon. 'It's a great place to be, a great place to work and a great atmosphere — there is a lot of determination there from a lot of people (to win),' said Busch, who won Cup Series championships in 2015 and 2019. Team owner Richard Childress said he felt like the organization let Busch down in 2024, his first season without a Cup Series win in his career. Busch has one top-5 finish this season. He is 17th in the point standings. 'I think we will win a race with him this year,' Childress said. "We have to work smarter and that is what we are trying to do. We have a lot of good things going." The polarizing Busch, known for his outbursts and rants, called the losing streak 'a little humbling.' 'I'm excited for the next win whenever that is," Busch said. "I feel like there are times where it gives you that motivation and gives you that itch to get back to victory lane.' Childress said there is hope that he can sign Busch to a long-term extension at some point in the future. "There is a big future for Kyle," Childress said. Busch said he has not considered retiring from racing, He said that is something he will reconsider once his 10-year-old son, Brexton, is old enough to get into racing on the national circuit. Busch will run Sunday in the Coca-Cola 600, a race that he won in 2018. ___ AP auto racing:
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24-05-2025
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2-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch to return to Richard Childress Racing for 2026 season
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Richard Childress Racing announced Saturday it has picked up the option on Kyle Busch's contract, meaning the two-time Cup Series champion will be back with the team for the 2026 season. The 40-year-old Busch is in the midst of the longest slump of his career, with his winless streak closing in on 70 races. Busch has won 63 Cup Series races since joining the circuit in 2003, but has not taken the checkered flag since St. Louis on June 4, 2023. Still, Busch believes RCR will get things turned around soon. 'It's a great place to be, a great place to work and a great atmosphere — there is a lot of determination there from a lot of people (to win),' said Busch, who won Cup Series championships in 2015 and 2019. Team owner Richard Childress said he felt like the organization let Busch down in 2024, his first season without a Cup Series win in his career. Busch has one top-5 finish this season. He is 17th in the point standings. 'I think we will win a race with him this year,' Childress said. 'We have to work smarter and that is what we are trying to do. We have a lot of good things going.' The polarizing Busch, known for his outbursts and rants, called the losing streak 'a little humbling.' 'I'm excited for the next win whenever that is,' Busch said. 'I feel like there are times where it gives you that motivation and gives you that itch to get back to victory lane.' Childress said there is hope that he can sign Busch to a long-term extension at some point in the future. 'There is a big future for Kyle,' Childress said. Busch said he has not considered retiring from racing, He said that is something he will reconsider once his 10-year-old son, Brexton, is old enough to get into racing on the national circuit. Busch will run Sunday in the Coca-Cola 600, a race that he won in 2018. ___ AP auto racing:
Newsweek
19-05-2025
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Richard Childress Responds To AJ Allmendinger's Scathing ECR Attack
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Richard Childress has repsonded to AJ Allmendinger's scathing attack of the ECR Engines in Kansas. The 43-year-old retired from the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway after just seven laps. As his engine blew, he fumed: "Hey ECR, you guys f***ing suck. I mean, what ... f*** you guys!" Responding to the comments from the Kaulig Racing driver, Childress explained to NBC Sports NASCAR reporter Justin Long: RCR team owner and NASCAR Hall of Famer, Richard Childress (R) and Roger Penske owner of the Penske Motorsports talk on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway... RCR team owner and NASCAR Hall of Famer, Richard Childress (R) and Roger Penske owner of the Penske Motorsports talk on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. More"The 12 [Ryan Blaney] blew up two times [this year]. The 48 [Alex Bowman] blew up [one time]. They never said anything. It's how you want to run your mouth. "I just want to know what happened to the engine. When [Allmendinger] jumps out [of the car at Kansas], he don't even know if the belt come off the oil pump or what." Vice president of alliance operations for ECR Engines, Danny Lawrence, explained the issue that Allmendinger encountered. He commented: "It was a bearing issue. We at RCR and ECR have a quality control department. They're struggling to figure out exactly what happened. They've sent the bearings off to be analyzed, but the initial [cause] looks like lack of lubrication. "That engine had ran at Darlington. We're not so sure that we didn't have some kind of foreign material, something, an oil line or something happened for [the] lack of lubrication." He added: "We have filters on the oil going in, we have filters on the oil coming out. So it's baffling, but Richard is holding a strong arm [saying] 'I want answers to be able to show [Kaulig Racing President] Chris Rice and [team owner] Matt Kaulig. We're going to know exactly [what happened] and try to make sure this never happens again." NASCAR Cup Series: Current Standings
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27-04-2025
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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. Advertisement 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 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. Advertisement '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
