Todd Berrier has been replaced as crew chief of Richard Childress Racing’s No. 31 Sprint Cup Chevy and driver Jeff Burton effective immediately.
NASCAR reinstated Camping World Truck Series driver Jack Smith and Sprint Cup Series crew member Gary Frost. Smith was indefinitely suspended last September for violating Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) of the NASCAR rule book. The violation stemmed from Smith’s arrest in which he was charged with three felony counts of “fraudulently [...]
Clint Bowyer said he is close to re-signing with Richard Childress Racing. The only thing standing between him and a three-year extension, he says, is sponsorship money. RCR owner Richard Childress said that he expects General Mills to return next season. Bowyer had been rumored to be in contention for the No. 4 Red Bull [...]
Richard Childress Racing is attempting to work out contract extensions with Clint Bowyer and General Mills. Childress said he thinks that General Mills will return to the team next season, but they still need to secure additional sponsorship for the No. 33 team.
Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch are no longer on probation for the incident that occurred at the Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Their probation, which spanned four races, ended on June 15th.
Following the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway, reports began to surface of an altercation between Richard Childress Racing owner Richard Childress and Joe Gibbs Racing driver, Kyle Busch. Witnesses say that Childress put Busch in a headlock and punched him because, following a tough on-track battle with RCR Joey Coulter, Busch hit Coulter’s truck on the cool-down lap.
NASCAR announced that it has indefinitely suspended Gary Frost, a crew member of the Richard Childress Racing’s No. 31 Sprint Cup Series team, for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy. On May 23rd, Frost was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 19 (violation of the NASCAR substance [...]
NASCAR announced that it has penalized two Camping World Truck Series teams for rule violations at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Because Jeff Burton re-signed with Richard Childress Racing, we decided to take a look and see if he is better at RCR than he was at Roush Fenway Racing.
Richard Childress Racing announced that Jeff Burton has signed a multi-year contract extension to remain as the driver of the team’s No. 31 Chevrolet. Sponsor Caterpillar has also reached an agreement to continue its partnership with Burton and the No. 31.
