What are Richard Childress’ NASCAR Succession Plans? How Will RCR Move Forward?

Richard Childress has been involved in the NASCAR scene both as a former independent driver and a team owner for almost his entire life. Over the years his team RCR has won numerous championships, but with Childress at 78 yeas of age, what does the future for the team look like. After all, someone will have to carry on the family business.

Advertisement While speaking in a rather recent interview, the Richard Childress Racing bossman explained, Advertisement However, getting your family into the racing business is one thing, but making sure that they are able to contribute and understand how things work is another. Richard Childress explains the intricacies of running a NASCAR team Childress then explained how there were multiple operations that team like RCR does on a regular basis with their nearly 400 employees.

He added, Because of all of these small details that ensure the successful running of a winning NASCAR team, things take time and have to be understood by anyone that decides to take over after Childress. However, Childress’ son in law is someone who knows quite a lot of the team and the business.

He also currently serves as the Executive Vice President of the team. So sometime in the future there could be a chance that he might take up the reigns at RCR. If not, then the option to bring in a third party investor could also be an option as explained by Childress himself. Regardless of what the future of RCR’s succession looks like them going from humble origins to becoming a NASCAR powerhouse will always be cherished in the realm of motorsports.

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