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Childress Inducted into N.C. Sports Hall of Fame

Other inductees included UNC’s Roy Williams and Globetrotter Fred “Curly” Neal

 

WELCOME, N.C. (May 16, 2008) -- Richard Childress Racing (RCR) president and CEO Richard Childress and six others were honored in Raleigh last night at the 45th Induction Banquet for the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.

 

The evening’s event, which took place at the North Raleigh Hilton, was a who’s who of some of the greatest sports figures in North Carolina history. Those inducted in addition to Childress, who was the 258th inductee of the now 260-member group, were former Duke University Athletic Director Tom Butters, former Duke University quarterback Leo Hart, sportswriter and promoter Bill Hensley, former UNC and NFL offensive lineman Ken Huff, former Guilford College men’s golf and basketball coach Jack Jensen, legendary former Harlem Globetrotter Fred “Curly” Neal, and current University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill men’s basketball head coach Roy Williams.

 

“It was a very humbling experience and an honor for me to be nominated and inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame,” said Childress. “Only in America can a kid with a dream to drive a race car be fortunate enough to be inducted into the hall of fame of his home state. I’d be remiss if I didn’t give Dale Earnhardt a lot of credit for my induction. I also have to thank all of the long-time team members at RCR and the current team members who are keeping the RCR heritage strong. Racing is a team sport and I’ve been fortunate to have been able to surround myself over the years with people who are committed to success.”

 

Childress, an 11-time NASCAR championship-winning team owner, including six Cup Series titles with the legendary Dale Earnhardt (1986-87, ’90-’91, ’93-’94), is the ninth member of the motorsports fraternity to be honored by the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. The others include Lee Petty (1966), Richard Petty (1973), Ned Jarrett (1990), Buck Baker (1992), Junior Johnson (1992), Herb Thomas (1992), Dale Earnhardt (1994), and H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler (2004).

 

About Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing (www.rcrracing.com) has earned more than 180 victories and 11 NASCAR championships, including the 2007 NASCAR Nationwide Series owners’ point title and six in the Cup Series with the legendary Dale Earnhardt. It was the first organization to win championships in the Cup Series, Nationwide Series and Truck Series. Its 2008 Cup Series lineup includes Clint Bowyer (No. 07 Jack Daniel’s), Kevin Harvick (No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil) and Jeff Burton (No. 31 AT&T). Its Nationwide Series lineup includes Bowyer (No. 2 BB&T), Bobby Labonte and Stephen Leicht (No. 21 Chevrolet) and Burton and Scott Wimmer (No. 29 Holiday Inn/Holiday Inn Express).

 

 

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