F4F - Richard Childress & Iowa Speedway President - Eric Peterson
First we talk with Eric Peterson, Iowa Speedway President, about the importance of brining NASCAR to Iowa, Then we chat with Richard Childress, former NASCAR driver and team owner. Discover his journey from selling peanuts at Bowman Gray Stadium to winning the Daytona 500, and his current passions in conservation and youth advocacy. Learn about his contributions to racing and beyond
Farm4Profit Podcast · Richard Childress, Iowa Corn, Eric Peterson
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Sponsored by Iowa Corn Growers
Funded by Estes Performance Concaves
Richard Childress
- Grew up in Winston-Salem, NC
- Married to his wife for over 50 years
- 3 great-grandchildren
- Who or what is Growth Energy
- Richard Childress Racing
- Former race car driver in NASCAR
- Childhood
- As a child spent time at Bowman Gray Stadium - city’s local short track
- Sold peanuts and popcorn to help support his family
- First race car - an old 1947 Plymouth - $20
- 1969: first time competing in NASCAR - placed 23rd
- For awhile he was a one-man team: driver, mechanic, chief engine builder, etc
- Had to find other jobs to fund racing
- 1980’s: grown RCR to full-time and part-time employees
- Other who raced the No. 3 car
- Ricky Rudd
- Dale Earnhardt - help them become a dominant team in 80’s/90’s
- Mike Skinner - drove Chevrolet Silverado in Truck Series
- 1998: Earnhardt won their first Daytona 500
- 2007: Kevin Harvick won the No. 29 car in Daytona 500
- 2018: Austin Dillon won the 60th running of the Daytona 500
- First team owner to win championships in all three NASCAR’s top touring series
- 2017: inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame
- Family
- Grandsons, Austin and Ty Dillion race under RCR in early 2000s
- Now:
- Over 300 team members
- Multiple teams in the Cup and Xfinity Series
- Over 200 NASCAR victories
- 3 Daytona 500 wins
- And a lot more wins listed on the RCR racing page
- Away from the track
- Loves wine, the outdoors and investing in America’s youth
- 2004: opened a vineyard in the Yadkin Valley AVA near Lexington, NC
- Activist for the conservation of natural resources
- He can be found hunting at home in Montana or fishing at his Hampton Estates in Lexington, NC
- 2008: his wife (Judy) and him founded the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma (CIPT)
- Mission to help discover and share the best ways to prevent and treat severe injuries to children
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