Ryan Newman Coke 600 Pole1 39 Ryan Newman
2 24 Jeff Gordon
3 1 Martin Truex Jr.
4 5 Mark Martin
5 00 David Reutimann
6 07 Casey Mears
7 20 Joey Logano #
8 96 Bobby Labonte
9 43 Reed Sorenson
10 29 Kevin Harvick
11 12 David Stremme
12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
13 14 Tony Stewart
14 6 David Ragan
15 48 Jimmie Johnson
16 44 A J Allmendinger
17 11 Denny Hamlin
18 82 Scott Speed #
19 33 Clint Bowyer
20 16 Greg Biffle

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Waltrip wrecks with motorcycle, RCR swaps chiefs, Dale Jr. at the end of his rope, drivers talk Martinsville. Hosted by Kerry Murphey

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Amanda’s Articles

By Amanda Vincent

Jack Daniels Casey Mears 07Richard Childress Racing has been considered one of the top-tier teams in Sprint Cup Racing for several years, going back to the mid-eighties when its driver Dale Earnhardt won six of his seven Cup titles in a span of only nine years. The RCR team, however, is experiencing one of its worst seasons in recent memory in 2009, especially in the Sprint Cup Series.

RCR’s Nationwide Series program isn’t experiencing the level of success this year that it has in recent years, but the organization has scaled back in that series, usually only running one car (as opposed to two in previous years) and having no full-time Nationwide Series drivers in its stable. Even so, RCR does have two Nationwide wins so far this season.

Continue reading “Childress searches for solutions”

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October 21, 2009 11:30 AM
Recapping Charlotte, previewing Martinsville, discussing Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s comments from this past weekend, Jimmie Johnson on a roll (again) and more. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop

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29 Kevin HarvickWELCOME, N.C. (October 21, 2009) — Richard Childress Racing continues to retool team leadership with its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series teams.
Following this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Todd Berrier will take over the crew chief duties of the No. 31 Caterpillar team with driver Jeff Burton while Doug Randolph assumes Berrier’s duties on the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s team with driver Casey Mears.

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