Tags: Motorsport Racer, Nascar Driver, Racing Driver.
Richard Childress (born September 21 1945) is a former NASCAR driver and the current team owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR). As a business entrepreneur Childress became one of the wealthiest men in North Carolina. A 2003/2004 business venture was the opening of a vineyard in the Yadkin Valley AVA an American Viticultural Area located in North Carolina. Childress was born in Winston-Salem North Carolina. He is on the Board of Directors to the National Rifle Association.