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Richard Childress

Richard Childress, American race car driver and businessman

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Born
September 21, 1945
Age in 2026
81
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1945

About Richard Childress

Richard Reed Childress is an American former race car driver in NASCAR. Childress is the owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR). In 2004, he opened a vineyard in the Yadkin Valley AVA near Lexington. Childress sat on the board of directors at the National Rifle Association of America until 2019. Childress has been a co-owner of the Professional Bull Riders' Carolina Cowboys team since 2022. Ricky Rudd was hired in 1982 and drove for two years, giving the Childress team its first career victory in June 1983 at Riverside. Earnhardt won championships in 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, and 1994. They won the 1995 Craftsman Truck Series championship with driver Mike Skinner in the series's first season.

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Richard Childress timeline

  1. Ricky Rudd was hired in 1982 and drove for two years, giving the Childress team its first career victory in June 1983 at Riverside.
  2. Earnhardt won championships in 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, and 1994.
  3. They won the 1995 Craftsman Truck Series championship with driver Mike Skinner in the series's first season.
  4. Childress sat on the board of directors at the National Rifle Association of America until 2019.

The world when Richard Childress was born

Richard Childress was born in 1945. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1945

  • #1 song"Sentimental Journey" – Les Brown & Doris Day
  • Top movieThe Lost Weekend
  • Best-selling bookAnimal Farm – George Orwell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentDetroit Tigers win the World Series
  • Top headlineWorld War II ends after atomic bombs dropped on Japan
  • Technology milestoneAtomic bomb developed and detonated (Manhattan Project)
  • Defining fadV-J Day celebrations
  • Notable inventionMicrowave oven (accidental discovery)
  • World population2.40 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt / Harry S. Truman
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • U.S. population139.9M

1945 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Richard Childress's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19452026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,900$435,000
Average income$4,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.30$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population139.9M341 million

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