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 (born September 21, 1945) 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, North Carolina. Childress sat on the board of directors at the National Rifle Association until 2019. Childress has been a co-owner of the Professional Bull Riders' Carolina Cowboys team since 2022. == Driving career == Childress's career in NASCAR started in 1969 when a drivers' strike at Talladega Superspeedway left NASCAR president Bill France Sr. looking for replacement drivers. By 1971, Childress was racing as an independent driver, using the No. 96. He changed to No. 3 in 1976 as a tribute to Junior Johnson.

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Career and life highlights

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.
Childress sat on the board of directors at the National Rifle Association of America until 2019.

Richard Childress timeline

1982Ricky Rudd was hired in 1982 and drove for two years, giving the Childress team its first career victory in June 1983 at Riverside.
1986Earnhardt won championships in 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, and 1994.
1995They won the 1995 Craftsman Truck Series championship with driver Mike Skinner in the series's first season.
2019Childress 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.

Measure	1945	2026
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
Population	139.9M	341 million

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