Team owner Richard Childress said fan support in the wake of this week’s $150,000 fine has been “overwhelming,” but suggests those interested in helping pay his fine make a charitable donation to the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma instead. Various social media accounts representing Richard Childress Racing drivers carried the statement from Childress, who was fined by NASCAR after an altercation with driver Kyle Busch in the garage area Saturday at Kansas Speedway. “I’m responsible for my actions and for personally paying the fine,” said Richard Childress, president and CEO of RCR and chairman of the board for the Childress Institute. “I’m passionate about our fans whose pledges of financial support have been overwhelming. However, I would like to encourage anyone who still wants to make a donation to please direct their hard-earned gifts to the Childress Institute at [its website].”(SceneDaily)(6-10-2011)
