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Gilliland to Yates? UPDATEs:

David Gilliland, who has won one Busch Series race, said yesterday he has been contacted by several teams for next year. The Charlotte Observer reported that one of those teams was Robert Yates Racing, reporting that Yates had extended Gilliland an offer to replace...

Changes at RCR:

A change in management occurred last week when Richard Childress Racing [#'s 29,30,31,33] promoted Mike Dillon, a former Busch Series competitor and Richard Childress' son-in-law, to general manager. Bobby Hutchens was named vice president of competition. Childress...

Childress and the Little League World Series:

Childress and the Little League World Series: Richard Childress will take a private plane from Michigan to Williamsport, Pa., for the Southwest Forsyth (N.C.) team's first LLWS game Saturday. Childress' 12-year-old grandson, Austin Dillon, is playing second base in...

Sauter not being released from #2 ride:

Despite widespread speculation at Kentucky, Richard Childress Racing team manager Will Lind denied June 15 that Johnny Sauter has been given through the end of the month to improve the teams performance or else be let go. The general consensus was that Sauter would...

One Thousand Starts for RCR:

One Thousand Starts for RCR: Robby Gordon's #31 Chevy will represent the 1,000th start for the Richard Childress Racing team when he takes the green flag Sunday at Las Vegas. Gordon qualified 12th on Friday, ahead of teammates Jeff Green (22nd) and Kevin Harvick (28th...

Christopher to run the #21 at Nazareth

Ted Christopher got the news Sunday morning that he will drive for Richard Childress' #21 BGN team in the Nazareth 200 May 20 at Nazareth Speedway. Mike Dillon, Childress' son-in-law, stepped down as the team's driver after a crash March 24 at Bristol.(Hartford Courant...

Dillon Out UPDATE Skinner In

Mike Dillon has stepped down as the driver of the #21 Rockwell Chevy co-owned by father-in-law Richard Childress in an attempt to improve the team's performance, and not because of injuries he sustained in a multicar wreck March 24 at Bristol. Mike Skinner, who drives...

Dillon Out UPDATE Skinner In:

Dillon Out UPDATE Skinner In: Mike Dillon has stepped down as the driver of the #21 Rockwell Chevy co-owned by father-in-law Richard Childress in an attempt to improve the team's performance, and not because of injuries he sustained in a multicar wreck March 24 at ...

RCR Doctor:

RCR Doctor: Dr. Jay Golding has worked with Richard Childress Racing since the fall of 1999 and his role continues to evolve. In addition to seeing team members and their families at his practice in Lexington, N.C., he tries to provide some continuity at the track ...

Skinner in the #21 at Texas – Dillon too sore:

Richard Childress Racing (RCR) named Mike Skinner as the driver for its BGN #21 Rockwell Automation team this weekend at Texas while fulltime driver Mike Dillon recuperates from injuries sustained from a March 24 crash at Bristol. "Mike (Dillon) took a hard lick at...

Dillon ok:

#21-Mike Dillon was involved in one of the many accidents at Bristol and was taken to the hospital for a CAT scan and x-rays, but they were negative and Dillon was released(3-24-2001)...

RCR Announcement UPDATE a new sponsor:

RCR Announcement UPDATE a new sponsor: Richard Childress Racing Enterprises who run the #3 and #31 Cup team and the #2 and #21 BGN teams, have a Major Sponsorship Announcement on Friday, February 9th in Daytona Beach(RCR PR)(2-2/9-2001) UPDATE: Richard Childress Racing...

Atlanta Testing:

Atlanta Testing: Cup and BGN testing will occur at Atlanta Motor Speedway Feb 20-21st. Fifteen drivers from the NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series are expected for two intensive days of testing in preparation for the March 9-11 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500...

Las Vegas Testing Day 4(1st for BGN):

#00-Todd Bodine, who was testing for Buckshot Racing, put up the best testing time of the 10 BGN teams who were testing in preparation for the Sam's Town 300 on March 3. Bodine's lap was 169.002mph was the fastest time among all BGN cars that tested this week at LVMS...

Las Vegas Testing Day 3:

#61-Tim Sauter paced a group of 13 BGN drivers who were preparing for the March 3 Sam's Town 300. Sauter turned a lap of 166.037 mph), which was a lot faster than #11-Marty Houston' s second-best of 162.901mph. Joining Sauter and Houston for Busch Series testing were...

Daytona BGN Testing:

starts TODAY(weather permitting): Testing at the Daytona Intl Speedway for the BGN teams begins Jan 22nd with a two day test for BGN car #'s whose owners points place are in the ODD position (1,3,5,7 etc....). The teams that finished in the Even Owners Points will ...

Talladega Testing UPDATE:

The first test session of 2001 at Talladega Superspeedway will involve the defending Busch Series championship team as well as the team that put Joe Nemechek and the #33 Chevy on the pole in last October's Winston Cup Series Winston 500. The test session starts Wednesday...

Talladega Testing UPDATE:

Talladega Testing UPDATE: The first test session of 2001 at Talladega Superspeedway will involve the defending Busch Series championship team as well as the team that put Joe Nemechek and the #33 Chevy on the pole in last October's Winston Cup Series Winston 500. The...

#21 Paint Scheme:

#21 Paint Scheme: the #21 Rockwell Automation Chevy as part of an employee contest, the car's paint scheme will be transformed from its familiar red and white to a myriad of bright colors. The design, created by 10-year-old Asheville, NC-native Chevelle Griffin, will...

Crew Chief News UPDATE:

Crew Chief News UPDATE: hearing former #93 Amoco/Bill Davis Racing crew chief, Gil Martin, is being considered for the 2nd Cal Well's team (#? McDonald's Ford) and for the #01 crew chief job. Supposedly, Tony Glover will go back to more of a Team Manager role(8-7-2000...