Richard Childress Racing at Texas Motor Speedway … In 107 starts at Texas Motor Speedway dating back to 1997, RCR has recorded one win (Jeff Burton, April 2007), eight top-five and 32 top-10 finishes with drivers Burton, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Green, Paul Menard, Ryan Newman and Austin Dillon. Prior to Texas Motor Speedway’s inaugural season in 1997, Richard Childress, a former driver in NASCAR’s top division, earned a pair of top-10 finishes at the now defunct Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas. RCR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams boast an average starting position of 19.3, an average finishing position of 17.6 and have completed 34,609 of the 35,693 contested laps (97 percent) with 148 laps led at the 1.5-mile Fort Worth-based race track.
RCR in the MENCS … In 2,932 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, RCR has amassed 48 pole awards,108 wins, 488 top-five finishes and 1,068 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 17.8 and an average finishing position of 16.2. RCR has earned 15 total championships (six Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championships with Earnhardt in 1986, ’87, ’90, ’91, ’93 and ’94, six NASCAR Xfinity Series titles, two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series titles and one ARCA Menards Series title) and was the first organization to win titles in NASCAR’s three national series.
#RCR50 … Richard Childress Racing celebrates it’s 50th Anniversary in 2019. Follow our social channels season-long to join in the celebration.
Interactive RCR … For up-to-date news and exclusive content, visit RCR’s corporate Twitter page – @RCRracing – along with the RCR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series team Twitter page – @RCRCup, and driver Twitter pages @austindillon3, @TylerReddick and @DanielHemric. Information about the 15-time championship winning organization can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RichardChildressRacing and at www.RCRracing.com along with official driver pages – http://www.facebook.com/austindillon3 and www.facebook.com/DanielHemric.
Catch the Action … The O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 will be televised live Sunday, March 31 beginning at 3 p.m. ET on FOX and will be broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
This Week’s Realtree Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at Texas Motor Speedway … Dillon has 12 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts to his credit at Texas Motor Speedway. He earned his best finish of 10th at the track in November 2018 and his best starting position of first in November 2016. In 11 Xfinity Series starts, Dillon has not finished worse than 10th at the 1.5-mile track, acquiring his best finish of third in April 2013 and November 2015 (polesitter). In five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Texas, Dillon has earned two top-five finishes, one pole award and has led 76 laps.
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To the Broadcast Booth … FOX Sports is adding Dillon as a driver analyst for its NASCAR Xfinity Series race coverage of the of the My Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. Dillon will help Adam Alexander and Kevin Harvick call the race from Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, March 30 at 1 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1. Dillon also serves as a recurring analyst on FS1’s NASCAR RACE HUB, the most-watched daily NASCAR news and highlights program (Monday through Thursday at 6 p.m. ET).
Meet Dillon … Come meet Dillon and shop the all-new merchandise available track-side at Texas Motor Speedway when he makes an appearance to his souvenir trailer in the fan midway on Sunday, March 31 at 10:20 a.m. Local Time. Dillon is also scheduled to participate in a Q & A on the Team Chevy Stage in the Texas Motor Speedway fan midway area on Sunday, March 31 at 10:45 a.m. Local Time.
AUSTIN DILLON QUOTES:
With the rules package completely different than what we have run in the past at Texas Motor Speedway, do you just throw the notebook out or are there things from previous years you can use this weekend?
“It’s going to be tough to take the notebook that we’ve run over the last couple of years at Texas Motor Speedway and apply it to the package we are running this weekend, but everything does relate. You can always apply something. The biggest thing is learning the history of the race and how the rubber lays down on the track. We’re always learning a little bit. We’ve worked really hard at RCR during the off season and our cars have speed. It’s comforting going into a track like Texas Motor Speedway knowing how fast our cars have been so far this year. We just need to string together a solid finish.”
Daniel Hemric and the No. 8 Bulwark FR/Wayne Workwear Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at Texas Motor Speedway … This weekend, Hemric will be making his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start at Texas Motor Speedway. The 2019 Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender has four NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at the 1.5-mile track, earning one top-five and two top-10 finishes, with 81 laps led. Hemric also recorded an average start of 4.2 and an average finish of 9.0 in four NASCAR Truck Series starts at Texas.
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Meet the Press … Hemric is scheduled to meet with the NASCAR media on Friday, March 29, starting at 3:55 p.m. Local Time in the Texas Motor Speedway media center.
DANIEL HEMRIC QUOTES:
How difficult is it to find the balance at Texas Motor Speedway since the reconfiguration has made two completely different corners?
“It is extremely difficult to find the balance at Texas. With the new aero package that we have, I believe it may be a bit easier to do that, but there are still a lot of challenges. Turns 1 and 2 are very flat, the backstretch is very fast, and you’re carrying so much speed in Turns 3 and 4 that the balance kind of is what it is. You really have to be able to get back to the throttle and carry a lot of speed through Turns 1 and 2 to have good lap times. If you can’t, it makes for a long day. I’ve been there with the RCR Xfinity Series cars when we keyed in on what we needed and had success. Sometimes we didn’t always get the finish, but boy did we have the speed and driveability we needed. I am really looking forward to this weekend’s race in Texas with Bulwark FR and Wayne Workwear on the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. I’m looking forward to the challenge, because it is risk versus reward – and it can be very rewarding when you get it right.”
Is there anything you can take from Las Vegas to apply to Texas, especially since the new aero package was used there earlier this year?
“I don’t believe you can carry a whole lot over from Las Vegas to prepare for the race at Texas. There are some small things in the speed versus handling aspect of things. Texas is its own animal, but it is still mile-and-a-half racing. Air is still going to be something that everybody is going to try to find. The key will be to make our Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 versatile and have the maneuverability built into it so you can get away from everybody and find your own clean racetrack.”
Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Texas Motor Speedway … In 87 Series starts at the 1.5-mile speedway, RCR has captured five victories with driver Kevin Harvick (2001, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2012). The Welcome, North Carolina, organization has completed 16,283 laps of the 17,165 (94.9 percent) that they have competed. RCR has accumulated three pole awards, 22 top-five and 47 top-10 finishes, led 990 laps and averages a starting position of 11.3 and finishing position of 12.1.
Welcome, Kaz Grala … Kaz Grala will make his first of select NASCAR Xfinity Series starts for RCR this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Grala will pilot the No. 21 Chevrolet Camaro under the direction of crew chief, Justin Alexander.
Auto Club Review … Tyler Reddick collected his second pole award of the season at Auto Club Speedway. Reddick spent a majority of the race inside of the top-five, until a flat tire sent him down pit road for an unscheduled stop. Luckily, the team was able to recover and take home a fourth-place finish.
The Points … Tyler Reddick remains the current Xfinity Series points leader.
Social Media … To keep up with the latest updates from RCR’s Xfinity Series teams, follow @RCRracing and @RCRNXS on Twitter. Updates can also be found via RCR’s Facebook Page and Instagram (@RCRracing).
Catch the Action … Coverage of this week’s My Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway will be televised live on Saturday, March 30, beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on FS1. It will also be broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90.
Tyler Reddick and the No. 2 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Chevrolet Camaro at Texas Motor Speedway … Tyler Reddick has three previous NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway, finishing in the runner-up spot during last November’s race at the 1.5-mile speedway. The current Xfinity Series points leader also has six NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series races under his belt, during which he collected one pole award and four top-five finishes.
About Nationwide Children’s Hospital … Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2018-19 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit freestanding pediatric health care systems providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative care for infants, children and adolescents, as well as adult patients with congenital disease. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 13,000 providing state-of-the-art pediatric care during more than 1.4 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.
Meet Reddick … Fans can meet Reddick when he stops by the Team Chevy display for a Q&A on Friday, March 29 beginning at 4:35 p.m. local time.
TYLER REDDICK QUOTE:
Are you excited to be heading back to Texas Motor Speedway after finishing second there during last fall’s race?
“I’m definitely looking forward to getting back to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. That fall race was one I felt like should have been my win that just got away from me. Ultimately, it all worked out since I was able to win the championship a couple weeks later in Miami, but I just feel like that race was mine, so I’ve had Texas circled on my calendar ever since. Even last year’s spring race I had a good run going, staying in the top five, but then had a tire come apart that set us back and off-sequence on our pit strategy. Texas is a place I’ve had a lot of fun at in the past but has been challenging since the repave, so I’m looking forward to getting back to it and trying it again.”
Kaz Grala and the No. 21 HotScream Chevrolet Camaro at Texas Motor Speedway … Kaz Grala will be making his debut start in RCR’s No. 21 Chevrolet Camaro this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. The Boston, Massachusetts native has one previous NASCAR Xfinity Series start and two NASCAR Truck Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway. Grala finished in the top-10 during both of his Truck Series starts at the Fort Worth-based speedway.
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Meet Grala … Fans have a chance to meet Grala before the green flag waves at Texas Motor Speedway when he stops by the Team Chevy display for a Q&A on Saturday, March 30 beginning at 10:40 a.m. local time.
KAZ GRALA QUOTE:
How does it feel to be making your first start with RCR this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway?
“It has been far too long of an off-season for me, but Texas is finally here. RCR has been off to an impressive start this season, and that gives me a lot of confidence going into this weekend. I’ve been working with my crew chief, Justin Alexander, and the No. 21 HotScream crew over the past couple of weeks preparing for this race, so I feel as ready as I could possibly be, especially considering I haven’t been in a stock car in over four months. This weekend is all about building chemistry with the team and getting reacclimated to the Xfinity cars, but I also don’t think it’s unrealistic to think we can go out there and contend for the win. I’m ready to finally put my helmet back on and get back to doing what I love.”
