Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series

RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing (RCR), is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by former driver Richard Childress.

Cars

Car No. 07 history

Dave Blaney (2005)

Clint Bowyer in the No. 07 car in 2007.

Bowyer at Daytona in 2008.

With AOL leaving as sponsor, Childress had two voids left to fill. He decided to rehire Dave Blaney, and signed Jack Daniel's to sponsor the car, marking one of the first hard liquor sponsorships in NASCAR's history. The team also used number 07 to commemorate JD's slogan "Ol' No. 7". ^[1] Blaney posted just 2 top ten finishes during 2005, finishing 26th in the standings.

Clint Bowyer (2006–2008)

Blaney moved to Bill Davis Racing in 2006, while rookie Clint Bowyer was placed in the No. 07 Jack Daniels Chevrolet for RCR. In his second season, Bowyer took the first win for this team at the Sylvania 300 at Loudon. Bowyer finished third in the final standings in 2007. ^[2] In 2008, Bowyer got his second win at Richmond at the Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400, and finished fifth in points. ^[2]

Casey Mears (2009)

On August 23, 2008, former Hendrick Motorsports driver Casey Mears was signed to drive the 07 in 2009, with Bowyer moving to the No. 33. ^[3] Mears struggled in the new ride, however, and had to take on three crew chiefs during the season. More troubling was the fact that Jack Daniel's announced on September 21, 2009, that they would be leaving RCR at the end of the year, leaving the 07 without a sponsor. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Childress decided to release Mears at the end of the year, ^[5]

Car No. 07 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
2005	Dave Blaney	07	Chevy	DAY 14	CAL 34	LVS 13	ATL 8	BRI 20	MAR 34	TEX 26	PHO 24	TAL 19	DAR 29	RCH 27	CLT 29	DOV 36	POC 24	MCH 29	SON 19	DAY 27	CHI 38	NHA 20	POC 20	IND 30	GLN 34	MCH 32	BRI 23	CAL 22	RCH 33	NHA 33	DOV 20	TAL 15	KAN 25	CLT 13	MAR 16	ATL 24	TEX 28	PHO 25	HOM 6	27th	3289
2006	Clint Bowyer			DAY 6	CAL 14	LVS 15	ATL 27	BRI 29	MAR 22	TEX 19	PHO 5	TAL 40	RCH 10	DAR 23	CLT 19	DOV 17	POC 21	MCH 39	SON 16	DAY 10	CHI 9	NHA 27	POC 41	IND 4	GLN 14	MCH 33	BRI 38	CAL 3	RCH 12	NHA 24	DOV 8	KAN 9	TAL 35	CLT 23	MAR 23	ATL 25	TEX 5	PHO 33	HOM 10	17th	3833
2007				DAY 18	CAL 6	LVS 36	ATL 6	BRI 8	MAR 11	TEX 16	PHO 22	TAL 35	RCH 9	DAR 9	CLT 29	DOV 8	POC 10	MCH 16	SON 4	NHA 37	DAY 7	CHI 10	IND 13	POC 8	GLN 16	MCH 17	BRI 3	CAL 20	RCH 12	NHA 1*	DOV 12	KAN 2	TAL 11	CLT 2	MAR 9	ATL 6	TEX 19	PHO 11	HOM 39	3rd	6377
2008				DAY 24	CAL 19	LVS 28	ATL 6	BRI 3	MAR 10	TEX 10	PHO 2	TAL 9	RCH 1	DAR 15	CLT 25	DOV 36	POC 39	MCH 26	SON 4	NHA 22	DAY 9	CHI 22	IND 19	POC 6	GLN 23	MCH 20	BRI 7	CAL 10	RCH 12	NHA 12	DOV 8	KAN 12	TAL 5	CLT 12	MAR 9	ATL 20	TEX 4	PHO 12	HOM 5	5th	6381
2009	Casey Mears			DAY 15	CAL 24	LVS 30	ATL 16	BRI 24	MAR 21	TEX 21	PHO 20	TAL 16	RCH 9	DAR 36	CLT 33	DOV 9	POC 14	MCH 24	SON 23	NHA 11	DAY 34	CHI 28	IND 19	POC 25	GLN 15	MCH 6	BRI 13	ATL 25	RCH 30	NHA 13	DOV 17	KAN 15	CAL 11	CLT 7	MAR 18	TAL 25	TEX 21	PHO 27	HOM 19	21st	3759

Car No. 3 history

Main article: Richard Childress Racing Car No. 3

See also: Dale Earnhardt and Kevin Harvick

Car No. 8 history

See also: Kyle Busch

Kirk Shelmerdine (1981)

The No. 8 car debuted in 1981 at Texas World Speedway as McDonald's sponsored Pontiac with Kirk Shelmerdine as the driver. He finished 33rd.

Daniel Hemric (2018–2019)

Hemric's No. 8 Cup Series car at Richmond Raceway in 2019

The No. 8 car returned in 2018 running part-time with Daniel Hemric making his Cup series debut at the spring Richmond race and the Charlotte Roval race. The car was sponsored by Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff, who sponsored Hemric in four races of the 2017 Xfinity Series season. ^{[6] [7]} Hemric finished 32nd at Richmond and 23rd at Charlotte. ^[8]

It was announced on December 14, 2018, that the No. 31 team would be changing numbers to No. 8 for the 2019 season. ^[9] Despite winning one pole, the No. 8 was largely inconsistent and struggled to compete on a weekly basis, scoring a season-best finish of 5th at the spring Talladega race and a 25th place finish in the standings. On September 17, 2019, RCR announced that Hemric would be released from his contract at the end of the season. ^{[10] [11]}

Tyler Reddick (2020–2022)

Tyler Reddick in the No. 8 at Sonoma Raceway in 2021

On October 2, 2019, RCR officially announced Tyler Reddick as the driver of the No. 8 for the 2020 season. ^{[12] [13]} The team had a vast improvement, scoring nine top 10s and a runner-up finish in the first Texas race. Reddick ended the season 19th in the standings.

The 2021 season saw Reddick become more consistent in his finishes, with one top-fives and ten top-10 finishes during the regular season. A fifth place finish at the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona enabled him to make the playoffs for the first time. ^[14] Reddick was eliminated from the playoffs following the conclusion of the Round of 16 at Bristol. ^[15]

Reddick began the 2022 season with a 35th place finish at the 2022 Daytona 500. At the Bristol dirt race, he battled Chase Briscoe for the lead on the closing laps when Briscoe lost control and caused both cars to slide on the final turn, leading to Reddick finishing second to Kyle Busch. At Road America, Reddick held off Chase Elliott to score his first career Cup Series win. ^[16] On July 12, 2022, it was announced that Reddick had signed with 23XI Racing for a full-time Cup ride in 2024. ^[17] At the Indianapolis Road Course, Reddick held off the field in overtime to win his second race of the season. ^[18] Reddick was eliminated in the Round of 16 after being involved in a multi-car pileup at the Bristol night race. ^[19] Despite his elimination, he scored his third career win at Texas a week later. ^[20] Reddick retired from the Martinsville playoff race early, as he was not feeling well. ^{[21] [22]}

Kyle Busch (2023–present)

Kyle Busch in the No. 8 at Daytona International Speedway in 2023

On September 13, 2022, it was announced that Kyle Busch would be taking over the No. 8 beginning in 2023. ^[23] Busch began the season with a 19th place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. A week later, he scored his first win with RCR and 61st career victory at Fontana. ^[24] Busch later scored wins at Talladega and Gateway. ^{[25] [26]} He was eliminated from the Round of 12 at the conclusion of the Charlotte Roval race. ^[27] On June 3, Busch crashed during a Goodyear tire test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ^[28]

Car No. 8 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
1981	Kirk Shelmerdine	8	Pontiac	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	TWS 33	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD						NA	0
2018	Daniel Hemric		Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	MAR	TEX	BRI	RCH 32	TAL	DOV	KAN	CLT	POC	MCH	SON	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	ROV 23	DOV	TAL	KAN	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	43rd	20
2019				DAY 34	ATL 20	LVS 23	PHO 18	CAL 33	MAR 27	TEX 33	BRI 30	RCH 19	TAL 5	DOV 25	KAN 18	CLT 21	POC 13	MCH 12	SON 15	CHI 19	DAY 18	KEN 24	NHA 37	POC 7	GLN 35	MCH 26	BRI 12	DAR 37	IND 34	LVS 17	RCH 25	ROV 33	DOV 21	TAL 21	KAN 31	MAR 17	TEX 16	PHO 21	HOM 12	25th	530
2020	Tyler Reddick			DAY 28	LVS 18	CAL 11	PHO 33	DAR 7	DAR 13	CLT 8	CLT 14	BRI 36	ATL 16	MAR 16	HOM 4	TAL 20	POC 30	POC 35	IND 8	KEN 10	TEX 2	KAN 13	NHA 10	MCH 18	MCH 24	DAY 18	DOV 13	DOV 18	DAY 29	DAR 23	RCH 11	BRI 4	LVS 38	TAL 7	ROV 12	KAN 25	TEX 15	MAR 24	PHO 19	19th	780
2021				DAY 27	DAY 38	HOM 2	LVS 22	PHO 29	ATL 26	BRD 7	MAR 8	RCH 20	TAL 7	KAN 7	DAR 12	DOV 8	COA 9	CLT 9	SON 19	NSH 18	POC 11	POC 9	ROA 8	ATL 6	NHA 13	GLN 10	IRC 21	MCH 29	DAY 5	DAR 18	RCH 15	BRI 12	LVS 6	TAL 39	ROV 2	TEX 9	KAN 22	MAR 18	PHO 19	13th	2250
2022				DAY 35	CAL 24*	LVS 7	PHO 3	ATL 28	COA 5	RCH 12	MAR 18	BRD 2*	TAL 39	DOV 30	DAR 2	KAN 30	CLT 6	GTW 16	SON 35	NSH 18	ROA 1	ATL 29	NHA 21	POC 2	IRC 1*	MCH 29	RCH 31	GLN 7	DAY 2	DAR 3	KAN 35	BRI 25	TEX 1*	TAL 28	ROV 8	LVS 6	HOM 35	MAR 35	PHO 23	14th	2215
2023	Kyle Busch			DAY 19	CAL 1	LVS 14	PHO 8	ATL 10	COA 2	RCH 14	BRD 32	MAR 21	TAL 1	DOV 21	KAN 35	DAR 7	CLT 6	GTW 1*	SON 2	NSH 9	CSC 5	ATL 5	NHA 36	POC 21	RCH 3	MCH 37	IRC 36	GLN 14	DAY 7	DAR 11	KAN 7	BRI 20	TEX 34	TAL 25	ROV 3	LVS 3	HOM 18	MAR 27	PHO 25	14th	2232
2024				DAY 12	ATL 3	LVS 26	PHO 22	BRI 25	COA 9	RCH 20	MAR 16	TEX 9	TAL 27	DOV 4	KAN 8	DAR 27	CLT 15	GTW 35	SON 12	IOW 35	NHA 35	NSH 27	CSC 9	POC 32	IND 25	RCH 12	MCH 4	DAY 2	DAR 2	ATL 7	GLN 30	BRI 25	KAN 19	TAL 19	ROV 13	LVS 13	HOM 32	MAR 28	PHO 21	20th	766
2025				DAY 34	ATL 7	COA 5*	PHO 8	LVS 33	HOM 21	MAR 18	DAR 10	BRI 14	TAL 27	TEX 20	KAN 21	CLT 15	NSH 12	MCH 8	MXC 37	POC 20	ATL 21	CSC 5	SON 10	DOV 11	IND 25	IOW 20	GLN 22	RCH 16	DAY 33	DAR 8	GTW 22	BRI 16	NHA 30	KAN 19	ROV 34	LVS 8	TAL 19	MAR 13	PHO 5	21st	737
2026				DAY	ATL	COA	PHO	LVS	DAR	MAR	BRI	KAN	TAL	TEX	GLN	CLT	NSH	MCH	POC	COR	SON	CHI	ATL	NWS	IND	IOW	RCH	NHA	DAY	DAR	GTW	BRI	KAN	LVS	ROV	PHO	TAL	MAR	HOM

Car No. 27 history

Paul Menard (2011–2017)

Paul Menard's No. 27 Menards Chevy with Mastercraft Door on the hood in 2012

On August 11, 2010, Paul Menard was signed to drive the fourth RCR car after he decided to leave the struggling Richard Petty Motorsports. The car number was revealed to be 27, and MENARDS Home Improvement, owned by Paul's father John Menard Jr., came on to sponsor the car in a multi-year agreement. ^{[5] [29]} Former TRG Motorsports partner Tom Pumpelly was listed as the owner of the No. 27 and the No. 35th place owner's points were given to Menard to guarantee a spot in the first five races. The 27 opened the season with a 9th-place finish at the Daytona 500. ^[30] Menard would go on to win the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 31, leading a total of 21 laps and using a fuel mileage gamble to take the victory. It was the first and only career win for Menard. The victory also made Paul eligible for the $3 million Sprint Summer Showdown. ^{[31] [32] [33]} Menard spent most of the season flirting with the top 12 in points. Menard and the 27 team would end up finishing 17th in points.

In 2012 and 2013, Menard's results were similar, scoring 9 top 10s in both seasons and finishing 16th and 17th in points respectively, with only three DNF's over the two years. At the 2013 season finale at Homestead Miami Speedway, Menard was involved in a freak incident, when his right rear wheel caught fire due to rubber from a previous tire issue being wrapped around the rear axle and igniting from a cut brake line. The tire proceed to explode on pit road, sending black smoke in all directions, and ending their day. ESPN analyst Andy Petree described it as "like a bomb went off" during the telecast of the race. ^[34] In a less infamous incident at Darlington in April of the next year, Menard blew a right front tire and slammed the turn 2 wall. Once again on pit road, rubber collected under the car (in addition to fluid leaking from the engine) caught fire and exploded, ending the 27 car's race. ^[35]

Menard returned to the 27 for 2014, with the car running schemes more oriented towards the associate sponsors of MENARDS featured on the hood of the car. ^[36] Six races prior to the Chase for the Sprint Cup at Indy in July, Menard was involved in an incident with part-time driver Juan Pablo Montoya, sending Menard into the turn 3 wall and relegating him to a 34th-place finish. The incident upset both driver and crew (Menard was dropped to 16th in points). ^[37] After the fall Richmond race, Menard remained winless and ranked 20th in points. ^[38]

Menard made his first chase appearance in 2015, but got eliminated after the first round and finished 15th in the final standings. After two mediocre seasons, (25th in 2016, 23rd in 2017), Menard left the team to go race for Wood Brothers Racing for the 2018 season. The No. 27 team was shut down after the 2017 season, with the team's charter being leased and eventually sold to StarCom Racing. ^[39]

Car No. 27 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
2011	Paul Menard	27	Chevy	DAY 9	PHO 17	LVS 12	BRI 5	CAL 16	MAR 38	TEX 5	TAL 12	RCH 37	DAR 22	DOV 24	CLT 29	KAN 19	POC 14	MCH 4	SON 17	DAY 8	KEN 24	NHA 24	IND 1	POC 10	GLN 32	MCH 26	BRI 30	ATL 18	RCH 34	CHI 20	NHA 20	DOV 16	KAN 12	CLT 17	TAL 12	MAR 24	TEX 15	PHO 9	HOM 16	17th	947
2012				DAY 6	PHO 31	LVS 7	BRI 10	CAL 19	MAR 26	TEX 18	KAN 18	RCH 13	TAL 17	DAR 13	CLT 15	DOV 17	POC 9	MCH 22	SON 20	KEN 12	DAY 14	NHA 17	IND 14	POC 11	GLN 12	MCH 9	BRI 10	ATL 8	RCH 23	CHI 15	NHA 12	DOV 22	TAL 28	CLT 27	KAN 3	MAR 12	TEX 27	PHO 9	HOM 11	16th	1006
2013				DAY 21	PHO 20	LVS 10	BRI 9	CAL 8	MAR 19	TEX 17	KAN 10	RCH 13	TAL 26	DAR 19	CLT 13	DOV 20	POC 30	MCH 14	SON 14	KEN 30	DAY 43	NHA 17	IND 12	POC 32	GLN 17	MCH 4	BRI 6	ATL 24	RCH 5	CHI 22	NHA 22	DOV 18	KAN 7	CLT 24	TAL 4	MAR 22	TEX 15	PHO 16	HOM 39	17th	949
2014				DAY 32	PHO 23	LVS 3	BRI 21	CAL 9	MAR 10	TEX 9	DAR 41	RCH 24	TAL 6	KAN 17	CLT 8	DOV 10	POC 26	MCH 4	SON 5	KEN 15	DAY 16	NHA 19	IND 34	POC 33	GLN 32	MCH 4	BRI 9	ATL 18	RCH 18	CHI 21	NHA 15	DOV 16	KAN 9	CLT 42	TAL 36	MAR 14	TEX 17	PHO 23	HOM 4	21st	944
2015				DAY 25	ATL 13	LVS 12	PHO 14	CAL 4	MAR 23	TEX 41	BRI 11	RCH 15	TAL 3	KAN 18	CLT 14	DOV 8	POC 31	MCH 8	SON 13	DAY 16	KEN 15	NHA 25	IND 14	POC 11	GLN 13	MCH 12	BRI 24	DAR 26	RCH 26	CHI 17	NHA 15	DOV 25	CLT 36	KAN 19	TAL 6	MAR 15	TEX 13	PHO 13	HOM 21	14th	2262
2016				DAY 18	ATL 18	LVS 15	PHO 38	CAL 15	MAR 8	TEX 26	BRI 15	RCH 22	TAL 26	KAN 40	DOV 11	CLT 17	POC 33	MCH 18	SON 16	DAY 36	KEN 18	NHA 18	IND 10	POC 35	GLN 22	BRI 32	MCH 18	DAR 16	RCH 40	CHI 21	NHA 25	DOV 22	CLT 34	KAN 20	TAL 13	MAR 25	TEX 28	PHO 10	HOM 14	26th	678
2017				DAY 5	ATL 25	LVS 19	PHO 21	CAL 28	MAR 19	TEX 36	BRI 16	RCH 25	TAL 9	KAN 35	CLT 13	DOV 33	POC 20	MCH 22	SON 11	DAY 3	KEN 21	NHA 22	IND 16	POC 19	GLN 18	MCH 34	BRI 16	DAR 16	RCH 28	CHI 14	NHA 20	DOV 26	CLT 19	TAL 12	KAN 12	MAR 20	TEX 23	PHO 15	HOM 16	23rd	631

Car No. 30 history

Jeff Green & Steve Park (2001–2003)

In 2001, RCR fielded the No. 30 America Online-sponsored Chevrolet, with AOL signing a four-year contract. Childress initially planned to have Kevin Harvick drive the car on a limited basis during that season as part of a transition from the Busch Series to Winston Cup for 2002. ^{[40] [41] [42] [43] [44]} After Dale Earnhardt's death, Harvick was moved into RCR's primary car and 2000 Busch Series champion Jeff Green was selected to drive the car in his place. ^{[40] [41]} Originally planning to debut at Atlanta in March, ^[43] the team debuted at the NAPA Auto Parts 500 at California Speedway in April, ^{[45] [46]} with Green finishing 21st. The team qualified for six more races that season, with Green earning a pole at the Sharpie 500 at Bristol in August, ^[41] and went full-time the next season as scheduled with Green behind the wheel. ^{[41] [47]}

Green posted six Top 10s in the 2002 season, including a career best second at Loudon in July, ^[48] and finished seventeenth in points. ^[49] Although the team started 2003 with a Daytona 500 pole, ^[49] Green and the team failed to jell as Childress had hoped and on May 5, was fired following the first race at Richmond. In what amounted to a trade between organizations, Green was replaced by the former driver of the No. 1 car for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., Steve Park, with Green taking Park's ride at DEI. ^{[50] [51] [52] [53]} Green's firing was largely connected to an altercation between him and teammate Kevin Harvick during the Richmond race in which Harvick wrecked Green while racing for a top 10 position, igniting an already tumultuous relationship between the two drivers that went back to their competition in the Busch Series. ^{[49] [50] [51]} Park would score a pole at Daytona in July ^[54] and earn two Top 10s but had only six finishes inside the Top 20, ending the season 32nd in points.

Multiple Drivers (2004)

In 2004, Childress promoted 25-year-old Busch Series driver Johnny Sauter to the ride, hoping he would rise to the occasion like Harvick had in 2001. Kevin Hamlin moved over from the 31 team to serve as Sauter's crew chief. ^[55] Sauter had helped secure the 2003 Busch Series owner's championship in a partial schedule with RCR, while finishing 8th in driver points. ^[56] Sauter failed to score a top ten, ranked at the bottom of the Raybestos Rookie standings, and was released just 13 races into the season. ^[57] After that, Dave Blaney drove the car, ^[57] only skipping Infineon Raceway when Jim Inglebright took the wheel. A couple of weeks after it was announced Blaney would be in the car for rest of the year, Jeff Burton became available after parting ways with Roush Racing's No. 99 car, leaving Blaney out in the cold. Burton was signed to a multi-year contract and drove the car for the rest of the year beginning at Michigan in August. ^{[57] [58]} When Robby Gordon left to start his own team, Burton moved to the 31.

Car No. 30 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
2001	Jeff Green	30	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL 21	RCH	CLT	DOV DNQ	MCH 17	POC	SON	DAY	CHI 36	NHA	POC	IND 21	GLN	MCH	BRI 42	DAR	RCH 40	DOV	KAN	CLT DNQ	MAR	TAL	PHO	CAR	HOM	ATL 34	NHA	48th	539
2002				DAY 19	CAR 17	LVS 33	ATL 41	DAR 25	BRI 27	TEX 16	MAR 22	TAL 16	CAL 11	RCH 13	CLT 20	DOV 38	POC 34	MCH 18	SON 5	DAY 21	CHI 12	NHA 2	POC 26	IND 19	GLN 12	MCH 9	BRI 35	DAR 12	RCH 3	NHA 26	DOV 13	KAN 17	TAL 5	CLT 29	MAR 32	ATL 24	CAR 10	PHO 35	HOM 38	17th	3704
2003				DAY 39	CAR 31	LVS 27	ATL 25	DAR 19	BRI 20	TEX 7	TAL 29	MAR 26	CAL 26	RCH 40																										33rd	2856
	Steve Park														CLT 27	DOV 32	POC 35	MCH 27	SON 41	DAY 39	CHI 26	NHA 8	POC 25	IND 15	GLN 26	MCH 5	BRI 29	DAR 20	RCH 31	NHA 34	DOV 26	TAL DNQ	KAN 22	CLT 36	MAR 12	ATL 36	PHO 39	CAR 34	HOM 19
2004	Johnny Sauter			DAY 26	CAR 14	LVS 24	ATL 30	DAR 26	BRI 15	TEX 24	MAR 31	TAL 14	CAL 21	RCH 19	CLT 40	DOV 20																								22nd	3704
	Dave Blaney																POC 29	MCH 15		DAY 15	CHI 37	NHA 33	POC 27	IND 21	GLN 24
	Jim Inglebright																		SON 19
	Jeff Burton																									MCH 12	BRI 4	CAL 15	RCH 23	NHA 15	DOV 33	TAL 13	KAN 15	CLT 9	MAR 11	ATL 6	PHO 11	DAR 13	HOM 36

Car No. 31 history

Beginnings (1978, 1993)

For over a decade, car No. 31 was Childress's R&D car. It debuted in 1978 at North Carolina Speedway with Bobby Wawak as the driver, finishing 27th. The car wasn't seen again until 1993 with Earnhardt's longtime friend Neil Bonnett driving at Talladega Superspeedway. In this race, Bonnett, already on a comeback, was involved in a horrifying accident, but made it out okay. After driving another race in the season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway as a start and park entry that year for RCR, Bonnett died testing Phoenix Racing's No. 51 Country Time Lemonade car for the 1994 Daytona 500.

Mike Skinner (1996–2001)

Mike Skinner, the first full-time driver of the No. 31, in 1997 with the Lowe's scheme he ran until 2001.

Mike Skinner races the No. 31 Chevrolet in the 2000 Coca-Cola 600.

In 1996, the car returned with defending Craftsman Truck Series champion Mike Skinner driving with Realtree sponsoring the car in four of the five races it ran. ^{[59] [60] [61]} The team finally ran full-time in 1997, with Skinner driving and Lowe's signing a five-year deal to sponsor the entry. The move made RCR a multi-car operation for the first time. ^{[62] [63]} Skinner won the pole position for both of the races at Daytona, and defeated what has turned out to be a very scant field of drivers for Rookie of the Year. ^{[43] [64]} He suffered some injuries in 1998, and Morgan Shepherd and Childress' son-in-law Mike Dillon filled in for him. Teamed with crew chief Larry McReynolds, 1999 was his best season ever, winning the pole position twice, and finished tenth in points after being the championship leader at one point earlier in the year. ^[64] Skinner would finish 12th in points in 2000, ^[65] earning his career-best finish of second at Talladega. ^[66] However, Skinner was never able to win a points-paying race, although he won two exhibition races in Japan, at Suzuka and Twin Ring Motegi, respectively, as well as some other non-point events. ^{[67] [64] [66]}

Robby Gordon (2001-2004)

Robby Gordon in the No. 31 Cingular Chevy at PIR in 2004. All three of Robby Gordon's Cup wins came in the No. 31.

For the 2001 season, McReynolds was replaced by Royce McGee. ^[65] In 2001, Skinner suffered a concussion and a broken ankle in an early race crash at the inaugural race at Chicagoland in July. Robby Gordon was named his replacement in the No. 31 car. ^{[67] [66] [68]} Gordon struggled heavily, missing two races and failing to post a finish better than 25th in his first four starts for the team. ^{[67] [66]} During this time in August, Cingular Wireless (then the sponsor of Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 01 car) was announced as the new sponsor for 2002 signing a four-year deal, with Lowe's not renewing their contract and moving to Hendrick Motorsports. ^[69] Skinner returned at Bristol, but he just wasn't the same. Skinner was released from the final year of his contract in August, ^[70] and left the team after Dover in September to have season-ending surgery. ^[66] Gordon once again took his place at Kansas. ^[66]

At Watkins Glen, Gordon was dominating the race when the telemetry box in his car used by NBC Sports burst into flames, injuring a crew member and ending the No. 31's day. ^{[67] [71]} In spite of struggles, it was announced in November 2001 that Gordon would drive the car full-time the next year. ^[72] Robby Gordon continued driving the car for the final races of 2001, DNQing twice (at Charlotte and Atlanta), and missing one race that Jeff Green drove in his place. In the rescheduled season finale at New Hampshire, Robby Gordon was engaged in a closing-laps battle with eventual champion Jeff Gordon. With 16 laps to go, leader Jeff Gordon was stuck behind the 12th-place No. 77 car of Robert Pressley trying to stay on the lead lap, with Robby right on his tail. In the middle of turns three and four, Robby gave a bump to Jeff Gordon while he had slowed down to try to pass the lapped car of Mike Wallace, sending him into Wallace's No. 12 car and inflicting damage on the 24 car. Jeff was black-flagged while attempting to retaliate under caution, and Robby went on to earn a controversial first career victory. It was also the 31 car's first victory. ^{[62] [72]}

Armed with a big surge of momentum and a new sponsor in Cingular Wireless, Gordon had five top-ten finishes and finished 20th in points in 2002. 2003 was even better, as he swept both road course events and finished 16th in points. ^[73] After his performance dipped down in 2004, Gordon decided to leave and start his own team, the No. 7 with Robby Gordon Motorsports, ^[73] and Jeff Burton was tabbed as his replacement.

Jeff Burton (2005–2013)

Burton in the pits during his 2007 win at Texas

Burton celebrates after winning at Texas in 2007

2008 Cup car at Daytona

2005 was Jeff Burton's first full year at RCR, and he had six top-tens and three top-fives for the year, including a third in the Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix in April and a second-place finish in the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

In 2006, Burton won the pole for four races, bringing his total number of career pole wins to six. The four pole wins were for the Daytona 500, the USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Prior to qualifying for the Daytona 500, Burton was extremely enthusiastic about the improvements to RCR as a whole. The Allstate 400 pole gave Richard Childress Racing the front row as teammate Clint Bowyer recorded the second fastest time. Burton's best finish came in the Chicagoland race where he recorded a second-place finish. He led the most laps at Indianapolis and Bristol's Sharpie 500, setting the pace for more than half the race. In the Busch Series, he won at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Dover International Speedway, breaking his four-year winless streak in any series. Burton won the Dover 400 at Dover International Speedway allowing him to take the points lead. However, a series of relatively poor finishes in subsequent races, including a flat tire at Talladega while running in the top five and an engine failure at Martinsville, eliminated Burton from contention for the championship.

Burrton won the Samsung 500 (Texas) on April 15, 2007, driving the Prilosec OTC-sponsored Chevrolet, passing Matt Kenseth on the final lap, making him the first driver with multiple wins at Texas Motor Speedway. He finished tied for 7th in the 2007 standings and finished the year in 8th

Burton came very close to winning the 50th running of the Daytona 500. He qualified 36th and by the end of the race had worked his way up in the field. He led prior to the race's final caution, but when the green flag dropped with four laps to go, lost several positions and wound up finishing 13th.

Burton won the 2008 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Following contact between Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart, Burton passed both Harvick and Stewart for the 2nd position. On the ensuing restart Burton passed Denny Hamlin coming off of Turn 2 to win the Food City 500 and finishing off a sweep of the podium for Richard Childress Racing. Burton also won the 2008 Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Burton took the lead from Greg Biffle with just over 70 laps to go. During the final round of pit stops Burton took fuel only and held off a hard charging Jimmie Johnson for his first multiple win season since 2001. Burton improved to sixth in points

Burton in the No. 31 at Las Vegas in 2012. Burton's final four wins came with RCR

Burton had a new sponsor on the No. 31 beginning in 2009, after Caterpillar Inc., his brother Ward Burton's former sponsor at Bill Davis Racing, was signed through 2011. Burton was expected to make a run for the championship. Burton's best finish that year was a pair of second-place finishes in the final two races at Phoenix and Homestead.

In 2010, he rebounded but he had still not won a race, he finished second in both Dover races. He nearly won the fall Martinsville but a flat tire with 15 laps to go gave Denny Hamlin the win. A couple weeks later he and Jeff Gordon got into a wreck long after the caution was out. Burton walked up the track to confront Gordon and the two got into a shoving match. Burton finished 12th in the final standings. Afterwards, Burton assumed responsibility for the incident, stating he was attempting to catch up to Gordon, but was unable to see in the sunlight's glare.

Burton during the 2013 STP Gas Booster 500

In 2011, Burton opened the season by winning the second Gatorade Duel qualifying race, edging out his Richard Childress Racing teammate Clint Bowyer. After that, Burton's season went downhill. He was leading the Daytona 500 halfway when his engine gave out. He nearly won the Coca-Cola 600 but got spun out on the final restart. Though wanting another caution, the yellow flag never came out because NASCAR wanted to see the race finish under green, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. was leading when the accident occurred. His teammate Kevin Harvick passed Earnhardt Jr. within the last 500 yards of the race, because Dale Jr. ran out of gas. This led to controversy because fans were speculating that NASCAR wanted Earnhardt to win and go back to victory lane in the first time in three years. Burton's first top 10 came in the twenty first race at Watkins Glen International. Burton had a strong run at the fall race at Talladega, leading on the last lap and out of turn four being pushed by Clint Bowyer. At the tri-oval, Bowyer slingshotted to Burton's outside and won by a hood, giving Richard Childress his 100th win as a team owner, Bowyer redeeming his 0.002 second loss to Jimmie Johnson at the track in the spring. In 2012, Burton gained the sponsorship in Wheaties, BB&T and EnerSys. The 31 team also switched crew chiefs too, and Drew Blickensderfer became the crew chief. After a dismal 2012, Blickensderfer was released 4 races early and Luke Lambert became Burton's crew chief in 2013. Shane Wilson became interim crew chief until the end of 2012. Burton had six Top 10s in 2012 including a dramatic 2nd-place finish at Daytona in July after saving his car from spinning on the final lap. At the AdvoCare 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, Burton would make his 1,000th career NASCAR start, the sixth driver in NASCAR history to do so.

On September 4, 2013, Richard Childress Racing announced that Burton would not be returning to RCR in 2014.

Ryan Newman (2014–2018)

Ryan Newman in the No. 31 at Talladega in 2016

In September 2013, Burton announced that he would be stepping out of the No. 31 at the end of the season due to a lack of additional sponsorship. On September 9, it was announced that Ryan Newman will drive the No. 31 beginning in 2014, ^[74] bringing sponsor Quicken Loans with him from Stewart–Haas Racing for 12 races. ^[75] Kevin Harvick had transferred to Stewart–Haas Racing, Newman's previous team, essentially meaning the two drivers were switching teams, although they did not end up in the same rides.

In 2015, Newman had a productive season. He picked up a few top fives in the spring, but his season changed. After the 2015 Auto Club 400, Newman's team was penalized with one of the harshest penalties ever. Key members of his team including Lambert were suspended for six races and fined $75,000 and stripped of 75 driver and owner points for having intentionally altered their tires. Newman appealed the penalty which got slightly reduced on appeal but the suspensions were upheld.

Newman struggled throughout the 2016 season, only managing 10 top tens and 2 top fives. He finished off the season with a poor 25th-place finish at Homestead Miami Speedway. Newman finished 11th in the 2016 Daytona 500. This was an improvement from 2015's finish which was a 38th-place finish.

In 2017, RCR re-signed Newman to a multi-year contract. On March 19, 2017, Newman won at Phoenix, breaking a four-year winless streak for himself and a nine-year winless streak for the No. 31 team. The team, however, struggled throughout the 2018 season, failing to make the Playoffs and finishing 17th in the points standings. On September 15, 2018, Newman announced he will not return to RCR in 2019. ^[76]

Tyler Reddick (2019)

In September 2018, RCR announced that newcomer Daniel Hemric will race full-time in the No. 31, replacing Newman beginning in 2019 while competing for 2019 Rookie of the Year honors. ^[77] On December 14, 2018, it was announced that the No. 31 car would be changing to No. 8 starting with the 2019 season. ^[9] In February 2019, RCR announced that the No. 31 would enter in the Daytona 500 with the car being driven by rookie Tyler Reddick. ^[78]

Car No. 31 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
1978	Bobby Wawak	31	Chevy	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	NSV	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR 27	ATL	ONT
1993	Neil Bonnett			DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL 34	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL 42							55th	98
1996	Mike Skinner			DAY	CAR 12	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI 36	NWS	MAR	TAL 17	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV 19	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO 13	ATL						47th	529
1997				DAY 12	CAR 25	RCH 26	ATL 21	DAR 30	TEX 22	BRI 35	MAR 32	SON 16	TAL 16	CLT 34	DOV 9	POC 41	MCH 42	CAL 33	DAY 41	NHA 21	POC 6	IND 9	GLN 19	MCH 30	BRI 34	DAR 36	RCH 29	NHA 35	DOV 19	MAR 31	CLT DNQ	TAL 33	CAR 23	PHO 28	ATL 23					30th	2669
1998				DAY 8	CAR 32	LVS 29	ATL 42	DAR 28	BRI 32	TEX 33				CLT 29	DOV 27	RCH 30	MCH 29	POC 29	SON 17	NHA 5	POC 30	IND 4	GLN 3	MCH 19	BRI 7	NHA 15	DAR 26	RCH 8	DOV 32	MAR 16	CLT 21	TAL 7*	DAY 3	PHO 16	CAR 21	ATL 9				20th	3373
	Morgan Shepherd										MAR 11	TAL 35
	Mike Dillon												CAL 35
1999	Mike Skinner			DAY 4	CAR 6	LVS 4	ATL 6	DAR 32	TEX 42	BRI 21	MAR 4	TAL 36	CAL 10	RCH 30	CLT 9	DOV 19	MCH 18	POC 22	SON 17	DAY 4	NHA 23	POC 10*	IND 12	GLN 9	MCH 36	BRI 23	DAR 36	RCH 11	NHA 27	DOV 21	MAR 6*	CLT 3	TAL 13	CAR 17	PHO 20	HOM 6	ATL 8			10th	4003
2000				DAY 16	CAR 21	LVS 27	ATL 30*	DAR 14	BRI 13	TEX 12	MAR 19	TAL 2	CAL 7	RCH 33	CLT 7	DOV 9	MCH 20	POC 9	SON 20	DAY 9	NHA 39	POC 7	IND 9	GLN 36	MCH 16	BRI 14	DAR 43	RCH 30	NHA 24	DOV 11	MAR 8	CLT 20	TAL 6	CAR 14	PHO 11	HOM 23	ATL 6			12th	3898
2001				DAY 26	CAR 24	LVS 18	ATL 9	DAR 37	BRI 18	TEX 30	MAR 32	TAL 29	CAL 32	RCH 24	CLT 11	DOV 11	MCH 20	POC 12	SON 34	DAY 41	CHI 42					MCH 18	BRI 34	DAR 24	RCH 33	DOV 20										26th	3235
	Robby Gordon																					NHA 25	POC 28	IND 30	GLN 40						KAN 14	CLT DNQ	MAR 38	TAL 19	PHO 7	CAR 37		ATL DNQ	NHA 1
	Jeff Green																																				HOM 9
2002	Robby Gordon			DAY 13	CAR 24	LVS 37	ATL 18	DAR 24	BRI 20	TEX 41	MAR 34	TAL 33	CAL 12	RCH 37	CLT 16	DOV 8	POC 19	MCH 33	SON 11	DAY 29	CHI 8	NHA 7	POC 25	IND 8	GLN 3	MCH 21	BRI 20	DAR 17	RCH 28	NHA 17	DOV 17	KAN 13	TAL 12	CLT 38	MAR 23	ATL 20	CAR 11	PHO 27	HOM 26	20th	3632
2003				DAY 6	CAR 29	LVS 23	ATL 17	DAR 28	BRI 17	TEX 18	TAL 10	MAR 21	CAL 27	RCH 4	CLT 17	DOV 9	POC 28	MCH 22	SON 1*	DAY 40	CHI 7	NHA 5	POC 18	IND 6	GLN 1*	MCH 6	BRI 35	DAR 28	RCH 29	NHA 21	DOV 23	TAL 12	KAN 25	CLT 38	MAR 36	ATL 21	PHO 32	CAR 20	HOM 30	16th	3856
2004				DAY 35	CAR 36	LVS 30	ATL 17	DAR 4	BRI 19	TEX 23	MAR 30	TAL 5	CAL 12	RCH 24	CLT 20	DOV 14	POC 8	MCH 33	SON 24	DAY 19	CHI 17	NHA 25	POC 7	IND 25	GLN 16	MCH 25	BRI 12	CAL 9	RCH 32	NHA 32	DOV 23	TAL 9	KAN 28	CLT 18	MAR 23	ATL 16	PHO 35	DAR 15	HOM 29	23rd	3646
2005	Jeff Burton			DAY 29	CAL 19	LVS 17	ATL 15	BRI 36	MAR 16	TEX 12	PHO 3	TAL 10	DAR 21	RCH 16	CLT 22	DOV 12	POC 19	MCH 11	SON 30	DAY 11	CHI 30	NHA 14	POC 37	IND 20	GLN 43	MCH 26	BRI 2	CAL 35	RCH 18	NHA 9	DOV 11	TAL 35	KAN 28	CLT 14	MAR 5	ATL 8	TEX 30	PHO 15	HOM 25	18th	3803
2006				DAY 32	CAL 5	LVS 7	ATL 35	BRI 34	MAR 33	TEX 6	PHO 9	TAL 4	RCH 15	DAR 9	CLT 6	DOV 4	POC 9	MCH 11	SON 7	DAY 15	CHI 2	NHA 7	POC 9	IND 15*	GLN 11	MCH 42	BRI 9*	CAL 16	RCH 9	NHA 7	DOV 1	KAN 5	TAL 27	CLT 3	MAR 42	ATL 13	TEX 38	PHO 10	HOM 14	7th	6228
2007				DAY 3	CAL 4	LVS 15	ATL 4	BRI 2	MAR 6	TEX 1	PHO 13	TAL 34	RCH 43	DAR 10	CLT 24	DOV 12	POC 13	MCH 24	SON 3	NHA 7	DAY 16	CHI 7	IND 8	POC 11	GLN 40	MCH 14	BRI 12	CAL 4	RCH 18	NHA 18	DOV 7	KAN 36	TAL 43	CLT 4	MAR 12	ATL 5	TEX 6	PHO 9	HOM 8	8th	6231
2008				DAY 13	CAL 12	LVS 5	ATL 10	BRI 1	MAR 3	TEX 6	PHO 6	TAL 12	RCH 11	DAR 10	CLT 6	DOV 8	POC 5	MCH 15	SON 13	NHA 12	DAY 37	CHI 19	IND 9	POC 21	GLN 17	MCH 11	BRI 42	CAL 17	RCH 6	NHA 4	DOV 9	KAN 7	TAL 4	CLT 1	MAR 17	ATL 18	TEX 13	PHO 9	HOM 40	6th	6335
2009				DAY 28	CAL 32	LVS 3	ATL 14	BRI 8	MAR 15	TEX 9	PHO 15	TAL 10	RCH 3	DAR 12	CLT 25	DOV 16	POC 9	MCH 26	SON 34	NHA 31	DAY 16	CHI 37	IND 25	POC 21	GLN 38	MCH 18	BRI 34	ATL 18	RCH 16	NHA 16	DOV 16	KAN 23	CAL 30	CLT 14	MAR 15	TAL 5	TEX 9	PHO 2	HOM 2	17th	4022
2010				DAY 11	CAL 3	LVS 11	ATL 20	BRI 10	MAR 20	PHO 25	TEX 12	TAL 32*	RCH 4	DAR 8	DOV 2	CLT 25	POC 7	MCH 8	SON 27	NHA 12	DAY 5	CHI 7	IND 8	POC 8	GLN 9	MCH 24	BRI 16	ATL 4	RCH 13	NHA 15	DOV 2	KAN 18	CAL 23	CLT 20	MAR 9*	TAL 41	TEX 36	PHO 19	HOM 31	12th	6033
2011				DAY 36	PHO 26	LVS 21	BRI 20	CAL 15	MAR 24	TEX 11	TAL 16	RCH 16	DAR 33	DOV 11	CLT 21	KAN 25	POC 20	MCH 24	SON 21	DAY 21	KEN 19	NHA 16	IND 35	POC 17	GLN 9	MCH 17	BRI 15	ATL 13	RCH 29	CHI 15	NHA 13	DOV 11	KAN 21	CLT 18	TAL 2	MAR 6	TEX 27	PHO 4	HOM 10	20th	935
2012				DAY 5	PHO 33	LVS 14	BRI 6	CAL 22	MAR 22	TEX 29	KAN 22	RCH 31	TAL 10	DAR 18	CLT 19	DOV 22	POC 15	MCH 21	SON 11	KEN 24	DAY 2	NHA 21	IND 32	POC 22	GLN 30	MCH 19	BRI 33	ATL 12	RCH 6	CHI 24	NHA 15	DOV 27	TAL 10	CLT 28	KAN 28	MAR 22	TEX 19	PHO 13	HOM 19	19th	883
2013				DAY 30	PHO 10	LVS 26	BRI 32	CAL 17	MAR 18	TEX 23	KAN 18	RCH 5	TAL 28	DAR 21	CLT 12	DOV 11	POC 11	MCH 10	SON 31	KEN 19	DAY 16	NHA 3	IND 43	POC 36	GLN 26	MCH 8	BRI 13	ATL 34	RCH 18	CHI 14	NHA 8	DOV 14	KAN 12	CLT 21	TAL 21	MAR 11	TEX 24	PHO 17	HOM 23	20th	906
2014	Ryan Newman			DAY 22	PHO 7	LVS 7	BRI 16	CAL 20	MAR 20	TEX 16	DAR 10	RCH 8	TAL 18	KAN 11	CLT 15	DOV 31	POC 7	MCH 15	SON 11	KEN 3	DAY 24	NHA 5	IND 11	POC 8	GLN 41	MCH 11	BRI 13	ATL 7	RCH 9	CHI 15	NHA 18	DOV 8	KAN 6	CLT 7	TAL 5	MAR 3	TEX 15	PHO 11	HOM 2	2nd	5042
2015				DAY 38	ATL 10	LVS 3	PHO 3	CAL 5	MAR 27	TEX 12	BRI 5	RCH 11	TAL 7	KAN 10	CLT 6	DOV 18	POC 39	MCH 18	SON 9	DAY 8	KEN 20	NHA 11	IND 11	POC 23	GLN 15	MCH 8	BRI 10	DAR 13	RCH 20	CHI 4	NHA 10	DOV 19	CLT 15	KAN 11	TAL 12	MAR 7	TEX 22	PHO 11	HOM 17	11th	2314
2016				DAY 11	ATL 24	LVS 13	PHO 39	CAL 14	MAR 10	TEX 17	BRI 9	RCH 18	TAL 28	KAN 7	DOV 16	CLT 10	POC 12	MCH 11	SON 8	DAY 18	KEN 3	NHA 7	IND 31	POC 12	GLN 16	BRI 28	MCH 17	DAR 8	RCH 28	CHI 19	NHA 20	DOV 17	CLT 4	KAN 12	TAL 14	MAR 16	TEX 10	PHO 12	HOM 25	18th	895
2017				DAY 21	ATL 35	LVS 17	PHO 1	CAL 15	MAR 8	TEX 26	BRI 14	RCH 7	TAL 25	KAN 40	CLT 9	DOV 4	POC 14	MCH 15	SON 15	DAY 5	KEN 22	NHA 27	IND 3	POC 14	GLN 25	MCH 4	BRI 6	DAR 7	RCH 3	CHI 23	NHA 13	DOV 13	CLT 40	TAL 2	KAN 33	MAR 14	TEX 20	PHO 20	HOM 10	16th	2196
2018				DAY 8	ATL 22	LVS 11	PHO 11	CAL 21	MAR 19	TEX 27	BRI 10	RCH 37	TAL 9	DOV 33	KAN 30	CLT 35	POC 25	MCH 22	SON 24	CHI 15	DAY 8	KEN 21	NHA 6	POC 8	GLN 19	MCH 15	BRI 12	DAR 19	IND 10	LVS 9	RCH 15	CLT 11	DOV 17	TAL 25	KAN 15	MAR 8	TEX 18	PHO 11	HOM 15	17th	769
2019	Tyler Reddick			DAY 27	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	MAR	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	KAN 9	CLT	POC	MCH	SON	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	CLT	DOV	TAL	KAN	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	41st	38

Car No. 33 history

Part-time (2004–2008)

In 2004, it was announced that Kerry Earnhardt would drive the No. 33 car in five NASCAR Nextel Cup races. ^{[79] [80]} Mike Skinner would run the car in the Daytona 500, finishing 22nd. Earnhardt drove the car in the other three restrictor plate races with Bass Pro Shops sponsoring, getting his best finish of 24th. He attempted all of the restrictor plate races again in 2005, finishing 17th at Talladega. In addition, road course ringer Brian Simo brought home a 10th-place finish at Infineon Raceway. Clint Bowyer (Childress' Busch Series driver) made his Nextel Cup debut in this car with a Sylvania sponsorship at Phoenix in April 2005. Scott Wimmer ran the season finale in 2005, attempted two races in 2006 (making one start), and only made one start out of seven attempts in 2007. On May 2, 2008, Wimmer attempted but failed to qualify for the 2008 Crown Royal presents the Dan Lowry 400 at Richmond. Wimmer had sponsorships from Holiday Inn and Camping World/RVs.com. Ken Schrader and Mike Wallace ran one race apice in 2008.

Clint Bowyer (2009–2011)

Clint Bowyer's No. 33 in the pits at Homestead–Miami Speedway in 2010

RCR expanded to 4 full-time NASCAR Cup Series teams in 2009 with sponsorship from General Mills' Cheerios and Hamburger Helper sponsorships on the No. 33 Chevrolet. On August 23, 2008, RCR driver Clint Bowyer was announced as the driver of the No. 33 General Mills-sponsored Chevrolet Impala SS for the 2009 season. Casey Mears took over Bowyer's previous car, the No. 07 Jack Daniel's-sponsored Chevrolet Impala SS. In his first race in the car, Bowyer finished fourth in the 2009 Daytona 500. However, the team failed to win in 2009.

The Hartford joined the team as an additional a sponsor of the No. 33 during 2010, and Bowyer's consistency improved markedly. The team had a fairly solid season in 2010.

However, in 2011, the team struggled with consistency. With the departure of Bowyer to Michael Waltrip Racing for 2012, General Mills moved its sponsorship over to the No. 31 team, leaving the No. 33 team without a driver or sponsor.

Circle Sport (2012–2015)

Further information: Circle Sport, LLC

Brendan Gaughan at Las Vegas in 2012.

The No. 33 began 2012 with the intent of running only as long as sponsorship would allow. ^[81] Kroger and General Mills sponsored at the Daytona 500 with Elliott Sadler driving. ^[82] Brendan Gaughan drove the next four races with his family's South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa on the car. ^[83] Elliott's brother Hermie Sadler then drove at Martinsville with Anderson's Maple Syrup sponsoring. This would be the last race for the 33 under RCR control, fielded as a collaboration with the new team ownership (see below). ^{[81] [84]}

In April 2012, Childress announced that he sold the No. 33 to Joe Falk and Mike Hillman, Sr., who had fielded the No. 40 twice earlier in the season but had yet to qualify for a race. However, they kept the number 33, with the team assuming the name Circle Sport . Falk and Hillman took over the car at Texas in April. The transfer allowed RCR to field the number for their entries on limited occasions. ^{[84] [85]} In the first of these occasions, Austin Dillon ran the car under the RCR banner with American Ethanol, finishing 24th at the June Michigan race. For 2013, the same arrangement continued, ^[85] with Dillon running the No. 33 as an RCR entry for selected races including Daytona, Michigan, and Indianapolis. Brian Scott ran an RCR car in his Cup debut at the 2013 Bank of America 500, finishing 27th. ^[86]

In 2014, RCR ran the 33 in the first two races of the season with Scott and his family's Whitetail Club. ^[87] Scott finished fifth in his Daytona Duel to earn a spot in the Daytona 500, then finished 25th in the race after several accidents. ^[88] Scott ran the next race at Phoenix, starting and finishing 32nd. Scott was involved in a controversy in the fifth race of the season at Fontana, when he spun out Cup Series regular Aric Almirola, who expressed displeasure at Scott's driving and source of sponsorship after getting out of the car. ^[89] Scott would finish 35th in that race. Brian then won the pole at the spring Talladega race, his first career Cup pole. ^[90] Scott would not lead any laps, however, and finished 42nd after crashing out. 2000 Cup Champion Bobby Labonte, who was doing test driving for RCR, drove the same car at the summer Daytona race, under the Circle Sport banner. ^[91] The car again had speed in qualifying, timing in 4th. Labonte would contend for the lead for much of the race but finish 26th after being swept up in the Big One. Richard Childress' younger grandson Ty Dillon drove at Atlanta and Phoenix in the fall, with sponsorship from Rheem, Realtree and Charter Communications. ^{[92] [93]}

Ty Dillon attempted the 2015 Daytona 500 in the No. 33 for RCR with Cheerios and Kroger sponsoring. ^[94] Dillon qualified for the Daytona 500 and finished 28th. Brian Scott qualified for Atlanta in the No. 33 (under the Circle Sport banner) the next week, but gave up his seat to HScott Motorsports after their driver Michael Annett missed the race. Under NASCAR rules, Falk would receive owner's points. ^[95] Scott raced the next week at Las Vegas for RCR, finishing 13th, and also ran well two races later at Fontana before finishing 27th. Scott made the field at Talladega in May, but finished last after a blown engine and subsequent crash collecting Michael Waltrip. ^[96] Dillon ran the car at Kansas in May promoting SpongeBob SquarePants character Plankton. ^[97] Scott drove the car at Dover with Acme Markets and Kraft, finishing 36th after a crash with Kyle Busch. ^[98] Dillon returned at Pocono and Michigan in June with Yuengling and Nexium sponsoring in respective events. ^{[99] [100]} Scott returned with Shore Lodge at the July Daytona race and the Brickyard 400. The 33 shut down at the end of the season.

Part-time with multiple drivers (2022-present)

Brodie Kostecki at the 2023 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard

On August 2, 2022, RCR announced that Austin Hill would make his Cup Series debut in the No. 33 at Michigan, where He would notch a top 20 finishing in 18th. ^[101]

On July 18, 2023, Richard Childress Racing and Australian V8 Supercars Points Leader Brodie Kostecki announced that Kostecki would make his Cup Series debut in the No. 33 at the Indianapolis Road Course. Kostecki followed in the footsteps of fellow Supercars driver Shane van Gisbergen who won on his first start with Trackhouse Racing. He would be joined by Australian companies VAILO and Shaw & Companies amongst other companies for sponsorship.

In 2024, Richard Childress announced that Brodie Kostecki would return to the 33 for up to five races in 2024, including an oval race. ^[102] Paul Morris, Kostecki's long–time mentor, later confirmed that the planned races had been axed. ^[103]

On April 5, RCR announced that Austin Hill would return to the 33 for multiple races starting with Texas. ^[104]

On May 3, it was announced that Will Brown would make his NASCAR debut at Sonoma. ^[105]

For the 2025 season, the No. 33 car was split between Hill and Jesse Love. Hill scored his first career Cup top-10 with a ninth-place finish at the Chicago street race. ^[106]

Car No. 33 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
2004	Mike Skinner	33	Chevy	DAY 22	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR																													51st	465
	Kerry Earnhardt											TAL 35	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH DNQ	SON	DAY 28	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH DNQ	BRI	CAL				TAL 24	KAN	CLT	MAR	ATL DNQ	PHO	DAR	HOM
	Johnny Sauter																												RCH DNQ	NHA DNQ	DOV
2005	Kerry Earnhardt			DAY DNQ	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX		TAL 17	DAR	RCH	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH		DAY 42	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	TAL 39	KAN	CLT	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	53rd	454
	Clint Bowyer										PHO 22
	Brian Simo																		SON 10
2006	Scott Wimmer			DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	TAL	CLT	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM 12	60th	127
2007				DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL DNQ	BRI	MAR	TEX DNQ	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	NHA	DAY	CHI	IND 31	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV DNQ	KAN	TAL	CLT	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	54th	142
2008				DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL	RCH DNQ	DAR																										50th	165
	Ken Schrader														CLT 33	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	NHA	DAY	CHI	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN
	Mike Wallace																																TAL 30	CLT	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM
2009	Clint Bowyer			DAY 4	CAL 19	LVS 2	ATL 6	BRI 13	MAR 5	TEX 22	PHO 26	TAL 39	RCH 18	DAR 37	CLT 36	DOV 11	POC 12	MCH 10	SON 8	NHA 20	DAY 29	CHI 9	IND 18	POC 3	GLN 9	MCH 8	BRI 21	ATL 29	RCH 6	NHA 10	DOV 15	KAN 21	CAL 9	CLT 6	MAR 19	TAL 12	TEX 7	PHO 7	HOM 11	15th	4359
2010				DAY 4	CAL 8	LVS 8	ATL 23	BRI 40	MAR 7	PHO 9	TEX 36	TAL 7	RCH 12	DAR 32	DOV 17	CLT 7	POC 9	MCH 22	SON 31	NHA 7	DAY 17	CHI 4	IND 4	POC 15	GLN 32	MCH 13	BRI 4	ATL 7	RCH 6	NHA 1*	DOV 25	KAN 15	CAL 2	CLT 17	MAR 38	TAL 1	TEX 7	PHO 21	HOM 12	10th	6155
2011				DAY 17	PHO 27	LVS 15	BRI 35	CAL 7	MAR 9	TEX 2	TAL 2	RCH 6	DAR 31	DOV 6	CLT 15	KAN 18	POC 16	MCH 8	SON 4	DAY 36	KEN 35	NHA 17	IND 13	POC 18	GLN 11	MCH 8	BRI 26	ATL 36	RCH 22	CHI 7	NHA 26	DOV 8	KAN 7	CLT 24	TAL 1	MAR 19	TEX 9	PHO 10	HOM 6	13th	1047
2012	Elliott Sadler			DAY 27																																				37th	253
	Brendan Gaughan				PHO 27	LVS 34	BRI 22	CAL 43
	Hermie Sadler								MAR 31	TEX	KAN	RCH	TAL	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC
	Austin Dillon																	MCH 24	SON	KEN	DAY	NHA	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	TAL	CLT	KAN	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM
2013				DAY 31	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	MAR	TEX	KAN	RCH	TAL	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH 11	SON	KEN	DAY	NHA	IND 26	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	ATL 19	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	KAN				TEX 22	PHO	HOM	38th	441
	Brian Scott																																	CLT 27	TAL	MAR
2014				DAY 25	PHO 32	LVS	BRI	CAL 35	MAR	TEX	DAR	RCH	TAL 42	KAN	CLT 32	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	KEN	DAY	NHA	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI												HOM 28	40th	337
	Ty Dillon																											ATL 25	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	KAN	CLT	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO 27
2015				DAY 28	ATL									KAN 26	CLT		POC 18	MCH 14	SON																				HOM 23	35th	458
	Brian Scott					LVS 13	PHO	CAL 27	MAR	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL 43			DOV 38				DAY 42	KEN	NHA	IND 36	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH 22	CHI 22	NHA	DOV	CLT	KAN 12	TAL	MAR	TEX 14	PHO
2022	Austin Hill			DAY	CAL	LVS	PHO	ATL	COA	RCH	MAR	BRI	TAL	DOV	DAR	KAN	CLT	GTW	SON	NSH	ROA	ATL	NHA	POC	IND	MCH 18	RCH	GLN	DAY	DAR	KAN	BRI	TEX	TAL	CLT	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	41st	19
2023	Brodie Kostecki			DAY	CAL	LVS	PHO	ATL	COA	RCH	BRD	MAR	TAL	DOV	KAN	DAR	CLT	GTW	SON	NSH	CSC	ATL	NHA	POC	RCH	MCH	IRC 22	GLN	DAY	DAR	KAN	BRI	TEX	TAL	ROV	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	42nd	15
2024	Austin Hill			DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	BRI	COA	RCH	MAR	TEX 38	TAL	DOV	KAN 33	DAR	CLT	GTW					CSC 31	POC				DAY 25	DAR	ATL	GLN	BRI	KAN	TAL	ROV	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	43rd	47
	Will Brown																		SON 31	IOW	NHA	NSH
	Ty Dillon																								IND 19	RCH	MCH
2025	Austin Hill			DAY	ATL	COA	PHO	LVS	HOM	MAR	DAR 31											CSC 9	SON	DOV	IND	IOW	GLN		DAY 30	DAR	GTW	BRI 25	NHA	KAN	ROV	LVS	TAL 22	MAR	PHO	38th	88
	Jesse Love											BRI 31	TAL	TEX	KAN 29	CLT	NSH	MCH	MXC	POC	ATL							RCH 33

^ From 2012-2015, RCR shared their owner points with Joe Falk's team, Circle Sport. The 33 car ran races not raced by RCR under the ownership of Falk, thus making their owner's points for the 33 reflective of an entire 36 race season rather than the part time schedule RCR ran.

Other cars

Car No. 03 (1977)

In 1977, the team fielded the No. 03 car for two races with Bill Seifert as the driver.

Car No. 03 results

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
1977	Bill Seifert	03	Chevy	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	NWS	DAR	BRI	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH 12	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV 33	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT

Car No. 22 (1988)

In 1988, the team fielded the No. 22 car at North Carolina Speedway with Rodney Combs as the driver, He finished dead last.

Car No. 22 results

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
1988	Rodney Combs	22	Chevy	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT DNQ	NWS	CAR 40	PHO	ATL

Car No. 90 (2003)

In 2003, RCR entered the No. 90 Chevrolet in the fall Talladega race with John Andretti driving. The car was sponsored by AOL 9.0 and was numbered 90 for marketing purposes which was originally going to be No. 75 in honor Neil Bonnett. Ron Hornaday Jr. ran the No. 90 in the season-ending Ford 400 with Childress Vineyards on the hood.

Car No. 90 results

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
2003	John Andretti	90	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	TAL	MAR	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	TAL 15	KAN	CLT	MAR	ATL	PHO	CAR		62nd	103
	Ron Hornaday Jr.																																						HOM 20

Car No. 96 (1972)

In 1972, the team fielded the No. 96 car for fourteen races with Childress driving it.

Car No. 96 results

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
1972	Richard Childress	96	Chevy	RSD	DAY	RCH 29	ONT DNQ	CAR 37	ATL	BRI 18	DAR	NWS 27	MAR 29	TAL DNQ	CLT	DOV 37	MCH 19	RSD	TWS 31	DAY	BRI 26	TRN 18	ATL	TAL	MCH	NSV 16	DAR	RCH 25	DOV 33	MAR 33	NWS 25	CLT	CAR	TWS						37th	1521.25

Car No. 98 (2011)

Austin Dillon made his Cup Series debut at Kansas in October 2011, with sponsorship from Camping World on the No. 98 Chevrolet. The car was fielded in association with music executive Mike Curb and promoted the Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration. ^[107] The entry was allowed because of NASCAR's policy that allows teams to field a fifth car if it is fielded for a rookie in seven or less races.

Car No. 98 results

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
2011	Austin Dillon	98	Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	MAR	TEX	TAL	RCH	DAR	DOV	CLT	KAN	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	KAN 26	CLT	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	51st	18

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External links

• Official website for Richard Childress Racing
• Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series owner statistics at Racing-Reference