Childress inducted into North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
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Richard Childress Racing President and CEO Richard Childress and six others were inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Thursday night in Raleigh.
Childress was the 258th inductee of the now 260-member group. Also inducted were former Duke University Athletic Director Tom Butters, former Duke University quarterback Leo Hart, sportswriter and promoter Bill Hensley, former UNC and NFL offensive lineman Ken Huff, former Guilford College men's golf and basketball coach Jack Jensen, legendary former Harlem Globetrotter Fred "Curly" Neal, and current University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill men's basketball head coach Roy Williams.
"It was a very humbling experience and an honor for me to be nominated and inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame," Childress said in a statement. "Only in America can a kid with a dream to drive a race car be fortunate enough to be inducted into the hall of fame of his home state. I'd be remiss if I didn't give Dale Earnhardt a lot of credit for my induction. I also have to thank all of the long-time team members at RCR and the current team members who are keeping the RCR heritage strong. Racing is a team sport, and I've been fortunate to have been able to surround myself
over the years with people who are committed to success."
Childress is an 11-time NASCAR championship-winning team owner, including six Cup series titles with Dale Earnhardt (1986-87, '90-'91, '93-'94. He is the ninth member of the NASCAR community to be honored by the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
The others include Lee Petty (1966), Richard Petty (1973), Ned Jarrett (1990), Buck Baker (1992), Junior Johnson (1992), Herb Thomas (1992), Dale Earnhardt (1994), and H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler (2004).
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