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2012 Texas II: Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Preview
Richard Childress Racing at TMS ... In 68 starts at Texas Motor Speedway dating back to 1997, RCR has recorded one win (Jeff Burton, April 2007), eight top-five and 27 top-10 finishes with drivers Burton, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Green and Paul Menard. Prior to TMS'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 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams boast a 20.2 average starting position, a 16.2 average finishing position and have completed 21,925 of the 22,742 contested laps (96.4 percent) with 139 laps led at the 1.5-mile Fort Worth-based race track.
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RCR in the NSCS ... In 2,264 Sprint Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, RCR has amassed 100 wins, 42 pole awards, 434 top-five finishes and 906 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 17.9 and an average finishing position of 15.8 among all races contested. RCR has earned six Sprint Cup Series championships with Earnhardt (1986, '87, '90,'91, '93, '94), 14 total championships (five NASCAR Nationwide Series titles, two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series titles and one ARCA Racing Series title) and was the first organization to win titles in NASCAR's three national series.
The Collective RCR ... Throughout the season's first 33 races, RCR's Sprint Cup Series entries have notched seven top-five and 25 top-10 finishes. RCR teams have completed 29,635 of 30,173 total laps (98.2 percent) with drivers Burton, Austin Dillon, Brendan Gaughan, Harvick, Menard and Elliott Sadler. The group has led a combined 305 laps.
Get to the Points ... Following the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway, Harvick, who represents RCR in the 2012 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, is ranked 11th, 88 points out of the top spot. Menard currently sits 16th in the driver championship point standings, while Burton is ranked 19th.
Interactive RCR ... To keep up-to-date with the latest news and to view exclusive content, visit RCR's Twitter page - @RCRracing - along with the RCR Sprint Cup Series team Twitter pages - @RCR27PMenard, @RCR29KHarvick and @RCR31JeffBurton. Information about the 14-time championship winning organization can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RichardChildressRacing and at www.RCRracing.com.
Catch the Action ... ESPN's live coverage of the AAA Texas 500 begins Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. The race will also be broadcast on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Qualifying for the 34th points-paying event of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season will be broadcast live on ESPN2 Friday, Nov. 2 at 4:30 p.m. ET.
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