Adventurous lifestyle suits Richard Childress
| For years, as a NASCAR owner, Richard Childress was at the top of the list. With legendary Dale Earnhardt at the wheel, Childress earned six Cup championships. Then the unthinkable happened. Now, with Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton and rookie Clint Bowyer, Childress is back in the hunt for NASCAR glory, gunning for the kind of trophy no single shot can provide. |
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He lives on a sprawling Clemmons, N.C., estate that backs to the Yadkin River. His daily routine includes hours of hands-on supervision in Welcome at the Richard Childress Racing shop, which he’s expanded to a 14-building campus on 35 acres. And his passion extends to his majestic winery in Lexington, styled in the fashion of the great wineries of Napa Valley and Italy. Childress, 60, also owns a 700-acre ranch in Montana and a home in Florida. He maintains four aircraft to fly his NASCAR teams from track to track and has amassed collections of classic cars, antique weapons and artwork that would give Smithsonian curators goose bumps.
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