Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing will field full-time entries for Austin Dillon (No. 3) and Kyle Busch (No. 8) in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025.
Richard Childress Racing will field full-time entries for Austin Dillon (No. 3) and Kyle Busch (No. 8) in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025. / Photo Credit: Jacy Norgaard

Richard Childress Racing Team Information

Car No.

Driver(s)

Manufacturer

3

Austin Dillon

Chevrolet

8

Kyle Busch

Chevrolet

33

Will Brown (PT)

Chevrolet

From its humble beginnings to a juggernaut in the NASCAR Cup Series, Richard Childress Racing has been an important part of NASCAR for more than five decades.

The team was established in 1969 as a way for team owner Richard Childress to compete in the NASCAR Cup Series, but after 285 starts as the primary driver, Childress elected to step aside, in an attempt to develop his team into a championship-winning outfit.

Entering the 2025 season, Richard Childress Racing (RCR) has secured 117 wins in the NASCAR Cup Series win, coupled with six championships at NASCARs top-level. The team is also well-known for being the place where the legendary Dale Earnhardt called home from 1984 to his death on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.

NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Ricky Rudd was the first driver to secure a victory under the Richard Childress Racing banner, driving the iconic No. 3 at Riverside International Raceway in 1983. Rudd would also win at Martinsville later in the season. Earnhardt took over the car for good, starting in 1984, and developed an incredible legacy for the team in Welcome, North Carolina.

Richard Childress Racing has always been a family-oriented organization, with son-in-law Mike Dillon taking a turn behind the wheel, and eventually getting into management of the organization, while Childress’ grandsons, Austin and Ty Dillon are both set to run full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025.

Austin, the older brother and 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion, will drive the No. 3 Chevrolet for RCR, while younger brother Ty Dillon will drive the No. 10 for Kaulig Racing, an alliance partner of the organization.

Alongside Austin Dillon will be Kyle Busch, who returns for a third season driving the No. 8 Chevrolet, after going winless in 2024. The team will also field a third, part-time entry, the No. 33 for multiple drivers throughout the season – including Supercars driver Will Brown.


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