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Richard Childress, the owner of Richard Childress Racing in Welcome, will be inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in May. Childress is one of eight honorees in the Class of 2008. The NASCAR team owner won six Winston Cup championships with Dale Earnhardt Sr. behind the wheel, the Busch Grand National championship in 2001 and 2006 with Kevin Harvick and the Truck Series title in 1995 with Mike Skinner. His team became the first in NASCAR history to win the championship in all three national series. His teams have also won two Daytona 500s. -- Lexington Dispatch



Childress named to N.C. Sports Hall of Fame - The Lexington Dispatch

[Racer Duck]

Guess they're trying to catch up... It's obvious this isn't one of those deals where you don't become eligible until pushing up daisies.