NASCAR legend Richard Childress’ relationship with President Donald Trump Richard Childress and Donald Trump have a friendship which showed itself on the presidential campaign trail last year.
By RICH JONES
12:42 ET, Sat, Feb 15, 2025 | UPDATED: 12:42 ET, Sat, Feb 15, 2025
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Richard Childress and Donald Trump (Image: Getty)
President Donald Trump will be at the Daytona 500 this weekend - and it means being reunited with team owner Richard Childress.
Childress, owner of Richard Childress Racing, with whom Dale Earnhardt won six of his NASCAR Championships, introduced Trump on the campaign trail at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina last year.
"At this time, I'd like to introduce my friend, and a friend of every one of you in here tonight," Childress said, addressing the crowd.
NASCAR star drove Donald Trump car is now racing in Daytona 500 NASCAR race car is built at eye-watering cost in detailed nine-day process ”He loves you, he loves all of you. He is one of the bravest, most courageous men I've ever met in my life. On November the 7th, we all have to get out and vote and vote for my friend President Donald Trump.”
Trump responded in his speech: ”I've a lot of friends in that (racing) world. I don't know I think is it Roger Penske like a great guy too, he won 20 Indianapolis 500. This guy (Richard Childress) wins all the time. I mean we appreciate talent.”
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