“One of them guys called me a redneck…”
23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports recently settled their lawsuit against NASCAR. But, a lot of damage was already done.
Richard Childress has been a NASCAR team owner since 1972. He collected a six NASCAR Cup Series championships, all with Dale Earnhardt.
In court, text messages surfaced where Steve Phelps called Richard Childress a “redneck. The NASCAR team owner wasn’t pleased with the messages about him between NASCAR executives.
NASCAR President calls Richard Childress a redneck in latest court filings
Steve Phelps was the Commissioner of NASCAR. Now, post-lawsuit, he’ll be stepping away from the company.
In November, Childress noted that he was considering legal action against NASCAR. Months later, some repairs have been made but he’s still angry.
Watch the video below.
Steve Phelps is stepping away from NASCAR
Richard Childress comments
“You know, I’ve spoke to the France family and my goal now is to try and help them, help everyone come together and build a stronger NASCAR sport,” Richard Childress stated via Fox8.
“As far as the personal damages that came to me… If I told you what I think now, you’d probably be bleeping me out.”
“So, that is still to be carried on in the future. The personal attacks against me. I’m like an old elephant, you don’t forget.”
“The race fans get me fired up. They keep me excited.”
“One of them guys called me a redneck… I got a lot of race fans that are good old solid rednecks.”
“You can’t forget what built the sport was the people back in the day standing up there with a beer on top of their car, cheering and screaming. And, you can’t forget the young fans coming in, we gotta have them to keep the sport going.”
“I better not say what’s on my mind. I was thinking last night, ‘if somebody asked me the questions, how would I answer it and not get bleeped a lot?’ “
The full interview is set to air later tonight.
Richard Childress is considering legal action against NASCAR
