For most of his life, Richard Childress has hung around race tracks attempting to go that extra mile to make Richard Childress Racing a more successful organization. This commitment, focus, and sheer will has come at the cost of not being able to spend as much time as he would have liked with his family. So, he doesn\u2019t want his grandsons, Austin and Ty Dillon, to make that sacrifice as well.<\/p>\n
The two Cup Series drivers are in position to take over the leadership of the team in the coming years. Speaking on the Stacking Pennies podcast with Corey LaJoie, Austin<\/a> mentioned how Childress is happy to see the children of his grandsons bonding and be best friends. It appears to satisfy a deep-lying need in the old man, something he couldn\u2019t attain for himself as a child.<\/p>\n Austin said, \u201cWe\u2019ve all come way closer and that\u2019s good to see. I think that\u2019s good for my grandfather to see also, like he wants that. Because his whole career has been at the racetrack, right? And he\u2019s had to sacrifice a lot of family time from that situation. So, he doesn\u2019t want us to sacrifice that because it\u2019s like a regret for him, I feel like.\u201d<\/p>\n It also helps him believe in the future of his team. These kinds\u00a0of strong family values are ingrained in the fabric of Richard Childress Racing as well. There are several employees in the race shop at Welcome, North Carolina, who have been with the team for well over two decades. <\/p>\n Austin added how the journey that his grandfather underwent<\/a> from the stands of Bowman Gray to here is a story that needs to be written as a book.<\/p>\n When will Austin and Ty Dillon take over leadership?<\/p>\n For many weeks now, Austin has been confronted with questions about when and how he will be leading Richard Childress Racing<\/a> into its future adventures. He was asked for a timeline in the podcast as well. For him, it\u2019s all about how long he is able to continue being a potent competitor on the track.<\/p>\n