Press Release | RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING WELCOME, N.C. (April 3, 2024) – Lucas Oil, a long-time partner of both Richard Childress Racing and ECR Engines, continues the expansion of its partnership as the primary sponsor of the No. 8 Chevrolet driven by two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch for multiple races in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Fans will see the familiar race-winning Lucas Oil paint scheme for the first time at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia on April 8, kicking off a multi-race primary partnership. “After reaching victory lane with Kyle’s No. 8 Chevrolet in 2023, we are very excited to announce that we’ve expanded our primary sponsorship to include multiple races in 2024 at some of NASCAR’s most legendary tracks,” said Brandon Bernstein, director of partnership marketing for Lucas Oil. “In addition to being one of the winningest organizations in NASCAR and all of motorsports, RCR and ECR Engines continue to be an amazing partner both on and off the track. We are very proud to again have Kyle represent the Lucas Oil shield as he competes for his third Cup championship.” Lucas Oil has served as the official lubricant of RCR and ECR Engines since 2014 and is the official motor oil of ECR Engines. ECR Engines and Lucas Oil have recorded a total of 133 wins between 2014 and 2023, with another four victories already in 2024. “Over the past 10 years, Lucas Oil has been an amazing partner to RCR and ECR Engines and we are thrilled to have them back as the primary sponsor of the No. 8 Chevrolet,” said Torrey Galida, president of RCR. “The technical support they provide to our race teams and ECR has resulted in numerous victories, which is why it is so special to highlight this partnership on the No. 8 Chevrolet. We have no doubt Kyle will be competing for wins this year while representing the Lucas Oil brand.” In addition to the NASCAR Cup Series races, Lucas Oil is also the Official Oil of Kyle and Brexton Busch. Kyle is competing in 20-25 Micro Sprint events in 2024 with a Lucas Oil full-car wrap and racing suit. Lucas Oil is also a proud associate sponsor for all of Brexton's racing disciplines. Brexton is a third-generation racer, beginning his racing career at age five. He earned his first win just one month into his racing career, and now Lucas Oil is at the heart of this father/son racing legacy. Since 2014, expert scientists and technicians at Lucas Oil have worked closely with RCR and ECR to refine the perfect blend of engine oil capable of drawing out every competitive advantage possible. The teams test engines in simulators and real-world racing scenarios capturing hundreds of data points to measure and find areas of improvement. For more information and all that is going on at RCR, visit rcrracing.com.

Press Release | RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING WELCOME, N.C. (April 5, 2024) – United Rentals, the world's largest equipment rental company, will partner with Richard Childress Racing to sponsor Austin Hill for select races in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2024. Hill is slated to race the No. 33 United Rentals Chevrolet Camaro on a part-time basis, beginning with the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 14. The race will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 1 beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET. “United Rentals has supported me throughout all of the key moments of my racing career so far, which makes their involvement in my upcoming NASCAR Cup Series starts for Richard Childress Racing that much more special,” said Hill. “I’m happy to have another opportunity to race in the Cup Series for RCR. The amount of success that we’ve been able to accomplish together in the Xfinity Series makes me excited for this slate of races. It’s not going to be easy, competing against the best drivers on Sundays, but I’m thankful to Richard, everyone at RCR, and United Rentals for allowing this Cup Series schedule to come to life. Racing a Next Gen Chevrolet at a mile-and-a-half will be a new challenge, but one that I’m looking forward to.” United Rentals has an integrated network of over 1,500 rental locations in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United Rentals offers general, aerial, and specialty rentals to a customer base that includes construction and industrial companies, utilities, municipalities, and homeowners. “We are excited to support Richard Childress Racing and Austin Hill in the NASCAR Cup Series.” said Craig Schmidt, vice president of national accounts, United Rentals. “We have a great partnership with Austin and RCR and look forward to supporting them and giving our customers an unforgettable experience.” The 2024 campaign marks United Rentals’ third year of partnership with RCR, but the relationship with Hill has been a constant for over seven years. United Rentals and Hill have found success together both on and off the track, most recently with the Winston, Georgia native winning the United Rentals 300 Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway in February. “We’re proud to represent a great brand like United Rentals, and to be a part of their efforts to help Austin achieve success at the next level,” said Torrey Galida, president of RCR. “United Rentals is a long-time supporter of our sport and they have done a superb job of using their relationship with Austin to achieve their business goals from an on-site activation and hosting standpoint.” Hill made his Cup Series debut for the Welcome, N.C.-based organization at Michigan International Speedway in 2022. The 29-year-old, who is in his third full-time season piloting the No. 21 RCR Chevrolet in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, has captured a total of eight wins, including three consecutive victories in the season-opening event at the World Center of Racing, 32 top-five, and 51 top-10 finishes. Hill is the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season Champion. For more information and all that is going on at RCR, visit rcrracing.com.

Press Release | RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING WELCOME, N.C. (April 2, 2024) – Richard Childress Racing announced this week several competition personnel changes designed to strengthen the organization’s NASCAR Cup Series teams. Justin Alexander has been appointed to the role of crew chief for Austin Dillon and the No. 3 team in the NASCAR Cup Series. In addition to the crew chief change, Joel Keller has been appointed lead engineer for the No. 3 team. Alexander replaces Keith Rodden, who had been paired with Dillon at RCR since the beginning of 2023. Rodden, a veteran crew chief and race engineer, will take on a larger role across the organization to help maximize the capabilities of RCR’s Chevys and provide leadership, coordination and support. “The organizational changes were made to help Richard Childress Racing’s overall NASCAR Cup Series program as we prepare for the rest of the season and locking two teams into the NASCAR Playoffs,” said Andy Petree, executive vice president for RCR. “Justin Alexander and Austin Dillon share a unique chemistry that has proven effective in the past. We want to thank Keith Rodden for his leadership of the No. 3 team and know that the contributions he will continue to make to RCR in his new role will be valuable across the organization.” Alexander, who has been serving as RCR’s competition director, was a crew chief for the No. 3 team in the NASCAR Cup Series from 2017 to 2018 and 2020 to 2022, notably guiding Dillon to all four of his NASCAR Cup Series wins. Together, the Alexander/Dillon duo captured two of the sport’s “Crown Jewel” races – the Coca-Cola 600 in 2017 and the Daytona 500 in 2018. The changes are effective immediately. For more information and all that is going on at RCR, visit rcrracing.com.

By Matt Marr Kyle Larson and Chase Elliot brought the field to the green flag to start the race. As it had rained earlier in the day, NASCAR told teams to start the race on wet weather tires. A competition caution came out at lap 30, which allowed teams to switch back to slick tires. On lap 64, Josh Berry got into the back of Daniel Suarez, taking him for a spin.  Suarez managed to keep it off the wall but the caution had already come out. The caution ended Stage One with Larson winning. Martin Truex Jr. dominated all of Stage Two. Christopher Bell was in the lead as green flag pit stops took place, starting on lap 288. The battle for the lead got tighter after pit stops cycled through, as Denny Hamlin and Larson fought Truex for the top spot on lap 296. Hamlin took over the lead with 63 laps remaining, but was quickly passed again by Truex. Bubba Wallace got loose and spun Larson on the frontstretch with 2 laps to go, leading to an overtime finish. Denny Hamlin made a questionable jump on the restart but held off Joey Logano to win the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond. Toyota Owners 400 Top 5: 1. Denny Hamlin 2. Joey Logano 3. Kyle Larson 4. Martin Truex Jr 5. Chase Elliott

Each week here on Racing Refresh we like to take a look back to the week that was in the world of racing on X. Let's get started! 10. Dave Moody is a voice for the voiceless. 9. Time will tell, but I believe Rajah will be one of the sport's next big stars. 8. It's kind of like NASCAR's version of scorigami. 7. Update. It happened. 6. Should NASCAR race on Easter? I don't have any issues with it myself. But, as a sport, they proudly display their Christian values so I can understand the argument for why they shouldn't. Most of the teams likely prefer having the week off. Especially in an era where there are so few off-weeks. 5. I am all for this and hope it comes to fruition. Trying new things is never a bad thing. 4. It's always wonderful to see "The cat in the hat" at the track. 3. Who throws a bumper? I mean, seriously. 2. We know teams like Trackhouse and 23XI Racing are in the market? We also know Dale Jr will like to be an owner on the Cup side one day. Lot's of questions. 1. Wait. What?! I can't overstate how bad I think this is for the sport. Rules should be rules and enforced at all times. How is this okay?

Press Release | BEARD MOTORSPORTS MT. PLEASANT, Michigan (March 28, 2024) – The “dudes” always show up when NASCAR visits Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. And this spring, the dudes are in luck because a product made specifically for them is coming to town along with the family-owned Beard Motorsports race team. DUDE Wipes will partner with Beard Motorsports for the GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega on April 21 by appearing as the primary sponsor on the No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro. NASCAR Xfinity Series regular Anthony Alfredo will be back behind the wheel for Beard Motorsports, which sees the partnership for the race at Talladega as one that is tailor made. “This partnership with DUDE Wipes has our entire team and family super excited,” said Amie Beard, executive vice president of Beard Motorsports. “Our family loves everything about racing – the competition, the atmosphere – and we have fun being a part of this sport. This partnership with DUDE Wipes is still very new but we have learned very quickly that they are completely on board with bringing the ‘fun.’ This just feels like the perfect partner for us and our team for this race at Talladega.” Founded in Chicago by a group of childhood friends, DUDE Wipes are an extra large, flushable wipe developed specifically for adults as an alternative to dry toilet paper. DUDE Wipes has become a popular brand across the NASCAR community and has appeared as a primary sponsor for select NASCAR Cup Series races with Alfredo in previous seasons. The upcoming GIECO 500 will be the first Cup Series start of the 2024 season for DUDE Wipes. “We are thrilled for the opportunity to partner with Beard Motorsports and Anthony Alfredo,” said Ryan Meegan, co-founder of DUDE Wipes. “We have partnered with Anthony for a few years now and he is a big fan of our products and has been a tremendous ambassador for the brand. Being able to partner with Beard Motorsports and the NASCAR Cup Series program at Talladega is a great opportunity for DUDE Wipes." Alfredo has been affiliated with DUDE Wipes since making the move to the NASCAR Xfinity series in 2020. The relationship has evolved and Alfredo is very familiar with the brand and considers this announcement another full-circle moment. “I met the DUDE Wipes team when I first started my career in the national series through Austin Dillon, Austin Craven and Team Dillon Management, and they have been nothing but a pleasure to work with,” Alfredo said. “This started as a one-race deal in the Xfinity Series and they are now the cornerstone sponsor for my fulltime Xfinity Series effort. I’m very thankful for my relationship with them and we have a lot of great things on the horizon in the future. The GEICO 500 will be the second start of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season for Beard Motorsports. The No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro’s competed in the season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, where Alfredo piloted the car to a 27th-place finish.

Press Release | RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING WELCOME, N.C. (March 28, 2024) – SENIX Tools, the official power tool of Richard Childress Racing, is enhancing their relationship with the multi-time NASCAR Championship-winning organization. Austin Dillon will drive the No. 3 SENIX Tools Chevrolet in select races during the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, beginning with NASCAR All-Star weekend at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday, May 19. As part of the multi-year partnership, SENIX will continue to be represented across the RCR organization on all cars in both the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. “We’re thrilled to be able to grow our partnership with Richard Childress Racing and can’t wait to cheer on Austin Dillon and the No. 3 SENIX Tools Chevrolet,” said Rocky Reynolds, vice president of sales and marketing for SENIX Tools. “RCR is such a legendary team within the sport and it’s exciting to align our growing brand with such a well-respected team.” Since first announcing their partnership, SENIX has become a trusted brand in RCR’s shops, garages and pit stalls. Team members throughout the organization are utilizing SENIX’s vast range of high-quality outdoor power equipment and handheld power tools throughout campus and at the race track. “We’re happy to see another brand grow and find success through a partnership with RCR,” said Torrey Galida, president of RCR. “Our team has found SENIX Tools’ cutting-edge technology, performance and eco-friendly design to be a trusted addition to the shop and the garage. We are all looking forward to seeing the No. 3 SENIX Tools Chevrolet on track this season with Austin Dillon.” To celebrate the partnership, SENIX Tools is offering fans 38% off any power tool or power tool kit to celebrate each time RCR wins in the NASCAR Cup Series this season. Visit senixtools.com to claim your discount the week following a Kyle Busch or Austin Dillon win this season. For more information and all that is going on at RCR, visit rcrracing.com.