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Intruders at Richard Childress' Home Carried Military-Style Weapons

Intruders at Richard Childress' Home Carried Military-Style Weapons

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Intruders at Richard Childress' Home Carried Military-Style Weapons
Three intruders had military-style weapons when they tried to break into the North Carolina home of NASCAR team owner and 2017 Hall of Fame inductee Richard Childress late Sunday, authorities said Friday.

Childress, 72, said he was upstairs with his wife at about 10:30 p.m. when he heard glass shatter downstairs. He grabbed his handgun, went downstairs and fired multiple shots at the home invaders, scaring them off, according to the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office.

The intruders broke a window beside a doorknob, which sounded an alarm, the Winston-Salem Journal and other news outlets reported. 

Intruders at Richard Childress' Home Carried Military-Style Weapons
Three intruders had military-style weapons when they tried to break into the
North Carolina home of NASCAR team owner and 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
Richard Childress late Sunday, Davidson County Sheriff’s Office

Away from the track, Childress is a businessman, philanthropist and conservationist – he loves wine, the outdoors and investing in America’s youth. Childress also enjoys spending his free time outdoors and has been an avid hunter and fisherman since he was a child.

He proudly supports the Congressional Sportsman Foundation and served two terms on the organization’s board. Childress also supports the Boone & Crocket Club as well as non-government organizations like Ducks Unlimited and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. 

Intruders at Richard Childress' Home Carried Military-Style WeaponsIn 2015, he was elected as second vice president of the National Rifle Association after serving as a board member for the largest pro-Second Amendment organization in the United States. Childress currently serves as the NRA’s first vice president.
Intruders at Richard Childress' Home Carried Military-Style Weapons
Grandpa Childress with Austin and Ty Dillon

Childress’ family shares his love for motorsports. His grandsons, Austin and Ty Dillon, began racing under the RCR banner in the early 2000s.

When he was sixty-five, Childress and driver Kyle Busch were involved in a physical confrontation after a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway.  Busch had made contact with RCR driver Joey Coulter on the cool-down lap of Saturday's Truck race – apparently drawing Childress' ire.  Richard Childress was fined $150000 for the altercation.

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