1. Rodney Scott Childers was born on June 7,1976 and is an American professional stock car racing crew chief and former driver.
16 Facts About Rodney Childers
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Rodney Childers last worked for Spire Motorsports as the crew chief for their No 7 Chevrolet ZL1 in the NASCAR Cup Series driven by Justin Haley.
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Harvick and Childers won the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship together.
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Rodney Childers won seven championships in the state of South Carolina and five championships at the national level before moving to the Late Model Stock Car division in 1997.
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In 2000, Rodney Childers made his Busch Series debut at Myrtle Beach Speedway, driving the No 49 Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Jay Robinson Racing.
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Rodney Childers retired from driving in 2003 to concentrate on becoming a mechanic.
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Rodney Childers first worked with Penske-Jasper Racing as a mechanic for the No 77 Dodge, before becoming car chief.
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Rodney Childers moved with Riggs to Evernham Motorsports at the start of the 2006 season, and stayed with him until October 2007, when he became Elliott Sadler's crew chief at Evernham.
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Rodney Childers stayed with Sadler until the end of 2008, when he moved to Michael Waltrip Racing.
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Rodney Childers repeated the talents they used to win the Coca-Cola 600 to win Reutimann an upset Cup victory at Chicago.
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Rodney Childers was released from his crew chief duties by MWR following the 2013 Irwin Tools Night Race, but remained under contract for the remainder of the season.
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Harvick and Rodney Childers combined to win the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title.
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On October 5,2022, Rodney Childers was suspended for four races and fined 100,000 for an L2 Penalty during post-race inspection after the Talladega playoff race.
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On June 21,2023, SHR announced that Rodney Childers would stay as crew chief of the No 4 car in 2024 season with new driver Josh Berry after the retirement of Harvick.
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On July 9,2024, Spire Motorsports announced that Rodney Childers would replace Ryan Sparks as the crew chief of the No 7 car, driven by Justin Haley, for the 2025 season.
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However, on April 23,2025, Spire announced that Rodney Childers had left the team effective immediately.