In Kansas, Richard Childress Racing drivers struggled. Austin Dillon rolled off the grid in 16th place, but it did not take him long to stumble. Dillon sputtered and slipped all the way back to 30th in the early stages. A similar fate visited Kyle Busch. Despite climbing up from a 27th-place starting spot, the veteran hit the wall in the last few laps and had a tire go down. Amidst this reality, fans are upset about a rumor turning out to be false.
Richard Childress forayed into NASCAR way back in 1969, emerging from a humble background. His lengthy tenure has established the Cup Series team owner as a veteran of the sport. Yet the past two years have earned him a large swathe of detractors, who fumed against a recent update.
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