R. Childress Team Swap Comments - Dover, May 31

Richard Childress, team owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR), comments on
the Crew Chief and Crew swap between the No. 29 (Kevin Harvick, GM
Goodwrench Chevrolet) and the No. 31 (Robby Gordon, Cingular Wireless
Chevrolet):

(What was the final straw that made you come to this decision?) "It's been
made for a while, it's just been trying to find the right time and the right
place that would be most convenient for everybody. We had a few things to
get behind us. We've just got to make changes. It's time, when things don't
happen right and you're not performing. We're in the performance business.
You've got to start looking. I see good positive things with Jeff Green's
team (No. 30 AOL Chevrolet). They are constantly getting better and better.
Looking at the mix of people, I think this could be our best fix.

"Robby would be hooked up with Kevin Hamlin, who has tons of experience in
Winston Cup. Gil Martin has been able to work with Kevin Harvick in the past
in Busch. They were working back and forth with Todd Barrier (Green's crew
chief). I think that could be a good combination too. I'm not above making
more changes if it isn't better. We're going to do what it takes to get
these cars back to running the way they're supposed to."

(When do you know when to make a change?) "Well, you don't. I looked at a
third of the season and I wasn't happy with the performance we were having.
I'll probably look at it again at another third of the season and see where
we're at then. We've just got to keep changing until you get the right
combination. We've been in this sport too long to not know you've got to
make changes sometime to make things happen."

(Have all the crew members made this change?) "Not all of them, but most of
them. I gave the guys the option - some of them on the No. 29 - but most of
them elected to go. Chocolate, who has been a spokesperson for RCR for the
last three or four years and is our safety director, and who is a gasman on
Sunday, decided to just go with the guys he's been working with and gas the
No. 31.

"Right now, in mid-season, it's a lot easier doing that than it would be to
let the crew chiefs start picking and changing (crew members). These guys
have a good working relationship. For some reason it just wasn't working on
the No. 29 car.  I think we can get Robby (No. 31) some more help. He's
doing a super job. I'm just proud of what he's done and I think you can see
the progress he's made. This has been his best opportunity and he's proved
it."


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(On Roush making similar changes last season): "No, but I look back at the
changes that we made in mid-season with Larry McReynolds and Kevin Hamlin
and that really worked. It changed our whole season and we came out and had
a whole different year. Hopefully, these changes will help us all out this
year. We've got a long way to go this year. We're not out of it. We can
still get these cars up in the top 10."

(Do you think Kevin Harvick needed a fresh start to this season?) "I think
so. Last year was a tough and trying year. I could see some problems the
last eight or nine races with the No. 29 car. We weren't performing like I
felt we should. He was running for the Busch championship and I felt that
once we got that and the winter behind us, things would get better. But I
haven't seen improvement and it's time to change."

(Was it just that the chemistry wasn't there?) "I don't know if its just
chemistry or that things just weren't working. There are three kinds of
people in the world. There are people that watch things happen, people that
make things happen, and people that wonder what the heck happened."

(Why did you decide to swap with the No. 31 instead of the No. 30?) "This
hasn't happened in the last week or the last month. I've talked to Todd
Barrier and Jeff Green about this even before the season started.  But Jeff
and Todd have got something special. Throw out a few back luck days and they
could have won a race or two this year. They lost an engine at Rockingham
and (yet) let the most laps. I see so much potential. We talked about it. I
met with all of them. Robby Gordon is such a team player he said he'd do
whatever would make this organization better. He's in it for the long haul
at RCR. He feels good about having Kevin Hamlin (as crew chief) just for his
depth of experience. But at the end of the day, it's going to be better for
all of us."

(How tough was this for some of the veteran crew guys that have been with
the No. 29 - former No. 3 - for so long?) "Well, it's tough on me, it's
tough on everybody. You've just got to make those changes and do what you
do."

(Are you changing cars and motors too, or just people?) "We're going to
change a little bit of everything. We're probably going to switch out the
road course cars. We've got three brand new cars that aren't painted yet.
We're going to let the crew chiefs pick and choose what they want there.
We're having to build some new speedway cars since we tore them up in
Talladega, and we're letting them pick and choose there too. But the rest of
the cars, will probably stay as they with the teams."

TEAM MONTE CARLO Contact: Nancy Wager
MBNA Platinum 400 - RCR Notes nmwager@aol.com
Friday, May 31, 2002 GM Racing Communications
Dover International Speedway (727) 784-8465
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(When do you expect to see some positive results?) "I don't know, I hope
instantly. But there's no magic in this.  We'll just have to see based on
the different tracks and all. Hopefully they'll get what they want right
off."

(Are the cars basically the same?) "Yes, probably 70 percent of them. Some
of the cars are a carryover from Harvick's deal. But all the newer cars are
exactly the same for all three teams.