Rheem Manufacturing Company signs on as official sponsor for Richard Childress Racing
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Rheem Manufacturing Company is a privately held manufacturing company that started in 1927 as a supplier of packagings to the petroleum industry. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. Rheem specializes in the manufacture of air conditioning, heating and water cooling products. The company is named for its founders, brothers Richard and Donald Rheem.
About Property:
RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by former driver Richard Childress. The team currently fields the #27 Menards Chevrolet for Paul Menard, the #29 Budweiser/Jimmy John's Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick, and the #31 Caterpillar Inc./General Mills Chevrolet for Jeff Burton in the Sprint Cup Series. In the Nationwide Series, the team fields the #2 OneMain Financial Chevrolet Impala for Elliott Sadler, the #3 AdvoCare Chevrolet for Austin Dillon, and the #33 Rheem/Menards/South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa Chevrolet for various drivers. In the Truck Series, the team fields the #2 Chevrolet Silverado for Tim George, Jr. and Brendan Gaughan, the #3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet Silverado for Ty Dillon and the #22 Rip It Chevrolet Silverado for Joey Coulter in the. RCR also runs developmental drivers in the ARCA Racing Series, fielding the #31 Chevrolet for Tim George, Jr.. RCR has fielded cars for notables such as Dale Earnhardt, Ricky Rudd, and Neil Bonnett. RCR has had at least one car in every Cup race since late 1972, the longest such active streak.