India, Nov. 7 -- Before becoming one of the most renowned team owners in NASCAR, Richard Childress was seen on weekends at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, selling peanuts and popcorn. He used the earnings to support his family and to meet his favorite drivers. Little did the world know that he would eventually establish RCR, a team that has won titles across NASCAR's national series.

According to the RCR biography, Childress' story began from a spectator to a competitor. Born in 1945 in Winston-Salem, Childress bought a second-hand Plymouth taxi for $20 when he was 18 and, with a friend's help, turned it into a race car. In 1969, at age 24, he was able to make his debut at a NASCAR-sanctioned race at Talladega Super...