Overview

• Dillon led 107 laps to win the Cook Out 400 at Richmond, clinching Richard Childress Racing a 2025 Cup Series playoff berth.
• The performance is cast as redemption for last year’s controversial finish, and Dillon says it helped rekindle Childress’s passion for the sport.
• Dillon says he and his brother Ty are taking on greater operational responsibilities to reduce the load on their grandfather as the team plans its future.
• Crew chief Richard Boswell is credited with sharpening the No. 3 team’s execution, alongside organizational changes that include president Mike Verlander.
• Dillon says Childress is working on a book to preserve RCR’s story, and some reports say the driver won at Richmond while racing with a broken rib.