Who Is Austin Dillon’s Grandfather? Meet American former race car driver Richard Childress
Everyone is curious about Austin Dillon’s grandfather. Who is his grandfather? People want to know more about him. You will get complete details about Austin Dhillon’s grandfather in this article. keep reading for more details.
Who Is Austin Dillon’s Grandfather?
We all know Austin Dillion as a professional stock car racing driver. Richard Childress is the grandfather of Austin. Richard Childress is also the founder of Richard Childress Racing RCR which is a NASCAR Cup Series Team. Austin Dillon started his racing career at a young age. He was just seven years old when he raced on a dirt track. His NASCAR debut was in Camping World Truck Series in 2009. He won his first race in 2010 at Lowa Speedway. He moved up in 2011. He was in the Cup series and later, in the Xfinity series.
He won his first race at Kentucky Speedway in 2012 in the same series. He drove the number 3 car for RCR when he moved up in the cup series in 2014 from the Championship series in 2013. His grandfather is Richard Childress. He has also found Richard Childress Racing RCR. The team has been in one of the top series of NASCAR. Richard is the father of Tina Dhillon who is his mother. You might be wondering why they both have different surnames. Richard is the maternal grandfather of Austin.
Austin is really inspired by his grandfather. He has found a great team. Austin has grown up looking toward him. He started in his early life. Both Richard and Austin have been respected a lot in the racing community. Let us have a look at the Austin family tree.
Who All In The Family Of Austin?
Austin Dhillion is the son of Mike Dillon and Tina Dillon. His whole family background belongs to the racing community. His father, Mike Dillon has also been a former Nationwide Series driver. He is currently managing RCR along with his father-in-law. His maternal grandparents are Richard Childress who is the founder of RCR and his wife, Judy Childress. He has a brother Ty Dhillon. They both own Dhillon Management, which is a sports management agency.
Austin also had a show in his name, Austin Dhillon’s Life In the Fast Lane. He is married and living in North Carolina with his wife, Whitney Ward. They get married on 9 December 2017 at Childress Vineyards in Lexington, North Carolina. The couple gave birth to a son. Ward has also been a cheerleader. Their son is named Ace R.C. Dillon. Stay tuned for more details.
