by Geoffrey MillerFiled under: Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick, Sprint Cup, Richard Childress Racing, NASCAR
If there was an award for the biggest season-to-season turnaround by an entire team, the folks at Welcome, N.C.'s Richard Childress Racing would have walked away with an uncontested victory. In a word, their change in competitiveness from 2009 to 2010 was astonishing.
In fact, RCR placed all three of its drivers in the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup -- quite a change after those same three wheelmen missed the championship fight completely in 2009.
Yes, 2009 was a drag for the proud organization, with Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton and Kevin Harvick all missing victory lane. That all changed -- and changed quickly in 2010 -- when Harvick assumed the points lead after just ten races.
He didn't relinquish it until the Chase standings were shuffled and the drivers seeded in September.
Had the RCR bunch managed to string together a more-dominating late performance by Harvick or even avoided the Chase-ravaging penalty levied against Clint Bowyer after winning at New Hampshire, the team as a whole may have moved higher up the NASCAR team ladder.
2010 Team Reviews: RCR Showcases Great Improvement originally appeared on Motorsports FanHouse on Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:46:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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