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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jenna Fryer

Richard Childress to testify in NASCAR antitrust trial amid derogatory texts and revenue dispute

NASCAR Lawsuit - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

NASCAR Hall of Fame team owner Richard Childress could be called to the witness stand as early as Monday in the federal antitrust suit lodged against the top motorsports series in the United States. Childress' testimony should shed more light on the animosity between teams and series executives during the contentious two-plus years of negotiations on a new revenue sharing agreement.

Childress was the subject of derogatory text messages in which NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps called the six-time championship-winning owner a redneck who “needs to be taken out back and flogged.”

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