Rodney Childers
Rodney Scott Childers (born June 7, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing crew chief and former driver.It was given to him by MWR co-owner Robert "Rob" Kauffman after he and driver David Reutimann won the 2009 Coca-Cola 600.After Reutimann went winless in 2011, he was replaced by Mark Martin and one of Childers' lifelong friends, Brian Vickers.On August 23, 2013, despite the Loudon win, Childers announced that he was leaving MWR to become Kevin Harvick's crew chief at Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014.[3] Childers was released from his crew chief duties by MWR following the 2013 Irwin Tools Night Race, but remained under contract for the remainder of the season.[6] On July 9, 2024, Spire Motorsports announced that Childers would replace Ryan Sparks as the crew chief of the No.