“I hope so he comes every race,” Landen Lewis said after winning the CARS Tour race in Florence last night. The 19-year-old couldn’t stop smiling, not just because he took home the trophy, but because of who was back in the pits with him: Rodney Childers. Yes, that Rodney Childers, the championship-winning crew chief who once called the shots for Kevin Harvick in the Cup Series.

Lewis made sure to give him a special shoutout (again this week), and honestly, it’s not hard to see why. Having a mind like Childers turning wrenches and dialing in setups on short tracks is like having Tom Brady draw up plays in a high school football game. But beneath the surface of Lewis’ victory celebrations, Childers himself hinted at something much deeper.

Rodney Childers finds silver lining back on tra

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