[1][2][3] Covering 47,000 square feet (4,400 m2),[1][2][3] the museum was previously Richard Childress Racing (RCR)'s workshop.

RCR won six NASCAR Cup Series championships and 58 race wins while using the current museum as its team workshop.

[2] The museum outlines the history of RCR, beginning with Childress's own career as a driver.

[5] It contains the largest collection of Earnhardt's black #3 GM Goodwrench-sponsored Chevrolets anywhere in the world, most notably including his 1998 Daytona 500-winning car.

[4] In addition to Earnhardt's cars, the RCR Museum also includes stock cars driven by Childress, Austin Dillon, Robby Gordon, and Kevin Harvick, as well as a truck driven by Mike Skinner.