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  • • RP Funding sponsoring Erik Jones in the Clash
    Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) announced today a partnership with RP Funding, Florida’s No Closing Cost refinance lender. RP Funding will serve as the primary partner on the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE driven by Erik Jones in the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Busch Clash At DAYTONA. The Busch Clash at DAYTONA will open the […]...2021
  • • U.S. Air Force renews sponsorship with Richard Petty Motorsports
    In an agreement announced today at the 2021 U.S. Air Force Snocross National in Deadwood, S.D., the U.S. Air Force has extended its partnership with Richard Petty Motorsports(RPM).U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service renewed their commitment to Richard Petty Motorsports with a presence on the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, driven […]...2021
  • • 2021 season preview: Richard Petty Motorsports
    Today‘s Richard Petty Motorsports preview continues NASCAR.com‘s countdown of team previews for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, starting with new chartered teams then ranked in reverse order of best finish in last year‘s owner standings. MORE: Changes to know for 2021 season RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS Manufacturer: Chevrolet Engine: ECR Engines Driver-crew chief pairings: Erik […]...2021
  • • NASCAR’s regret over the Bubba Wallace noose situation
    NASCAR president Steve Phelps admitted that his regret over the Bubba Wallace noose situation was leaving out one word from the initial statement. Former Richard Petty Motorsports NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace recently recalled much of what was a chaotic 2020 for SportsCenter Presents 2020: Heroes, History and Hope. Among the things he discussed was […] NASCAR’s regret ov...2021
  • Erik Jones feels 're-invigorated' preparing for 2021 with RPM
    • Erik Jones feels 're-invigorated' preparing for 2021 with RPM
    Since he debuted in his first NASCAR national series race at the age of 16 during the 2013 Truck Series season, Jones’ entire career has involved Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota and driver Kyle Busch.That all will change in 2021 as Jones becomes the driver of Richard Petty Motorsports’ iconic No. 43 Chevrolet, replacing Bubba Wallace, who is moving to a new team.A fresh startJones ...Keep reading...2020
  • • Erik Jones says sponsorship announcements coming for Richard Petty Motorsports
    ERIK JONES, DRIVER OF THE NO. 43 RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1 1LE, met with media via teleconference Tuesday and was asked about sponsorship for the upcoming season. THE TEAM HASN‘T ANNOUNCED SPONSORS YET FOR NEXT YEAR. THERE‘S A LOT OF SOCIAL CHATTER — WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN, SO FAR, FROM BEING AT THE […]...2020
  • 23XI Racing, Wallace unveil sponsors for inaugural Cup season
    • 23XI Racing, Wallace unveil sponsors for inaugural Cup season
    On Monday, the NASCAR Cup Series team – co-owned by NBA great Michael Jordan and NASCAR star Denny Hamlin – announced five “founding partners” – DoorDash, McDonald’s, Columbia Sportswear, Dr. Pepper and Root Insurance.All but Dr. Pepper were sponsors Wallace had prior relationships with while driving for Richard Petty Motorsports. He’s had a relationship with McDonald’s since ...Keep reading...2020
  • • 2020 NASCAR Team Reviews: Richard Petty Motorsports
    Richard Petty Motorsports entered 2020 understanding its resources were limited but managed to capitalize nonetheless. The No. 43 team, piloted by Bubba Wallace, enjoyed its most successful season since Wallace joined the team in 2018 with one top five, five top-10 finishes and a 22nd-place finish in points. In his third full-time season in the …...2020
  • • World Wide Technology evaluating NASCAR sponsorship
    In 2018, World Wide Technology began our sponsorship relationship with Bubba Wallace and Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM). We have proudly supported and cheered Wallace through his Rookie racing years and as a voice for Black Americans. At the end of the 2020 NASCAR season, Wallace announced his decision to leave RPM and join a new […]...2020
  • • Year in review: RCR and Richard Petty Motorsports
    Bubba Wallace had the best season of his career on the track in 2020 and became a superstar off the track thanks to his social activism efforts....2020

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Petty Motorsports injury and suspension

  • Bubba Wallace escapes serious injury in scary crash at Pocono
    • Bubba Wallace escapes serious injury in scary crash at Pocono
    Wallace lost his brakes and slammed hard into the Turn 1 wall, destroying his Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet....2018
  • • MENCS: New Year, New Team; Time for Almirola to Breakout in 18′
    Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Aric Almirola certainly had an up and down 2017 season. While his statistics weren’t something talked about on a weekly basis, it’s important to take into consideration he missed substantial seat time for many weeks due to being injured. The Florida Native missed seven races due to a back injury he suffered in May at Kansas Speedway. Almirola was involved in...2018
  • • Stewart-Haas Racing Officially Names Almirola as No. 10 Driver
    After months of rumors swirling that Aric Almirola would take over the No. 10 Smithfield Ford in 2018, the rumors were finally made official today. Stewart-Haas Racing announced the 33-year-old will replace Danica Patrick next years. Rumors of Almirola joining SHR have circulated for months, and even before the Florida driver fractured his back in a horrifying crash at Kansas Speedway in May. Now,...2017
  • • Wallace set to replace Almirola at Richard Petty NASCAR Cup team
    Richard Petty Motorsports is expected to replace Aric Almirola with his injury stand-in Darrell Wallace for the 2018 NASCAR Cup season...2017
  • • Almirola Cleared To Return
    RacinToday.com His passion rekindled after being sidelined for eight weeks by a severe back injury, Richard Petty Motorsports driver Aric Almirola has been medically cleared to return to Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series competition this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Almirola suffered an acute compression fracture to his T5 vertebra in a grinding, multi-car accident at [...]...2017
  • • Almirola to Return at New Hampshire
    Richard Petty Motorsports driver Aric Almirola, who suffered an acute compression fracture to his T5 Vertebra after a multi-car accident at Kansas Speedway in May, will return to Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series competition this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway....2017
  • • Darrell Wallace, Jr. to Replace Almirola in No. 43
    NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace, Jr. will make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut at Pocono Raceway this weekend as the replacement for injured Aric Almirola. Richard Petty Motorsports confirmed today that Wallace will drive the No. 43 until Almirola is well enough to return. Almirola suffered a T-5 compression fracture in his back during a crash at Kansas Speedway in ...2017
  • • MENCS: Regan Smith To Pilot the No. 43 at Dover
    DOVER, Del. — Regan Smith, who filled in for the injured Aric Almirola a week ago at the Coca-Cola 600, will be behind the wheel of the No. 43 again this weekend as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Monster Mile. The announcement, made by Richard Petty Motorsports on Wednesday, comes on the heels of Smith’s 22nd place last week in the series longest race. “I keep saying it, but I’m...2017
  • • Aric Almirola to Miss Races during Injury Recovery
    Regan Smith Will Drive the No. 43 Ford in the Monster Energy Open at Charlotte Motor Speedway CONCORD, N.C. (May 19, 2017) – Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) driver Aric Almirola, who suffered an acute compression fracture to his T5 Vertebra after a multi-car accident at Kansas Speedway last Saturday night, will be forced to miss races in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series during his recovery. Th...2017
  • • Smith Discusses Substituting for Almirola
    Regan Smith is no stranger to stepping in for a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver. Smith – who has filled in for Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch and Kyle Larson, among others – will drive Aric Almirola’s No. 43 Smithfield Ford in Saturday’s Monster Energy Open at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Almirola suffered a back fracture in a crash last week at Kansas Speedway a...2017

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Petty Motorsports trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • NASCAR: 3 replacement candidates for Bubba Wallace in 2021
    Bubba Wallace is set to move to a new NASCAR Cup Series team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin next year. So who will drive for Richard Petty Motorsports in 2021? Bubba Wallace had been slated to become one of many free agents at the end of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season after signing a […] NASCAR: 3 replacement candidates for Bubba Wallace in 2021 - Beyond the Flag - Bey...2020
  • • NASCAR: Breaking down the latest major Cup Series rumor
    There have been recent rumblings of a deal involving Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin, Michael Jordan and Richard Petty Motorsports for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. What does it all mean? In terms of drivers already under contract through the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, Denny Hamlin has been in the rumor mill quite often […] NASCAR: Breaking down the latest major Cup Series rumor - Beyon...2020
  • • NASCAR: 4 possible landing spots for Bubba Wallace in 2021
    Bubba Wallace is in a contract year at Richard Petty Motorsports. Where might he end up competing in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season? No driver has been talked about more than Bubba Wallace has so far in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. While there have been many controversial discussions about the driver of […] NASCAR: 4 possible landing spots for Bubba Wallace in 2021 - Beyond the Flag...2020
  • • Bubba Wallace on Richard Petty Motorsports Future: ‘We’ve Got Half The Puzzle’
    During the 2020 season, Bubba Wallace and Richard Petty Motorsports have been one of the most improved duos in the NASCAR Cup Series field. However, despite that jump in performance, Wallace’s future isn’t necessarily solidified in Petty blue. Wallace is a free agent heading into the 2021 season, and last week, Forbes reported Andrew Murstein, … The post Bubba Wallace on Richard Petty ...2020
  • • Report: Bubba Wallace says he has offer from Chip Ganassi
    Richard Petty Motorsports driver Bubba Wallace confirmed to NBC Sports that Chip Ganassi Racing has made him an offer to drive the No. 42 Chevrolet in 2021. The report came from NBC Sports' Marty Snider during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway (NBCSN/NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). McDonald's, […]...2020
  • • NASCAR: Bubba Wallace hints at upcoming ‘big deal’
    Bubba Wallace hinted at a potential upcoming “big deal” following his ninth place finish in Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway. Richard Petty Motorsports’ Bubba Wallace signed a two-year contract extension back in August of 2018 and is slated to become a free agent at the end of the 2020 NASCAR Cup […] NASCAR: Bubba Wallace hints at u...2020
  • • As free agency looms, Bubba Wallace is offered an ownership stake to stay at Richard Petty Motorsports
    Wallace is set to be a free agent at the end of the season. And the offer of an ownership stake may not be as good as it may seem....2020
  • • Report: Richard Petty Motorsports offers Bubba Wallace ownership stake
    Richard Petty Motorsports owner Andrew Murstein tells Forbes SportsMoney that Bubba Wallace has been offered an ownership stake as part of a new contract....2020
  • • Bubba Wallace Offered Stake In Richard Petty Motorsports
    Bubba Wallace has been offered a partial ownership stake in Richard Petty Motorsports, team co-owner Andrew Murstein told Forbes.com. “We’re in discussions with [Wallace] about an extension that includes ownership in the team,” Murstein said. This offer comes after Wallace has been linked to two vacant rides in the past month for next season, to … The post Bubba Wallace Offered Stake I...2020
  • • Drivers, crew members stand with Bubba Wallace in pre-race show of support
    NASCAR drivers and crew members offered a unified show of support for Bubba Wallace on Monday at Talladega Superspeedway when they pushed his car to the front of the grid during pre-race activities and stood resolutely beside the Richard Petty Motorsports driver during the national anthem prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race. The support […]...2020

Petty Motorsports stats

  • • MENCS: New Year, New Team; Time for Almirola to Breakout in 18′
    Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Aric Almirola certainly had an up and down 2017 season. While his statistics weren’t something talked about on a weekly basis, it’s important to take into consideration he missed substantial seat time for many weeks due to being injured. The Florida Native missed seven races due to a back injury he suffered in May at Kansas Speedway. Almirola was involved in...2018
  • • Year in review: Sam Hornish Jr.'s 2015 Sprint Cup Series stats
    It was a difficult season on many levels for Sam Hornish Jr., who appears to be out at Richard Petty Motorsports....2015

Petty Motorsports kids, wife/husband, girlfriend/boyfriend, father/mother

  • • Wallace leaving Richard Petty Motorsports at season's end
    Bubba Wallace is leaving Richard Petty Motorsports at the end of the season. NASCAR's only full-time Black driver informed RPM of his decision Thursday. ''This was not an easy decision as I have nothing but the utmost respect for Richard Petty and his family, but I believe it's time for someone else to take over the reins of the No. 43,'' Wallace said in a social media post....2020
  • • Noose found in garage stall of Bubba Wallace, Nascar's lone black driver
    * Nascar ‘outraged’ after hate symbol found at race in Alabama * Sunday’s race was first major US sporting event allowing fans * Interview: Bubba Wallace on Nascar and the Confederate flagNascar said late Sunday that a noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace, the only full-time black driver in the circuit’s top-flight Cup Series, at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.The incident co...2020
  • • By forcing Nascar's Confederate flag ban, Bubba Wallace is saving a sport from itself
    By convincing his sport to prohibit all displays of the rebel standard at its racetracks and properties, Nascar’s lone black driver is hauling a retrograde organization into the 21st century Not long before the green flag dropped on Nascar’s momentous nighttime Cup feature at Martinsville, Bubba Wallace stood tall on the track in an “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirt, his face shrouded in an American flag...2020
  • • Flat Spot On: Almirola Brings Home Bacon for SHR
    By Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer RacingToday.com TALLADEGA, Ala. – Aric Almirola made it to Victory Lane at last. A guy who used to watch Jimmie Johnson’s kids at the motor home, who once helped keep Richard Petty Motorsports in business by winning a rain-shortened race at Daytona, the Cuban-American who replaced the Great Female Experiment known as Danica [...]...2018
  • • Aric Almirola Wants Another Win in Famed 43
    Richard Petty Motorsports will be making its 42nd start at the Texas Motor Speedway this weekend.  The team has one pole at the track and a best finish of fifth. Aric Almirola will be making his 14th start at the fast, mile-and-a-half oval.  He has a best start of third and finish of seventh, both coming with Richard Petty Motorsports. “Our goal is to always win, that hasn’t changed.  The next...2017
  • • Aric Almirola to Miss Races during Injury Recovery
    2017
  • • Meet Mike Daly, The Coach Who Never Played Lacrosse
    M ike Daly, tall, Irish and carrying the sturdy body of a 44-year-old former football and baseball player, usually invokes the irony of his life’s work at least once a year — with a line of self-deprecating yet incisive humor directed at the group of 18- to 22-year-olds sitting before him. “But what do I know?” he’ll deadpan in a darkened team film room. “I never played lacrosse.” Perhaps he’s jus...2017
  • • Almirola Takes Home Solid Finish in Richmond
    The last two seasons have been less than stellar for Richard Petty Motorsports, but a strong run by Aric Almirola at Richmond International Raceway could help point RPM in the right direction. Almirola scored his second top-10 finish of the year at Richmond after finishing in the ninth position. It was a much needed run for Almirola who only got one top-10 finish in all of 2016. “It was a solid da...2017
  • • Vote now: Who is your favorite Richard Petty Motorsports driver of all-time?
    As we go through the drivers with wins for each of the top-tier teams in NASCAR, we're also trying to find out which driver from each team is everyone's favorite. When it comes to Richard Petty Motorsports, which started out as Petty Enterprises, it's all in the name.It'd be a landslide for The King, followed by his father, Lee Petty. His son Kyle Petty would probably even get a healthy number of ...2016
  • • Brian Scott Announces Retirement
    In a stunning turn of events, Brian Scott and Richard Petty Motorsports announced today that Scott will retire from full time NASCAR competition at the end of this season. Scott made the decision to focus on his family and the next phase in his career. The Boise, ID native began competing in NASCAR’s national series in 2007, making his debut in the Camping World Truck Series. Scott competed full t...2016

Top Petty Motorsports news

  • • 'Bubba' Wallace to be first African-American driver at Daytona 500 in nearly 50 years
    Bubba Wallace will be driving the No. 43 car for Richard Petty Motorsports at the Daytona 500...2018
  • • Grandson of Richard Petty to make stock-car debut in late model
    Thad Moffitt, the 15-year-old grandson of NASCAR Hall of Famer and seven-time champion Richard Petty, will make his stock-car debut on Sunday in a limited late model stock car race at Caraway Speedway in Sophia, North Carolina.Thad, who is the son of Richard Petty's daughter, Rebecca, and husband Brian Moffitt -- the CEO of Richard Petty Motorsports -- will drive a No. 46 Ford Mustang clad in fami...2016
  • • Wallace done with Richard Petty Motorsports
    Bubba Wallace has driven for RPM for his entire Cup Series career, but he's not coming back next season in a move that could have significant ramifications....2020
  • • Brian Scott to drive No. 44 after RPM reclaims number
    The No. 44 has much of its history in NASCAR's Premier Series steeped in the family of Richard Petty. Now it is returning to Richard Petty Motorsports on the car of rookie driver Brian Scott....2016
  • • Richard Petty Motorsports enters partnership to field No. 43 truck
    With the addition of the No. 43 to the Camping World Truck Series, the iconic Petty number now will be represented in all three of NASCAR's national touring series....2016
  • • You could smell 'The Bacon Car' burning after fiery Hotlanta finish
    Watch as Aric Almirola's No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford, sponsored by Smithfield Foods and supposedly "Fueled by Bacon," bursts into flames at the end of the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway....2016
  • • Cars fit for The King: Petty's in-house speed shop offering Mustangs
    Richard Petty's Garage Mustang GT King Edition. FordKnown to all as simply "The King," Petty continues to lead the Richard Petty Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team. And now the seven-time NASCAR champion is also working with Ford Motor Co. to create some bodacious limited edition 2016 Ford Mustangs for the street.   Petty's Garage, the King's in-house speed shop, will build 243 2016 Ford M...2015
  • • Why Sprint Cup rookie class has lived up to the hype
    I know that I was on the bandwagon before the 2016 season had even started, but it still appears to me that we have one of the strongest rookie classes we've had in a long time.Not only do we have the last two XFINITY Series champions in Chase Elliott and Chris Buescher in our rookie class, but we also have Ryan Blaney driving the legendary No. 21 for Wood Brothers Racing, and none of these young ...2016
  • • Richard Petty Motorsports set to announce new driver of No. 9
    Richard Petty Motorsports will name the replacement for Sam Hornish Jr. at a press conference on Friday....2015
  • • Richard Petty Motorsports hauler driver involved in traffic accident
    Will Mallard, a hauler driver for the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports car of NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Dakoda Armstrong, was involved in a traffic accident Wednesday morning in Louisiana en route to Texas Motor Speedway for Saturday's XFINITY Series race....2015
  • • Watch: Aric Almirola shows off new digital dashboard
    Richard Petty Motorsports driver Aric Almirola gives you an inside look at the new digital dashboard featured in all Sprint Cup cars this year....2016
  • • Richard Petty's in-house speed shop offering bodacious Mustangs
    NASCAR Hall of Famer and team owner Richard Petty is a car enthusiast. Patrick Smith Getty Images North AmericaRichard Petty isn't slowing down at all, despite being 78 years old. Known to all as simply "The King," Petty continues to lead the Richard Petty Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team. And now the seven-time NASCAR champion is also working with Ford Motor Co. to create some bodacious...2015
  • • Sam Hornish Jr. not expected to return to Richard Petty Motorsports in 2016
    It appears Sam Hornish Jr.'s time as the driver of the No. 9 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford is coming to a close.  Tim BradburyRichard Petty said Saturday that he doesn't expect Sam Hornish Jr. to return for a second season at Richard Petty Motorsports in 2016.Speaking to reporters Saturday morning, Petty confirmed that RPM will continue to be a two-car team next year, but who will be the second ...2015
  • • Sam Hornish Jr. not expected to return to Richard Petty Motorsports in 2016
    Talking with members of the NASCAR media Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway, team owner Richard Petty said he does not expect Sam Hornish Jr. to return to Richard Petty Motorsports in 2016....2015

Petty Motorsports fantasy rankings and news

  • • Meet Mike Daly, The Coach Who Never Played Lacrosse
    2017

Petty Motorsports schedule, game

  • • 2021 season preview: Richard Petty Motorsports
    2021
  • • Erik Jones Signs with Richard Petty Motorsports for 2021
    Erik Jones will pilot the No. 43 Chevrolet for Richard Petty Motorsports starting with the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, the team announced Oct. 21. The multi-year signing comes two months after Joe Gibbs Racing tagged Christopher Bell to drive the No. 20 Toyota next season. Jones will hop in the seat that is vacated … The post Erik Jones Signs with Richard Petty Motorsports for 2021 appear...2020
  • • Fire on Fridays: What Happens to Richard Petty Motorsports If Bubba Wallace Leaves?
    With Brad Keselowski and Christopher Bell officially off the free agency market, that leaves Bubba Wallace as the next major silly season piece to fall, and the rest of the driver lineups will widely shape around whatever decision Wallace makes. Does Wallace replace the retiring Jimmie Johnson in Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 48 in the NASCAR … The post Fire on Fridays: What Happens to Ric...2020
  • • Why NASCAR’s support for Wallace was a huge moment for the sport
    It started slowly, a gathering of Cup Series drivers, first a few, then them all, surrounding the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet where it sat in the starting grid line on pit road before the start of the rain-delayed race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.Soon the collective group found their cause – slowing pushing the No. 43, along with its regular driver Bubba Wallace, out of ...Kee...2020
  • • NASCAR Cup: Front Row Motorsports reveals crew chief lineup
    On Wednesday, Front Row Motorsports revealed its Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series crew-chief lineup for 2019, announcing that Drew Blickensderfer will be the crew chief on the No. 34 Ford team of Michael McDowell, and Mike Kelley will be the crew chief for Matt Tifft on the No. 36 team. Derrick Finley, who was crew chief on the No. 34 team last year, remains with FRM, moving to the position Techni...2019
  • • Stewart-Haas aiming to dominate NASCAR playoff’s round of 8
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tony Stewart passionately believed in Aric Almirola when others dismissed the racecar driver as a journeyman with nothing more to offer than the backing of a bacon company sponsor. Stewart had a chance to replace Danica Patrick in one of the four Stewart-Haas entries — the weakest of the teams, statistically — and Almirola was his guy. It merely helped that Almirola had Smit...2018
  • • Food Lion Partners with Richard Petty Motorsports in Richmond
    WELCOME, N.C. (April 18, 2018) – Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) announced today, Food Lion will be the primary sponsor of Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. and the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 team during this weekend’s race weekend at the Richmond Raceway. Eckrich, the makers of naturally hardwood smoked sausage and deli meats, will also be a partner of Wallace Jr. and the team at Richmond. Food Lio...2018
  • • Aric Almirola starting from ‘ground zero’ with Stewart-Haas Racing
    Aric Almirola joins Stewart-Haas Racing after six years with Richard Petty Motorsports....2018
  • • MENCS: New Year, New Team; Time for Almirola to Breakout in 18′
    2018
  • • Richard Petty Motorsports Thanks Aric Almirola
    MOORESVILLE, N.C. (November 15, 2017) – This weekend, Aric Almirola will make his final start for Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM).  Almirola has been the full-time driver of the No. 43 since 2012.  He made five starts for the team prior to 2012. Almirola enters the Homestead-Miami Speedway with 243 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts.  Of those, 213 have been with RPM.  He has the most starts ...2017

Petty Motorsports rumors, scandals

  • • NASCAR: New landing spot emerging for Bubba Wallace?
    Bubba Wallace won’t return to Richard Petty Motorsports for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season and has been linked to a new landing spot for next year. Amid mounting speculation about his future in the NASCAR Cup Series, Bubba Wallace recently announced that the 2020 season will be his third and final season as the […] NASCAR: New landing spot emerging for Bubba Wallace? - Beyond the Fl...2020
  • • NASCAR: Bubba Wallace won’t return to Richard Petty Motorsports
    The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season will by Bubba Wallace’s third and final season competing for Richard Petty Motorsports, he confirmed on Thursday. Following several months of speculation regarding his NASCAR Cup Series future, Bubba Wallace officially ruled out one destination for the 2021 season on Thursday. That destination is his current team, Richard Petty […] NASCAR: Bubba Wallac...2020
  • • Bubba Wallace to leave Richard Petty Motorsports
    Wallace, 26, is in his third full-time season in the NASCAR Cup Series and has raced only for RPM.2020 has been his strongest year yet with one top five and five top-tens, but speculation has been swirling about his future prospects for some time. His best result came in the 2018 Daytona 500 where he finished second.Wallace is the only African-American driver competing at the top level of ...Keep ...2020
  • • NASCAR: Richard Petty Motorsports ‘very close’ to major announcements
    Richard Petty Motorsports are reportedly “very close” to making several major announcements pertaining to the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. Richard Petty Motorsports have been the subject of quite a bit of NASCAR Silly Season speculation in recent weeks regarding the 2021 Cup Series season, given their uncertain future. Bubba Wallace, who holds an ownership […] NASCAR: Richard P...2020
  • • NASCAR releases a photo of what was found in the garage stall
    NASCAR has released a photo of the garage pull rope fashioned like a noose which was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega Superpseedway. Following the FBI’s investigation which concluded that there was no hate crime committed against Richard Petty Motorsports’ Bubba Wallace, the lone African-American driver of the NASCAR Cup Series, the sport […] NASCAR releas...2020
  • • NASCAR ‘would do the same thing again’ in Bubba Wallace issue
    NASCAR President Steve Phelps stated that the sport “would do this again” regarding the investigation into the so-called “noose” in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall. Upon the conclusion of the FBI investigation that determined there was no hate crime associated with a so-called “noose” in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace’s #43 Richard Petty Motorsports ...2020
  • • NASCAR: Bubba Wallace knows he was not targeted
    NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace knows that he was not the target of a hate crime, despite the presence of an apparent noose in his garage stall. After NASCAR reported that a “heinous act” had been committed when an apparent noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace’s #43 Richard Petty Motorsports team at […] NASCAR: Bubba Wallace knows he was not targeted - Beyond th...2020
  • • FBI concludes no federal hate crime targeting Wallace committed at Talladega
    The FBI concluded Tuesday that no federal hate crime was committed last weekend targeting Richard Petty Motorsports driver Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway. A joint statement from U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr. released Tuesday afternoon determined that a noose knot had been in Cup Series garage […]...2020
  • • By forcing Nascar's Confederate flag ban, Bubba Wallace is saving a sport from itself
    2020
  • • Richard Petty Motorsports Announces New Sponsor; Ford Commits to Petty
    Amid speculation that Richard Petty Motorsports will be switching to Chevrolet in 2018, Ford Performance released a statement at Texas Motor Speedway Friday saying the brand is still committed to Richard Petty Motorsports. “Ford remains committed to being RPM’s OEM partner for the 2018 season and we are awaiting finalization of our contract to do so. RPM has not made a commitment to Ford for 2018 ...2017

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