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Almirola Set To Drive For Richard Petty Motorsports

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Richard Petty Motorsports announced today that Aric Almirola has been signed to drive the legendary RPM #43 Ford for the 2012 season.

Almirola drove the Dale Earnhardt, Jr. JR Motorsports #88 Chevy in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2011 and capped off a successful season with a fourth-place finish . . . → Read More: Almirola Set To Drive For Richard Petty Motorsports

RPM Courting Kurt Busch?

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The latest rumors out of Charlotte is that Richard Petty Motorsports is in discussions with Kurt Busch to drive the flagship car for RPM, the #43 Best Buy Ford.

RPM currently fields cars for AJ Allmendinger and Marcos Ambrose. On Tuesday, the Sirius Speedway radio show reported . . . → Read More: RPM Courting Kurt Busch?

RPM Is Courting Clint Bowyer

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Richard Petty Motorsports co-owner Andrew Murstein said the company has made an offer for driver Clint Bowyer.

During an interview on SirusXM Radio, Murstein said RPM was looking to expand from the two-car operation to three teams for 2012.

“When we had that media day opportunity at the beginning . . . → Read More: RPM Is Courting Clint Bowyer

The King Is King Again!

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Richard Petty and a group of financial associates have signed and closed a deal to purchase Richard Petty Motorsports from George Gillett.  The investment group of associates are; Richard Petty, Medallion Group, and DGB Investments.

Petty, is a seven-time NASCAR champion who has won 200 races, including 10 . . . → Read More: The King Is King Again!

RPM Haulers Still In Texas

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As of Wednesday morning this is the picture of the Richard Petty Motorsports race haulers still sitting at the Texas Motor Speedway!  Haulers from all the other race teams left the Texas Motor Speedway Sunday evening shortly after the AAA Texas 500 was completed.

This week’s . . . → Read More: RPM Haulers Still In Texas

RPM Seeking Financial Assistance

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This info is from FOX Sports.com.

George Gillett’s financial difficulty following the sale of Liverpool FC has thrown the future of Richard Petty Motorsports into doubt and left the NASCAR team’s owners and lenders searching for investors to keep the team afloat.

The Gilletts and Pettys, which are . . . → Read More: RPM Seeking Financial Assistance

RPM Owes Millions

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The details are starting to slither out of the garage area, revealing that Richard Petty Motorsports may owe approximately $12 million dollars to the team’s chassis and engine builders.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a source with knowledge of the situation told Sirius NASCAR Radio’s Sirius Speedway . . . → Read More: RPM Owes Millions

Rumors Swirl At RPM

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The abrupt departure of Kasey Kahne from Richard Petty Motorsports fueled the rumor mill Thursday about the ongoing financial status of George Gillette and Richard Petty Motorsports.

Multiple sources confirmed to SPEED.com on Thursday that Roush Fenway Racing, which builds RPM’s cars, briefly repossessed RPM’s Talladega cars . . . → Read More: Rumors Swirl At RPM

Kahane Out At RPM

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Richared Petty Motorsports has released Kasey Kahne from his contract effective immediately, the team announced Wednesday evening.  On Thursday, Red Bull Racing announced that they will be putting Kahne into the #83 Red Bull Toyota for this weekend’s race at Martinsville, and for the rest of the 2010 . . . → Read More: Kahane Out At RPM

It’s An All RPM Starting Front Row At Kansas

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There have been many questions about the future of Richard Petty Motorsports during the 2010 season.  However, there were no questions about who ended up winning the pole for the Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speeedway Friday.  Kasey Kahne turned a lap of 174.644 on the Kansas . . . → Read More: It’s An All RPM Starting Front Row At Kansas