Richard Petty Motorsports (formerly Gillett Evernham Motorsports) is a racing team in NASCAR. It is owned by Montreal Canadiens owner and Liverpool F.C. co-owner George Gillett and seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Richard Petty. Team founder and former NASCAR crew chief Ray Evernham and private-equity firm Boston Ventures own minority stakes in the team. Evernham had previous experience as a car owner in the NASCAR Nationwide Series co-owning Jeff Gordon's car with Gordon's ex-wife, Brooke Gordon, creating Gordon/Evernham Motorsports. Read more at Wikipedia


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Iowa Scene: Michael Annett, Larry Niemeyer, girls soccer player of year

...his car for this weekendÂs race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Des Moines native, who drives the No. 43 Ford for Richard Petty Motorsports, got medical clearance from doctors Tuesday after breaking and dislocating his sternum in the Feb. 23 crash that red-flagged...

New NASCAR Hall of Fame class to be reveiled today

...Petty, who built engines for his brother, seven-time champion Richard Petty, and many others during more than three decades at Petty Enterprises. Smith is the CEO of Speedway Motorsports Inc., which plays host to Sprint Cup races at eight tracks including...

NASCAR National Series News and Notes + Fast Facts

...You start charging from the drop of the green flag.” No team has a better record at Charlotte Motor Speedway than Hendrick Motorsports. The organization has won 17 points-paying races – nine more than the next-best Roush Fenway Racing and Petty Enterprises....

Annett cleared to return at Charlotte for the 300 race

...that it was even more important to heal properly." Michael Annett was cleared on Tuesday to climb back into the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford NASCAR Nationwide Series entry and will return to competition in the series Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway....

King's Cup pays homage to paralyzed veterans (NASCAR.com)

...prior to Sunday's Coca-Cola 600, and a number of teams will field vehicles with patriotic paint schemes -- including Richard Petty Motorsports, which will have the Air Force on Almirola's No. 43 car. "The military is our family, when you really get down to...

Michael Annett Returns to the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford

...innovation, and the latest technologies to make the industry better. A performance and marketing driven company, Richard Petty Motorsports, co-owned by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty and successful business entrepreneurs Andrew Murstein and Douglas Bergeron,...

Michael Annett Cleared By Medical Officials, Returns This Weekend

...NNS race at Charlotte Motor Speedway following an MRI on Monday afternoon. A performance and marketing driven company, Richard Petty Motorsports, co-owned by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty and successful business entrepreneurs Andrew Murstein and Douglas...

Ambrose Aims to Repeat Front Row Starting Spot in 600

...Ambrose has eight starts in point races at Charlotte. He tallied two top-10 finishes and a best finish of fifth with Richard Petty Motorsports in 2011. In last season’s Coca-Cola 600, a broken wheel hub ended the team’s hopes of finishing up front. Fans will...

Almirola Honors Air Force with Patriotic Paint Scheme in Coca-Cola 600

...at Kansas Speedway in April where he started eighth and finished sixth. A performance and marketing driven company, Richard Petty Motorsports, co-owned by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty and successful business entrepreneurs Andrew Murstein and Douglas...

David Ragan, Kurt Busch's recent success isn't sign single-car teams are back

...organizations, what will entice that person to invest in racing? Rarely do new sponsors heavily invest in new teams. For Richard Petty Motorsports, still looking for its first oval win since 2010, its landing food company Smithfield as a significant sponsor...

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Right now, Ty is third in the points and the South Point Hotel & Casino team is fourth ... Everyone asked at the start of the season, ‘what happens if you’re first and second in points at the end of the season?’ I tell people that’s what we want to happen, and that’s what we’re working toward right now....

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I think the older you get the smarter you become, and the better you are at making decisions and understanding what are the battles you need to fight and what battles aren’t battles you need to be in the middle of...

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It’s like we know that we’ve had it so we feel like we can find it again and we’re knocking on the door...

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