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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...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...


