Richard Petty Motorsports

RPAC Racing, LLC,[2] dba Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team is owned by seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty and New York businessman Andrew M. Murstein.[3] The team was founded as Evernham Motorsports in 2000 by former crew chief Ray Evernham, entering full-time competition as a two-car operation in 2001 and fielding additional full-time entries in alliances with Ultra Motorsports and the Valvoline corporation. The organization was renamed Gillett Evernham Motorsports in 2007 after former Montreal Canadiens and Liverpool F.C. owner George Gillett bought a controlling interest from founder Evernham, and took on its current name after merging with Petty's team Petty Enterprises in 2009.[4][5] Known for its factory backing from Dodge since its inception, the team switched to Ford in late 2009 and merged with Yates Racing for 2010. The team has the odd distinction of being the result of three successful teams (Evernham, Petty, & Yates) merging after falling on hard times.[6]

Richard Petty Motorsports
Owner(s)Richard Petty
Andrew M. Murstein (Medallion Financial Corp.)
BaseWelcome, North Carolina
SeriesNASCAR Cup Series
Race drivers43. Erik Jones
Sponsors43. RP Funding, U.S. Air Force, Victory Junction, World Wide Technology, Cash App
ManufacturerChevrolet
Opened2000
Career
DebutCup Series
2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 (Richmond) (as Evernham Motorsports)[1]
2007 Centurion Boats at the Glen (Watkins Glen) (as Gillett Evernham Motorsports)
2009 Daytona 500 (Daytona) (as Richard Petty Motorsports)
Xfinity Series
2003 Target House 200 (Rockingham) (as Evernham Motorsports)
2009 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve) (as Richard Petty Motorsports)
Craftsman Truck Series
2006 GM Flex Fuel 250 (Daytona)
Latest raceCup Series
2007 Pennsylvania 500 (as Evernham Motorsports)
2008 Ford 400 (as Gillett Evernham Motorsports)
2020 Season Finale 500 (Phoenix)
Xfinity Series
2016 Hisense 4K TV 300 (Charlotte)
Craftsman Truck Series
2006 Ford 200 (Homestead)
Races competedTotal: 1,751
Cup Series: 1,490
492 (as Evernham Motorsports)
134 (as Gillett Evernham Motorsports)
864 (as Richard Petty Motorsports)
Xfinity Series: 236
109 (as Evernham Motorsports)
127 (as Richard Petty Motorsports)
Craftsman Truck Series: 25
Drivers' ChampionshipsTotal: 0
Cup Series: 0
Xfinity Series: 0
Craftsman Truck Series: 0
Race victoriesTotal: 27
Cup Series: 20
13 (as Evernham Motorsports)
2 (as Gillett Evernham Motorsports)
5 (as Richard Petty Motorsports)
Xfinity Series: 7
5 (as Evernham Motorsports)
2 (as Richard Petty Motorsports)
Craftsman Truck Series: 0
Pole positionsTotal: 42
Cup Series: 36
23 (as Evernham Motorsports)
4 (as Gillett Evernham Motorsports)
9 (as Richard Petty Motorsports)
Xfinity Series: 6
5 (as Evernham Motorsports)
1 (as Richard Petty Motorsports)
Craftsman Truck Series: 0

After funding issues due to the Gillett family's financial woes, in November 2010, an investment group including Andrew M. Murstein and his Medallion Financial Corporation, Douglas G. Bergeron, and Richard Petty himself, signed and closed sale on racing assets of Richard Petty Motorsports.[7][8][9] Petty, Murstein, and Medallion Financial are the current owners of the team, while Evernham, Gillett, and Bergeron are no longer involved with the team.[10]

The team currently fields the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro full-time for Erik Jones in the NCS and has a partnership with Richard Childress Racing.[11]

Team history

The Evernham Shop in 2005.

Evernham Motorsports was founded in 2000 by former crew chief Ray Evernham, who won three championships atop the pit box for Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports. Evernham was named a team manager and owner for Daimler Chrysler's return to NASCAR's top level through their Dodge brand, leading the development of the Intrepid R/T race car that debuted in 2001. The team also operated with direct factory backing and sponsorship from Dodge.[12][13] The team originally operated out of the former facility of Bill Elliott Racing.[14]

In August 2007, then Montreal Canadiens and Liverpool F.C. owner George N. Gillett Jr. purchased a majority stake in the race team. The operation was renamed Gillett Evernham Motorsports, with Ray Evernham retaining substantial ownership and the role of CEO. Evernham stated the partnership would allow him to focus on "racing operations and team performance", with the Gillett family handling the business end of the operation.[15] GEM proceeded to hire several financial executives to assist with corporate marketing, including former chairman of LendingTree Tom Reddin to replace Evernham as CEO.[16]

At the beginning of the 2008 season, GEM signed a technical and marketing agreement with independent driver Robby Gordon, with plans to eventually absorb Robby Gordon Motorsports into the GEM stable.[17] Under the terms of the alleged merger, Gordon would sell his one-car-operation to GEM for $23.5 million, then receive a four-year contract worth $12 million to drive for the team.[18] The deal fell through, with GEM suing Gordon for violating the terms of the agreement.[18]

After the 2008 season, turmoil emerged when A. J. Allmendinger and Reed Sorenson were signed to drive for the team,[19][20] while Elliott Sadler was released from his ride in the 19 car and planned to sue the team to keep his job.[21] In the midst of a struggling economy, in January 2009 GEM merged with fellow Dodge team Petty Enterprises, which could no longer find sponsors for any of its cars, thus expanding the team to four cars. The organization was renamed Richard Petty Motorsports in the process. Ray Evernham was not involved in the merger negotiations, and both he and Richard Petty only maintained minority shares in the new team.[4][5][22] Near the end of the season, the team announced its departure from the Dodge banner after being its flagship team since 2001. The team switched to Ford and would merge with Yates Racing, owned by Ford head engine builder Doug Yates, which had fielded several successful NASCAR drivers including Davey Allison, Ernie Irvan, Dale Jarrett, and Ricky Rudd.[6]

By 2010, RPM's continued operation was put into question when lead driver Kasey Kahne announced his departure by the end of the season for Red Bull Racing Team. Kahne would be released by the team before the second Martinsville race with five events left in the season, after several mechanical failures.[23][24] Kahne's decision was in the midst of financial problems for the Gillett family in several of their ventures, which included George Gillett defaulting on a $90 million loan he had used to purchase the team.[23][25] With lackluster performance and rumors from week-to-week that the team would shut down,[23][24] the chaos peaked in October when RPM's cars for the second Talladega race were briefly confiscated,[24] and again in November when RPM's four team haulers remained parked at Texas Motor Speedway instead of heading to the next race at Phoenix,[26] in both cases due to payment issues with engine and equipment supplier Roush Fenway Racing.[26] The situation was resolved in November, when Richard Petty partnered with Medallion Financial (headed by lead investor Andrew M. Murstein) and DGB investments (headed by Douglas G. Bergeron) to purchase the team for "less than $50 million." Petty once again was at the helm of a race team, and retained a one-third stake in the company by investing "several million dollars" of his own.[9] Murstein had been seeking a sports investment since 2008 when he formed a special purpose acquisition company together with Hank Aaron, a Medallion board member, and others worth $215 million.[9][10][27][28] The team contracted from four teams to two following 2010.[10][24] Bergeron's share was bought out by Murstein at the end of 2014.[10]

In 2015 the team began fabricating its own bodies, and in 2016 began building its own chassis, reducing its technical reliance on Roush Fenway Racing.[29][30][31]

For the 2018 season, RPM switched their alliance from RFR to Richard Childress Racing which also came with a manufacturer switch to Chevrolet.

NASCAR Cup Series

Car No. 7 history

On November 16, 2001, Ultra Motorsports announced they had entered into a joint venture with Evernham Motorsports where the team would switch to Dodge Intrepids from Ford. Casey Atwood, who had been driving Evernham's No. 19 and needed a ride once Jeremy Mayfield became the team's second driver, would take over the 7 car for the 2002 season. The venture was known as Ultra-Evernham Motorsports, with Ultra owner Jim Smith handling day-to-day operations and Evernham handling technical and competition aspects of the team. Ray Evernham described it as "doing two and a half teams."[32][33] In January 2002, Sirius Satellite Radio was named as the sponsor for the 7 car.[34] In his sophomore season, Atwood struggled severely, with a 29.4 average finish for the year and a best finish of 11th. The poor performance was attributed to a lack of competitive equipment (with the team using second-hand Evernham machines), and a lack of effort on driver Atwood's part.[35][36] The partnership was dissolved after Smith decided to remove Atwood from the car with two races left in the season. Ultra Motorsports Truck Series driver Jason Leffler was named the interim driver.[37][38] Jimmy Spencer would take over the car in 2003 for the once again independent Ultra Motorsports Dodge.[36]

Car No. 7 results

Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2002 Casey Atwood 7 Dodge DAY
35
CAR
39
LVS
41
ATL
32
DAR
26
BRI
18
TEX
35
MAR
38
TAL
26
CAL
28
RCH
22
CLT
17
DOV
14
POC
11
MCH
39
SON
21
DAY
20
CHI
28
NHA
36
POC
28
IND
38
GLN
27
MCH
42
BRI
18
DAR
28
RCH
24
NHA
34
DOV
32
KAN
42
TAL
34
CLT
30
MAR
21
ATL
38
CAR
29
PHO HOM 35th 2621

Car No. 19 history

Casey Atwood (2000–2001)

The No. 19 car was Evernham Motorsports' first foray into racing in the Cup series. It debuted in the 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 at Richmond International Raceway as the No. 19 Motorola-sponsored Ford with 20-year-old Busch Series driver Casey Atwood as the driver. In that race, the car scored a 19th-place finish.[1] The abbreviated season was capped off by Atwood's tenth-place finish at Homestead that year.

For Evernham's full-time debut in 2001, Atwood was named as the driver of the 19 car, teammate to Bill Elliott in the No. 9. The team was part of Dodge's return into NASCAR, with Dodge Dealers sponsoring the entire season.[39] The year was off to a sluggish start when Atwood failed to qualify at the spring Atlanta race, but picked up steam towards the end of the year, winning the pole at Phoenix International Raceway, and almost winning the Homestead race before relinquishing the lead to teammate Elliott late in the race. Atwood barely missed wrestling the rookie of the year crown away from Kevin Harvick, despite Harvick finishing much higher in the points (ninth) and winning twice.

Jeremy Mayfield (2002–2006)

At the end of the year, though, Evernham made a change. He signed Jeremy Mayfield, who had recorded three wins for Penske Racing but who had been fired in September 2001 and had not run since, to join Elliott and drive the No. 19.[33] As part of the move, Evernham agreed to the aforementioned deal with Ultra Motorsports which gave Atwood a car to drive. Mayfield struggled in his initial year with Evernham, posting just four top tens and finishing 26th in points. He won a pole at Talladega Superspeedway the next year however, and improved to 19th in points. 2004 was even better, winning at Richmond and barely making the cut for the inaugural Chase for the Nextel Cup. He claimed one more win in 2005 and qualified once again for the Chase.

However, after the 2006 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, where an early-race crash dropped the No. 19 team out of the top-35 in owner points (thus requiring the team to qualify for each race on time), owner Ray Evernham replaced Mayfield with Bill Elliott for the race at Watkins Glen, citing a lack of performance through the 2006 season. However, in affidavits filed in court Mayfield blamed his lack of performance and subsequent termination from the team on Evernham's heavy involvement with development driver Erin Crocker, and the "close personal relationship" that developed between the two.[40][41][42]

Elliott Sadler (2006–2010)

On August 16, Elliott Sadler, after leaving Robert Yates Racing, was officially named the driver of the No. 19 car for the remainder of the 2006 season, as well as being named the driver for the 2007 season.[40] In his first race, Sadler qualified second and finished tenth. This was the No. 19 car's best finish of the 2006 season until Sadler scored a sixth-place finish at New Hampshire several weeks later. Sadler finished 22nd in driver points, while the No. 19 team finished 34th in owner points, guaranteeing it a spot in the first five races of the 2007 season. Sadler would score only two top tens in 2007, finishing 25th in points.

Elliott Sadler in the No. 19 in 2008.

In November 2007, Best Buy was announced as the new sponsor for fifteen races in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Later Stanley and McDonald's were announced as the two other primary sponsors on the No. 19.[16] In May, Sadler reached a two-year contract extension with the team.[43] However, on December 27, 2008, GEM announced that A. J. Allmendinger, who drove the team's No. 10 car at the end of the season, would be replacing Sadler in the No. 19 for the 2009 season.[20] At the same time the team also announced several of its sponsors were considering leaving the team and that Ray Evernham had cleared his personal belongings out of the team's race shop, but it was not clear whether it was related to the hire.[43] On January 3, 2009, Sadler's attorney announced that he would be seeking a breach of contract lawsuit against GEM for the dismissal.[21] Looking to avoid the lawsuit GEM and Sadler's attorneys reached a settlement six days later that would return Sadler to the No. 19 for 2009 while keeping Allmendinger with the team.[44] Sadler had five top-ten finishes in 2009, and finished twenty-sixth in points. Stanley was the team's sponsor for all 36 races in 2010. Due to a lack of results, Sadler announced his departure from the team in mid-season allowing this team to shut down.[24] The team was considered to return in 2012 after Richard Childress Racing driver Clint Bowyer was offered a contract, but RPM withdrew their offer by September, with Bowyer accepting a 3-year contract with Michael Waltrip Racing to drive the No. 15 5-hour Energy Toyota Camry.[45][46] Since then, the team has remained inactive. The number 19 would later be reassigned by NASCAR to Humphrey Smith Racing (which used the 19 in the now-Xfinity Series as TriStar Motorsports), and has since moved again to Joe Gibbs Racing.

Car No. 19 results

Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2000 Casey Atwood 19 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH
19
NHA DOV MAR
25
CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM
10
ATL 54th 328
2001 Dodge DAY
20
CAR
18
LVS
24
ATL
DNQ
DAR
26
BRI
20
TEX
36
MAR
26
TAL
30
CAL
39
RCH
12
CLT
42
DOV
29
MCH
30
POC
38
SON
41
DAY
28
CHI
28
NHA
12
POC
15
IND
41
GLN
22
MCH
10
BRI
17
DAR
25
RCH
27
DOV
9
KAN
43
CLT
24
MAR
25
TAL
39
PHO
14
CAR
20
HOM
3
ATL
20
NHA
16
26th 3132
2002 Jeremy Mayfield DAY
39
CAR
29
LVS
2
ATL
23
DAR
16
BRI
14
TEX
18
MAR
11
TAL
36
CAL
38
RCH
5
CLT
39
DOV
35
POC
36
MCH
36
SON
28
DAY
13
CHI
34
NHA
19
POC
38
IND
39
GLN
15
MCH
16
BRI
25
DAR
20
RCH
10
NHA
24
DOV
20
KAN
9
TAL
20
CLT
28
MAR
28
ATL
27
CAR
21
PHO
25
HOM
33
26th 3309
2003 DAY
8
CAR
41
LVS
21
ATL
22
DAR
30
BRI
23
TEX
25
TAL
18
MAR
40
CAL
35
RCH
25
CLT
43
DOV
21
POC
15
MCH
13
SON
10
DAY
8
CHI
10
NHA
34
POC
38
IND
41
GLN
16
MCH
28
BRI
10
DAR
6
RCH
2
NHA
11
DOV
2
TAL
38
KAN
3
CLT
12
MAR
33
ATL
7
PHO
43
CAR
3
HOM
6
19th 3736
2004 DAY
25
CAR
11
LVS
14
ATL
2
DAR
9
BRI
17
TEX
34
MAR
36
TAL
21
CAL
14
RCH
22
CLT
8
DOV
8
POC
2
MCH
19
SON
30
DAY
22
CHI
5
NHA
10
POC
9
IND
11
GLN
7
MCH
11
BRI
22
CAL
16
RCH
1*
NHA
35
DOV
7
TAL
38
KAN
5*
CLT
30
MAR
6
ATL
26
PHO
21
DAR
19
HOM
35
10th 6000
2005 DAY
23
CAL
28
LVS
20
ATL
13
BRI
17
MAR
15
TEX
11
PHO
13
TAL
4
DAR
33
RCH
13
CLT
4
DOV
14
POC
14
MCH
22
SON
7
DAY
12
CHI
6
NHA
19
POC
18
IND
4
GLN
11
MCH
1
BRI
18
CAL
26
RCH
6
NHA
16
DOV
7
TAL
14
KAN
16
CLT
11
MAR
28
ATL
38
TEX
35
PHO
24
HOM
10
9th 6073
2006 DAY
36
CAL
22
LVS
25
ATL
41
BRI
16
MAR
26
TEX
31
PHO
26
TAL
13
RCH
32
DAR
38
CLT
15
DOV
18
POC
23
MCH
36
SON
22
DAY
36
CHI
24
NHA
29
POC
37
IND
41
34th 2983
Bill Elliott GLN
27
Elliott Sadler MCH
10
BRI
39
CAL
16
RCH
13
NHA
6
DOV
16
KAN
40
TAL
29
CLT
35
MAR
38
ATL
21
TEX
37
PHO
17
HOM
36
2007 DAY
6
CAL
24
LVS
14
ATL
18
BRI
27
MAR
24
TEX
17
PHO
34
TAL
15
RCH
27
DAR
21
CLT
36
DOV
26
POC
21
MCH
35
SON
14
NHA
33
DAY
33
CHI
33
IND
28
POC
32
GLN
17
MCH
32
BRI
29
CAL
35
RCH
27
NHA
38
DOV
17
KAN
8
TAL
24
CLT
41
MAR
40
ATL
14
TEX
12
PHO
27
HOM
38
25th 3140
2008 DAY
6
CAL
24
LVS
12
ATL
43
BRI
19
MAR
15
TEX
26
PHO
41
TAL
29
RCH
20
DAR
42
CLT
8
DOV
42
POC
34
MCH
9
SON
19
NHA
5
DAY
39
CHI
12
IND
4
POC
27
GLN
15
MCH
9
BRI
32
CAL
34
RCH
37
NHA
24
DOV
27
KAN
10
TAL
10
CLT
20
MAR
41
ATL
25
TEX
35
PHO
30
HOM
28
24th 3364
2009 DAY
5
CAL
25
LVS
29
ATL
20
BRI
20
MAR
31
TEX
32
PHO
32
TAL
19
RCH
25
DAR
14
CLT
31
DOV
27
POC
25
MCH
12
SON
10
NHA
26
DAY
10
CHI
27
IND
40
POC
24
GLN
32
MCH
25
BRI
26
ATL
21
RCH
34
NHA
8
DOV
30
KAN
20
CAL
32
CLT
26
MAR
21
TAL
9
TEX
22
PHO
28
HOM
41
26th 3350
2010 Ford DAY
24
CAL
24
LVS
27
ATL
19
BRI
20
MAR
24
PHO
31
TEX
18
TAL
33
RCH
38
DAR
21
DOV
28
CLT
21
POC
31
MCH
21
SON
17
NHA
19
DAY
22
CHI
21
IND
38
POC
34
GLN
29
MCH
9
BRI
29
ATL
41
RCH
27
NHA
21
DOV
17
KAN
28
CAL
13
CLT
26
MAR
28
TAL
14
TEX
23
PHO
28
HOM
28
27th 3234

Car No. 43 history

Reed Sorenson (2009)
Sorenson's No. 43 during the 2009 Aaron's 499

On August 26, 2008, Gillett Evernham Motorsports announced the signing of Reed Sorenson to a multi-year contract to drive the No. 10 car.[19] On Thursday January 9, it was announced that Richard Petty would sell his team to GEM, moving Sorenson to the No. 43 for the 2009 season in the process.[47] The 43 ran multiple sponsorships from McDonald's, Valvoline, the United States Air Force,[48] Super 8, Reynolds Wrap, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Charter Communications, Auto Value Bumper to Bumper, Liberty Medical, and Siemens, but only had one top-ten finish; a ninth at the rained-shortened Daytona 500. Sorenson was released the end of the season.[6]

A.J. Allmendinger (2010–2011)
A. J. Allmendinger in the No. 43 at Pocono Raceway in 2011

The team announced they had moved A. J. Allmendinger over to the No. 43 car for the 2010 season;[6] he finished 19th in the points. In 2011, Allmendinger showed continued improvement, especially when he was paired with former Roush Fenway Racing crew chief Greg Erwin. The team would finish 15th in points, but it was not enough to retain Best Buy as a primary sponsor. As a result, Allmendinger was granted a release from RPM and he soon joined Penske Racing.

Aric Almirola (2012–2017)
Almirola's 2013 Sprint Cup car, the same Air Force scheme he took to victory lane at Daytona in 2014

To replace Allmendinger, RPM signed Aric Almirola, who had replaced Kasey Kahne in the 9 car at the end of the 2010 season.[49] Almirola earned a Pole start at Charlotte in May, and collected one top 5 and four top 10s en route to a 20th-place finish in points. Aric's best run of the year may have been at Kansas in October, where he qualified fifth and lead 69 laps after taking the top spot on lap 6. But on lap 121, Almirola blew a tire, sending his Farmland Ford into the wall. He spun on lap 172 racing for the lead and lost a lap on pit road. After getting his lap back and working his way up to 13th, Almirola hit the wall once again, setting the front of the car ablaze and ending the promising run.[50]

In 2013 Almirola returned to the No. 43; at Martinsville Speedway in October, the team ran the No. 41 to honor Maurice Petty's induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.[51][52] During the 2013 season from Martinsville to Darlington, Almirola had the most consecutive Top 10s in the 43 car since Bobby Hamilton in 1996. After being fastest in practice in Talladega, his crew chief Todd Parrott was suspended for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy.[53] Almirola finished a career high 18th in points. For 2014, the team hired Trent Owens, Richard Petty's nephew as crew chief.

In January 2014, RPM announced a three-year contract extension with Almirola after working on one year deals the previous two seasons. This coincided with sponsor Smithfield Foods stepping up to fund 29 races in each the next three seasons with brands Smithfield, Farmland, Eckrich, and Gwaltney.[54] Almirola had a rather slow start to 2014, being involved in a 12 car wreck in the 2014 Daytona 500. At Bristol, Almirola posted his best career finish to date of 3rd, only behind winner Carl Edwards and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

The next week at Auto Club Speedway during the 2014 Auto Club 400, Almirola got involved in an accident with part-time Cup driver Brian Scott. Almirola made a pass on Scott for 4th place. Scott controversially moved into the back of Almirola to wreck himself and Almirola. In a post-race interview, an angry Almirola retorted "The 33 was obviously a dart without feathers and coming across the race track. He ran right into me. Man, he came from all the way at the bottom of the race track and ran into me. He's not even racing this series for points. He's out there having fun because his daddy gets to pay for it and he wrecked us. That's frustrating."[55]

At the 2014 Coke Zero 400, Almirola would earn his first career win in the Sprint Cup Series after avoiding two major wrecks, and leading the field when the race was called off after 112 laps due to rain. His win also marked the first victory by the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43, the first victory for the No. 43 overall in Cup since Petty Enterprises' win at Martinsville in 1999, and 30 years to the day Richard Petty won his 200th race in a Curb Racing No. 43.[56][57] On his big victory Almirola said "The good Lord was watching out for us today and we were meant to win. It's real special for me to win here. This is not only the 30th anniversary of this team's last win at Daytona, it is my hometown and I remember growing up watching Daytona 500s and Firecracker 400s here. To win is real special." Almirola's win guaranteed him a spot in the newly reformatted Chase for the Sprint Cup.[58] He was eliminated after the Round of 16 due to a crash at Dover.[59]

Longtime teammate Marcos Ambrose left the team in 2015, and he was replaced by Sam Hornish Jr. as the driver of Petty's other entry. Almirola scored a top-five finish at Dover early in the season but then barely missed out on the Chase in points, finishing sixteen points and one position behind the last man in, Clint Bowyer.[60] Almirola finished fourth in the cut race, doing everything he could to make it in. Despite missing the playoffs, Almirola scored another top-five at Dover, a track which the team had traditionally been strong at. He wound up finishing seventeenth in points, top of the non-Chase field.[61]

For the 2016 season Hornish was replaced by Brian Scott, whom Almirola had previously tangled with in his career. Almirola said that he felt "more excited than ever"[62] and was confident that his extended pairing with crew chief Owens would yield good results.[63] However, after a strong 12th place showing in the 2016 Daytona 500, the team went into a slump, highlighted by last-place finishes at Martinsville,[64] Kansas[65] and in the season's final race at Homestead-Miami.[66] Almirola finished the 2016 season with an average finish of just over 23rd and a 26th-place points finish.[67] After the 2016 season, RPM announced that they would lease the charter of the 44 team and focus solely on Almirola's effort.[68]

The one-car approach paid immediate dividends as Almirola recorded a top ten finish in the 2017 Daytona 500. However, in the season's eleventh race, the 2017 Go Bowling 400, Almirola was caught in a wreck caused by Joey Logano. After Logano lost control of his car and collided with Danica Patrick's car, Almirola's car plowed into Logano's and the back end of the car left the ground. Almirola was then immediately airlifted to a hospital, where he would later be diagnosed with a shattered T5 vertebrae, for which he would miss eight to twelve races.[69] Regan Smith was named as the replacement for the NASCAR All-Star Race,[70] racing until the AAA Drive for Autism at Dover. Roush Fenway Racing's Xfinity Series driver Bubba Wallace made his Cup Series debut in the No. 43, driving the car until Almirola was fit to return to racing.[71] Ford sports car racer Billy Johnson drove the No. 43 at Sonoma.[72] Almirola returned to the car at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July.[73] In September 2017, it was announced that Almirola and Smithfield Foods were leaving Richard Petty Motorsports for Stewart-Haas Racing after negotiations to extend the sponsorship deal fell through, although after Petty threatened legal action, Smithfield reached a settlement in which their subsidiary brands such as Food Lion Feeds and Farmer John would sponsor the No. 43 for a portion of the 2018 season.[74][75]

Bubba Wallace (2018–2020)
Bubba Wallace in the No. 43 at Sonoma Raceway in 2018

For the 2018 season, Wallace replaced Almirola in the No. 43 car who ran for Rookie of the Year honors. He got an impressive second-place finish at the 2018 Daytona 500. On May 1, 2018, World Wide Technology signed on to sponsor the No. 43 car for six races.[76] Wallace finished the season 28th in points and finished 2nd in the Rookie of the Year honors.

Wallace started the 2019 season with a 38th-place finish at the 2019 Daytona 500 when Kurt Busch spun in front of him and Tyler Reddick hit him from behind, causing Wallace to collide with Busch. Wallace continued to finish consistently below the top-15, but he managed to make the starting grid of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race by winning stage 2 of the Monster Energy Open. At the 2019 Brickyard 400 Wallace managed to run top 10 the majority of the day and compete for the win with around 10 to go and would go onto finish third. On November 9, Wallace was fined $50,000 and docked 50 points for intentionally manipulating competition at Texas when he spun his car on the track after experiencing a tire failure.[77]

On September 10, 2020, Wallace announced that he would not return to RPM in 2021.[78]

Erik Jones (2021)

On October 21, 2020, it was announced that RPM had signed Erik Jones to a multi-year contract to drive the 43 car.[79]

Car No. 43 results

Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2009 Reed Sorenson 43 Dodge DAY
9
CAL
21
LVS
34
ATL
33
BRI
23
MAR
17
TEX
36
PHO
12
TAL
11
RCH
20
DAR
19
CLT
35
DOV
19
POC
20
MCH
27
SON
40
NHA
17
DAY
33
CHI
24
IND
13
POC
35
GLN
31
MCH
29
BRI
19
ATL
27
RCH
16
NHA
36
DOV
35
KAN
26
CAL
31
CLT
21
MAR
24
TAL
16
TEX
36
PHO
26
HOM
40
29th 3147
2010 A.J. Allmendinger Ford DAY
32
CAL
25
LVS
25
ATL
6
BRI
17
MAR
38
PHO
15
TEX
13
TAL
19
RCH
17
DAR
37
DOV
14
CLT
14
POC
10
MCH
11
SON
13
NHA
10
DAY
36
CHI
14
IND
16
POC
24
GLN
4
MCH
17
BRI
31
ATL
18
RCH
8
NHA
12
DOV
10
KAN
10
CAL
19
CLT
25
MAR
12
TAL
32
TEX
14
PHO
18
HOM
5
19th 3998
2011 DAY
11
PHO
9
LVS
19
BRI
31
CAL
14
MAR
14
TEX
19
TAL
11
RCH
7
DAR
20
DOV
37
CLT
5
KAN
27
POC
25
MCH
13
SON
13
DAY
10
KEN
28
NHA
12
IND
22
POC
19
GLN
8
MCH
11
BRI
12
ATL
10
RCH
11
CHI
27
NHA
21
DOV
7
KAN
25
CLT
7
TAL
31
MAR
11
TEX
10
PHO
6
HOM
15
15th 1013
2012 Aric Almirola DAY
33
PHO
12
LVS
24
BRI
19
CAL
25
MAR
8
TEX
22
KAN
23
RCH
26
TAL
12
DAR
19
CLT
16
DOV
6
POC
28
MCH
17
SON
28
KEN
26
DAY
19
NHA
28
IND
19
POC
19
GLN
18
MCH
20
BRI
35
ATL
32
RCH
26
CHI
17
NHA
23
DOV
19
TAL
19
CLT
12
KAN
29
MAR
4
TEX
15
PHO
16
HOM
7
20th 868
2013 DAY
13
PHO
15
LVS
16
BRI
37
CAL
14
MAR
20
TEX
7
KAN
8
RCH
8
TAL
10
DAR
20
CLT
33
DOV
18
POC
21
MCH
17
SON
20
KEN
15
DAY
38
NHA
5
IND
17
POC
20
GLN
37
MCH
18
BRI
15
ATL
20
RCH
20
CHI
13
NHA
21
DOV
22
KAN
10
CLT
23
TAL
22
TEX
27
PHO
19
HOM
16
18th 913
41 MAR
20
2014 43 DAY
39
PHO
15
LVS
25
BRI
3
CAL
43
MAR
8
TEX
12
DAR
24
RCH
17
TAL
13
KAN
8
CLT
11
DOV
12
POC
22
MCH
31
SON
23
KEN
39
DAY
1
NHA
23
IND
21
POC
35
GLN
18
MCH
20
BRI
41
ATL
9
RCH
10
CHI
41
NHA
6
DOV
28
KAN
31
CLT
22
TAL
39
MAR
21
TEX
24
PHO
18
HOM
19
16th 2195
2015 DAY
15
ATL
11
LVS
26
PHO
19
CAL
11
MAR
12
TEX
19
BRI
13
RCH
20
TAL
15
KAN
11
CLT
17
DOV
5
POC
43
MCH
22
SON
14
DAY
34
KEN
12
NHA
15
IND
38
POC
18
GLN
16
MCH
14
BRI
17
DAR
11
RCH
4
CHI
10
NHA
43
DOV
5
CLT
10
KAN
24
TAL
16
MAR
16
TEX
18
PHO
10
HOM
41
17th 940
2016 DAY
12
ATL
15
LVS
24
PHO
13
CAL
21
MAR
40
TEX
24
BRI
34
RCH
21
TAL
27
KAN
18
DOV
31
CLT
26
POC
20
MCH
26
SON
27
DAY
15
KEN
20
NHA
19
IND
25
POC
39
GLN
27
BRI
14
MCH
24
DAR
32
RCH
17
CHI
32
NHA
17
DOV
16
CLT
15
KAN
40
TAL
8
MAR
15
TEX
22
PHO
22
HOM
40
27th 638
2017 DAY
4
ATL
27
LVS
14
PHO
17
CAL
19
MAR
18
TEX
18
BRI
22
RCH
9
TAL
4
KAN
38
NHA
24
IND
13
POC
38
GLN
21
MCH
12
BRI
37
DAR
20
RCH
17
CHI
24
NHA
26
DOV
25
CLT
24
TAL
5
KAN
9
MAR
18
TEX
15
PHO
9
HOM
18
24th 614
Regan Smith CLT
22
DOV
34
Bubba Wallace POC
26
MCH
19
DAY
15
KEN
11
Billy Johnson SON
22
2018 Bubba Wallace Chevy DAY
2
ATL
32
LVS
21
PHO
28
CAL
20
MAR
34
TEX
8
BRI
16
RCH
25
TAL
16
DOV
25
KAN
23
CLT
16
POC
38
MCH
19
SON
29
CHI
23
DAY
14
KEN
27
NHA
24
POC
33
GLN
25
MCH
23
BRI
38
DAR
26
IND
38
LVS
38
RCH
27
CLT
36
DOV
23
TAL
19
KAN
26
MAR
34
TEX
25
PHO
10
HOM
21
30th 471
2019 DAY
38
ATL
27
LVS
26
PHO
22
CAL
30
MAR
17
TEX
23
BRI
20
RCH
27
TAL
39
DOV
27
KAN
29
CLT
25
POC
21
MCH
28
SON
26
CHI
25
DAY
15
KEN
23
NHA
22
POC
22
GLN
28
MCH
27
BRI
14
DAR
24
IND
3
LVS
23
RCH
12
CLT
24
DOV
20
TAL
24
KAN
35
MAR
13
TEX
24
PHO
25
HOM
34
28th 437
2020 DAY
15
LVS
6
CAL
27
PHO
19
DAR
21
DAR
16
CLT
38
CLT
37
BRI
10
ATL
21
MAR
11
HOM
13
TAL
14
POC
22
POC
20
IND
9
KEN
27
TEX
14
KAN
37
NHA
23
MCH
9
MCH
21
DAY
25
DOV
27
DOV
21
DAY
5
DAR
38
RCH
26
BRI
22
LVS
28
TAL
24
CLT
21
KAN
18
TEX
38
MAR
21
PHO
15
24th 597
2021 Erik Jones DAY DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL BRI MAR RCH TAL KAN DAR DOV COA CLT SON NSH POC POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO -* -*

Bill Elliott (2001–2003)

The No. 44 debuted as the No. 9 in the 2001 Daytona 500 with Dodge's return to NASCAR. After half a decade as a driver and owner, 1988 Winston Cup Series champion Bill Elliott joined Evernham as a driver and re-assumed the No. 9 that he drove with Melling Racing.[80] Elliott won the pole for the Daytona 500 and finished fifth. He marked the season with his first win in seven years at Homestead-Miami Speedway and finished 15th in points. Elliott would score two wins and finish 13th in points in 2002. He scored his final career win at North Carolina in fall 2003. After a ninth-place finish in the points that season, Elliott announced that due to the pressures of a full Nextel Cup schedule, he would step down from his full-time ride and would race the team's research and development car.[81]

Kasey Kahne (2004–2010)

Kasey Kahne's 9 car in his rookie season of 2004.

Elliott was replaced by rookie driver Kasey Kahne, a successful open-wheel racer just starting to gain respect in the Busch Series, who left a development contract with Ford to sign with Evernham's Dodge team for the 2004 season. Tommy Baldwin, Jr. would serve as crew chief for the No. 9 team.[81][82] Kahne was arguably the least accomplished driver in a strong rookie class that included Busch Series winners Brian Vickers (the 2003 Champion), Scott Riggs, Scott Wimmer, and Johnny Sauter as well as Craftsman Truck Series winner Brendan Gaughan.[83] Kahne would have the strongest performance out of all the young drivers, earning three second-place finishes through the first eleven races[82] and five on the season, including two close finishes with Matt Kenseth and Elliott Sadler. Kahne earned four poles and 14 Top 10 finishes to score a 13th-place finish in points, winning the Rookie of the Year honors by over 100 points.[83] In 2005, he won the spring Richmond race, but finished a disappointing 23rd in the final point standings.

Kasey Kahne at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2009

Near the end of the 2005 season, Evernham initiated a crew swap between his teams, citing performance issues with both cars.[84] As a result, Kahne received most of what was Mayfield's team from 2005. In 2006, Kahne won six races, including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May. He also made his first Chase for the Nextel Cup, finishing eighth in the standings at the end of the season. His six wins were a series high in 2006 and he also tied for the most pole awards with Kurt Busch at six. On September 18, 2007, it was announced that Budweiser would sponsor the No. 9 car beginning in 2008,[85] after Dodge Dealers/Mopar/UAW had sponsored the team since 2001. In his first year with the Budweiser sponsorship, Kahne had two wins and finished 14th in points. The next year, Kahne scored his first road course victory at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 and won again at Atlanta on Labor Day, earning him a berth in the Chase. However, early misfortune at Loudon put the No. 9 team out of contention for the championship, finishing 10th in points. 2010 would start the No. 9 team off on a high note by winning the second Gatorade Duel in a photo finish. However, the team was plagued by inconsistency and was knocked out of Chase contention before Richmond. With a lack of results, Kahne departed the team before Martinsville and drove Red Bull Racing's No. 83 Toyota.[23] Kahne was replaced by Aric Almirola for the remaining races,[23] who had a best finish of fourth at Homestead.

Marcos Ambrose (2011–2014)

Marcos Ambrose in the No. 9 at Pocono Raceway in 2011

Marcos Ambrose took over driving duties at the beginning of the 2011 season with Stanley Black & Decker moving over from the 19 team.[23][24] Ambrose had a break out year in the No. 9 Ford and drove to his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory at Watkins Glen International in August.[45] He finished the season with a then-career-high 12 Top 10s, and a 19th-place points finish. Ambrose returned in 2012, and once again won at Watkins Glen, but only had eight Top 10s. However, he did pick up one spot in points to 18th. He failed to win or finish in the Top 5 in 2013, but finished in the Top 10 on six occasions. He dropped to 22nd in points.

Sam Hornish Jr. (2015)

Driver Sam Hornish, Jr. (second from left) and the No. 9 team at Sonoma in 2015.

In September 2014, Marcos Ambrose announced he would not return to RPM for 2015, and would depart from NASCAR to return to Australia and the V8 Supercar Series for DJR Team Penske.[86][87] Later that month, it was announced that primary sponsor Stanley Black & Decker would depart the team for Joe Gibbs Racing.[87] On October 8, 2014, it was announced that Sam Hornish, Jr. would drive the No. 9 car starting in 2015.[88] Twisted Tea returned for four races including the Daytona 500.[87] In late-February, it was announced that Medallion Bank, a subsidiary of team owner Andrew Murstein's Medallion Financial Corporation, would appear as a primary sponsor for select races. Medallion partnered with NASCAR Truck Series sponsor Camping World for the third and fourth races of the season (Las Vegas and Phoenix),[89] and other companies including Mercury Marine and Lyon Financial. Hornish struggled during the year, with only three top tens including a best finish of eighth at Talladega in May to finish 26th in points.[90] At the second to last race of the season at Phoenix, Richard Petty announced Hornish would not return to the team following season's end.[90][91]

Brian Scott (2016)

Hornish was replaced by longtime Xfinity Series driver Brian Scott for 2016, with Albertsons and Shore Lodge joining Twisted Tea as primary sponsors. The car was renumbered from 9 to 44, which had been used by Petty Enterprises, and by RPM in 2009.[91][92][93]

Scott had a career-best 2nd at Talladega in the fall, and a few weeks later, announced he would retire for family reasons.[94][95] Petty would later sell the No. 44 equipment to Go FAS Racing.[96]

Car No. 44 results

Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2001 Bill Elliott 9 Dodge DAY
5
CAR
23
LVS
14
ATL
16
DAR
23
BRI
17
TEX
14
MAR
14
TAL
32
CAL
14
RCH
37
CLT
26
DOV
40
MCH
9
POC
27
SON
9
DAY
35
CHI
10
NHA
21
POC
4
IND
8
GLN
24
MCH
3*
BRI
19
DAR
5
RCH
17
DOV
30
KAN
40
CLT
15
MAR
42
TAL
20
PHO
27
CAR
40
HOM
1
ATL
14
NHA
22
15th 3824
2002 DAY
11
CAR
11
LVS
8
ATL
35
DAR
10
BRI
21
TEX
9
MAR
31
TAL
19
CAL
4
RCH
14
CLT
9
DOV
2
POC
30
MCH
11
SON
8
DAY
17
CHI
7
NHA
34
POC
1
IND
1*
GLN
21
MCH
22
BRI
17
DAR
3
RCH
16
NHA
23
DOV
18
KAN
5
TAL
19
CLT
35
MAR
42
ATL
33
CAR
39
PHO
30
HOM
7
13th 4158
2003 DAY
32
CAR
32
LVS
14
ATL
39
DAR
9
BRI
18
TEX
43
TAL
13
MAR
13
CAL
4
RCH
20
CLT
26
DOV
22
POC
19
MCH
24
SON
4
DAY
16
CHI
11
NHA
31
POC
17
IND
5
GLN
20
MCH
15
BRI
16
DAR
5
RCH
37
NHA
4
DOV
14
TAL
13
KAN
2*
CLT
4
MAR
9
ATL
4
PHO
14
CAR
1*
HOM
8*
9th 4303
2004 Kasey Kahne DAY
41
CAR
2
LVS
2
ATL
3
DAR
13
BRI
40
TEX
2*
MAR
21
TAL
30
CAL
13
RCH
28
CLT
12
DOV
21
POC
14
MCH
2
SON
31
DAY
25
CHI
36
NHA
8
POC
3
IND
4
GLN
14
MCH
5
BRI
21
CAL
2
RCH
24
NHA
4
DOV
42
TAL
27
KAN
12
CLT
32*
MAR
15
ATL
5
PHO
5
DAR
5
HOM
38
13th 4274
2005 DAY
22
CAL
40
LVS
38
ATL
5
BRI
14
MAR
2
TEX
35
PHO
17
TAL
24
DAR
3
RCH
1*
CLT
26
DOV
35
POC
27
MCH
18
SON
41
DAY
16
CHI
41
NHA
6
POC
27
IND
2
GLN
17
MCH
29
BRI
42
CAL
6
RCH
8
NHA
38
DOV
16
TAL
13
KAN
19
CLT
23
MAR
17
ATL
35
TEX
42
PHO
27
HOM
16
23rd 3611
2006 DAY
11
CAL
4
LVS
4
ATL
1
BRI
10
MAR
35
TEX
1
PHO
6
TAL
39
RCH
34
DAR
21
CLT
1
DOV
7
POC
7
MCH
1
SON
31
DAY
25
CHI
23
NHA
8
POC
31
IND
36
GLN
22
MCH
4
BRI
12
CAL
1*
RCH
3
NHA
16
DOV
38
KAN
33
TAL
2
CLT
1*
MAR
7
ATL
38
TEX
33
PHO
7
HOM
4*
8th 6173
2007 DAY
7
CAL
38
LVS
35
ATL
39
BRI
19
MAR
25
TEX
20
PHO
31
TAL
12
RCH
40
DAR
20
CLT
23
DOV
11
POC
22
MCH
32
SON
23
NHA
25
DAY
9
CHI
32
IND
40
POC
27
GLN
26
MCH
31
BRI
2*
CAL
10
RCH
8
NHA
20
DOV
32
KAN
9
TAL
16
CLT
8
MAR
15
ATL
9
TEX
18
PHO
40
HOM
24
19th 3489
2008 DAY
7
CAL
9
LVS
6
ATL
28
BRI
7
MAR
17
TEX
25
PHO
36
TAL
23
RCH
10
DAR
22
CLT
1
DOV
31
POC
1*
MCH
2
SON
33
NHA
30
DAY
7
CHI
15
IND
7
POC
7
GLN
14
MCH
40
BRI
40
CAL
8
RCH
19
NHA
11
DOV
26
KAN
21
TAL
36
CLT
2
MAR
33
ATL
33
TEX
24
PHO
13
HOM
6
14th 4085
2009 DAY
29
CAL
12
LVS
11
ATL
7
BRI
5
MAR
19
TEX
19
PHO
13
TAL
36
RCH
29
DAR
23
CLT
7
DOV
6
POC
15
MCH
21
SON
1*
NHA
10
DAY
15
CHI
3
IND
7
POC
5
GLN
17
MCH
11
BRI
28
ATL
1
RCH
12
NHA
38
DOV
8
KAN
6
CAL
34
CLT
3
MAR
32
TAL
2
TEX
33
PHO
15
HOM
17
10th 6128
2010 Ford DAY
30
CAL
34
LVS
9
ATL
4*
BRI
34
MAR
17
PHO
39
TEX
5
TAL
21
RCH
21
DAR
20
DOV
20
CLT
12
POC
27
MCH
2
SON
4
NHA
36*
DAY
2
CHI
6
IND
13
POC
19
GLN
17
MCH
14
BRI
5
ATL
32
RCH
29
NHA
14
DOV
28
KAN
37
CAL
4
CLT
38
21st 3948
Aric Almirola MAR
21
TAL
20
TEX
21
PHO
27
HOM
4
2011 Marcos Ambrose DAY
37
PHO
16
LVS
4
BRI
15
CAL
28
MAR
29
TEX
6
TAL
32
RCH
23
DAR
13
DOV
3
CLT
6
KAN
26
POC
34
MCH
23
SON
5
DAY
17
KEN
20
NHA
9
IND
34
POC
20
GLN
1
MCH
27
BRI
10
ATL
21
RCH
21
CHI
19
NHA
30
DOV
9
KAN
9
CLT
5
TAL
19
MAR
29
TEX
11
PHO
8
HOM
39
19th 936
2012 DAY
13
PHO
32
LVS
13
BRI
36
CAL
21
MAR
15
TEX
20
KAN
16
RCH
22
TAL
14
DAR
9
CLT
32
DOV
10
POC
13
MCH
9
SON
8
KEN
13
DAY
30
NHA
19
IND
20
POC
10
GLN
1
MCH
5
BRI
5
ATL
17
RCH
15
CHI
27
NHA
24
DOV
18
TAL
27
CLT
33
KAN
12
MAR
24
TEX
32
PHO
18
HOM
13
18th 950
2013 DAY
18
PHO
19
LVS
22
BRI
19
CAL
36
MAR
8
TEX
19
KAN
20
RCH
42
TAL
14
DAR
34
CLT
10
DOV
19
POC
17
MCH
23
SON
7
KEN
13
DAY
26
NHA
33
IND
16
POC
12
GLN
31*
MCH
6
BRI
8
ATL
13
RCH
27
CHI
15
NHA
18
DOV
16
KAN
9
CLT
17
TAL
39
MAR
19
TEX
21
PHO
26
HOM
26
22nd 872
2014 DAY
18
PHO
21
LVS
24
BRI
5
CAL
30
MAR
5
TEX
20
DAR
14
RCH
18
TAL
19
KAN
24
CLT
29
DOV
16
POC
24
MCH
25
SON
8
KEN
13
DAY
10
NHA
27
IND
22
POC
14
GLN
2
MCH
12
BRI
34
ATL
42
RCH
27
CHI
25
NHA
24
DOV
26
KAN
20
CLT
25
TAL
8
MAR
23
TEX
27
PHO
10
HOM
27
23rd 870
2015 Sam Hornish Jr. DAY
12
ATL
21
LVS
24
PHO
40
CAL
43
MAR
32
TEX
26
BRI
19
RCH
35
TAL
6
KAN
16
CLT
24
DOV
22
POC
41
MCH
26
SON
10
DAY
30
KEN
22
NHA
29
IND
16
POC
39
GLN
9
MCH
19
BRI
18
DAR
28
RCH
28
CHI
30
NHA
20
DOV
20
CLT
17
KAN
28
TAL
17
MAR
28
TEX
24
PHO
31
HOM
25
26th 709
2016 Brian Scott 44 DAY
24
ATL
31
LVS
27
PHO
27
CAL
12
MAR
26
TEX
27
BRI
30
RCH
35
TAL
30
KAN
22
DOV
24
CLT
29
POC
39
MCH
36
SON
33
DAY
37
KEN
33
NHA
38
IND
27
POC
24
GLN
25
BRI
18
MCH
28
DAR
39
RCH
35
CHI
31
NHA
31
DOV
21
CLT
22
KAN
28
TAL
2
MAR
34
TEX
27
PHO
30
HOM
15
33rd 481

2002–2005: No. 91 Research & Development Dodge

The 98 car started as the 91 car in 2002. Three drivers drove the No. 91: Dick Trickle at Talladega Superspeedway (failing to qualify);[97][98][99] Hank Parker, Jr. at Rockingham Speedway with sponsorship from USG Corporation;[97][100] and Casey Atwood at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a sponsorship from Mountain Dew (after being released from the No. 7 car).[37] The car returned in 2003 at Pocono Raceway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with Atwood driving the 91 Mountain Dew Live Wire-sponsored Dodge at Pocono and an unsponsored entry at Indy.[101][102] In 2004, Bill Elliott relinquished his full-time duties to drive the No. 91 in a part-time deal at Las Vegas, Texas, and Indianapolis.[81] Elliott also ran three races in a No. 98 Dodge under his own Bill Elliott Racing banner, utilizing Evernham equipment and crew members and the owners points of Mach 1 Racing, in part to avoid conflict with sponsor Coca-Cola (Evernham's No. 9 and No. 19 cars were both sponsored by Mountain Dew).[103] He returned to drive the 91 in a part-time deal in 2005 in nine races held at Fontana, Atlanta, Texas, Charlotte, Michigan, Indianapolis, Michigan, Fontana, and Texas.[104] Elliott had sponsorships from UAW, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Stanley Tools, Auto Value / Bumper to Bumper, and Visteon.

Scott Riggs drove the 10 for Evernham from 2006–2007.

2006–2008: No. 10 Valvoline-Evernham Racing Dodge

Scott Riggs (2006–2007)
Riggs (right) at Las Vegas in 2007.

In 2006, the team became full-time and was renumbered as the No. 10 car, as Scott Riggs and his Valvoline sponsorship moved over from struggling MB2 Motorsports. In addition to sponsoring 22 races in 2006, Valvoline also maintained an ownership stake in the team through Senior Vice President James Rocco (like with MBV), called Valvoline-Evernham Motorsports (also written as Valvoline-Evernham Racing).[105] The team nearly won on several occasions including Charlotte, Talladega, and Texas — where he crashed out in second place with two laps to go. He finished 18th in final standings despite missing the Daytona 500. Going into 2007 with high hopes, Evernham's performance suffered; Riggs failed to qualify for six races and had five DNF's with only one Top 10 finish all season. He was released with two races remaining in favor of former CART driver Patrick Carpentier,[106] who had also replaced him at Watkins Glen.[107]

Patrick Carpentier (2007–2008)

Carpentier, who was 36 years old at the time, became the full-time driver for 2008, part of a unique rookie class stacked with open wheel veterans all trying to emulate the success found by Juan Pablo Montoya the previous year. This included IndyCar Series Champions Dario Franchitti and Sam Hornish, Jr., and CART and Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve, as well as DEI development drivers Regan Smith and Aric Almirola.[108] With Valvoline taking a backseat role in 2008[109] and Stanley Tools moving to the No. 19 car, GEM signed LifeLock for eight races, an identity security company making a large entrance investment into NASCAR.[110] Charter Communications and Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper also sponsored several races. Carpentier won the pole at Loudon but otherwise struggled, as did his fellow open-wheel counterparts. He had no Top 10s, missed five races — including the Daytona 500 — and was out of the Top 35 in points when he was released after Kansas. Second-year driver A. J. Allmendinger replaced Carpentier, after being released from Red Bull Racing in favor of Scott Speed.[111] In his five races for GEM, Allmendinger was impressive, posting three Top 15s and often outrunning his teammates. Allmendinger was initially rewarded with a full-time ride in the No. 19 car, replacing Elliott Sadler.[20] This was derailed when Sadler intended to sue the team and Allmendinger to keep his job,[21] when Reed Sorenson was signed as a third driver,[19] and when several sponsors threatened to leave the team in response to the recent moves.

2009: No. 44 Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge

A.J. Allmendinger (2009)

The merger between GEM and Petty Enterprises in January 2009 suddenly expanded the team to four rides; the team was renamed to Richard Petty Motorsports and Sadler remained in the 19, while Sorenson moved over to the newly absorbed No. 43 car.[5] Later that month, Allmendinger was signed to drive the newly renumbered No. 44 (used by Kyle Petty, Buckshot Jones, and others at Petty Enterprises in the past) in 2009 with an option for a second season.[112] The only starts guaranteed for the team were the Budweiser Shootout and the first eight-point races of 2009, with the possibility of more races if the team could secure sponsorship.[113] The team unveiled a retro Valvoline/Petty Blue paint scheme for the Daytona 500,[114] and opened the year with a third-place finish in the "Great American Race". Later in the season, Allmendinger finished ninth at Martinsville. They secured sponsorship through the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond in the fall.[115] RPM announced in April that Allmendinger was being signed to a two-year deal, which would keep him in the No. 44 through the end of the 2010 season and sponsorships from Hunt Brothers Pizza, Super 8, Harrah's Entertainment, and Ford allowed him to complete the season. The 44 would also run Fords in several late season races in preparation for a manufacturer switch the next year.[116] Considering the circumstances the year began on, Allmendinger had a solid season, with one Top 5, six Top 10s, and a 24th-place points finish. He would move over to the 43 the next year.

2010: No. 98 Menards Ford

Paul Menard (2010)
Paul Menard in the No. 98 during the 2010 Toyota/Save Mart 350

For 2010, due to the buyout of Yates Racing by RPM, Paul Menard replaced Reed Sorenson (driver of the 43 in 2009) and drove the No. 98 Menards Ford Fusion.[6] Menard posted similar stats to Allmendinger the prior year (1 top 5, 6 top 10s, 23rd in points), but left the team along with crew chief Slugger Labbe for 2011, taking the Menards sponsorship with him to Richard Childress Racing, forcing the No. 98 to shut down.[24][117]

Car No. 98 results

Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2002 Dick Trickle 91 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL
DNQ
CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL 66th 111
Hank Parker Jr. CAR
33
PHO
Casey Atwood HOM
37
2003 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX TAL MAR CAL RCH CLT DOV POC
40
MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND
31
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO CAR HOM 61st 113
2004 Bill Elliott DAY CAR LVS
20
ATL DAR BRI TEX
36
MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND
9
GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM 48th 595
2005 DAY CAL
43
LVS ATL
22
BRI MAR TEX
33
PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT
20
DOV POC MCH
35
SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND
23
GLN MCH
11
BRI CAL
40
RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL TEX
32
PHO HOM 45th 695
2006 Scott Riggs 10 DAY
DNQ
CAL
19
LVS
28
ATL
11
BRI
41
MAR
10
TEX
7
PHO
38
TAL
9
RCH
14
DAR
31
CLT
13
DOV
20
POC
8
MCH
29
SON
27
DAY
20
CHI
15
NHA
10
POC
22
IND
21
GLN
23
MCH
14
BRI
4
CAL
17
RCH
10
NHA
35
DOV
34
KAN
34
TAL
19
CLT
17
MAR
30
ATL
22
TEX
31
PHO
22
HOM
7
20th 3619
2007 DAY
37
CAL
41
LVS
23
ATL
43
BRI
31
MAR
8
TEX
27
PHO
42
TAL
11
RCH
30
DAR
DNQ
CLT
20
DOV
23
POC
18
MCH
33
SON
DNQ
NHA
DNQ
DAY
41
CHI
DNQ
IND
29
POC
24
MCH
36
BRI
18
CAL
DNQ
RCH
40
NHA
32
DOV
34
KAN
13
TAL
DNQ
CLT
36
MAR
16
ATL
29
TEX
13
37th 3125
Patrick Carpentier GLN
22
PHO
33
HOM
40
2008 DAY
DNQ
CAL
DNQ
LVS
40
ATL
35
BRI
DNQ
MAR
29
TEX
28
PHO
33
TAL
31
RCH
43
DAR
40
CLT
37
DOV
29
POC
32
MCH
24
SON
23
NHA
31
DAY
14
CHI
30
IND
18
GLN
20
MCH
30
BRI
DNQ
CAL
18
RCH
25
NHA
31
DOV
41
KAN
29
TAL
DNQ
37th 2625
Terry Labonte POC
32
Mike Wallace CLT
31
A. J. Allmendinger MAR
15
ATL
14
TEX
26
PHO
16
HOM
11
2009 44 DAY
3
CAL
29
LVS
33
ATL
17
BRI
16
MAR
9
TEX
34
PHO
35
TAL
35
RCH
21
DAR
17
CLT
32
DOV
29
POC
30
MCH
39
SON
7
NHA
32
DAY
17
CHI
13
IND
20
POC
17
GLN
13
MCH
22
BRI
37
ATL
20
RCH
23
NHA
25
DOV
7
KAN
17
CAL
33
CLT
23
MAR
34
TAL
33
24th 3476
Ford TEX
10
PHO
13
HOM
10
2010 Paul Menard 98 DAY
13
CAL
18
LVS
17
ATL
5
BRI
18
MAR
14
PHO
29
TEX
35
TAL
25
RCH
27
DAR
30
DOV
21
CLT
8
POC
16
MCH
25
SON
22
NHA
28
DAY
18
CHI
10
IND
14
POC
13
GLN
16
MCH
35
BRI
21
ATL
35
RCH
26
NHA
28
DOV
7
KAN
8
CAL
22
CLT
24
MAR
13
TAL
13
TEX
10
PHO
29
HOM
19
23rd 3776

Xfinity Series

Car No. 09 history

Tommy Baldwin Racing (2002–2004)

The No. 9 Ultimate Chargers Busch team started as the No. 6 Pepsi-sponsored Dodge Intrepid for Tommy Baldwin Racing. The team made its debut in 2002 at the fall Michigan Busch Series race, where Wally Dallenbach drove the team to a 14th-place finish. Dallenbach finished in the top ten in his other two starts in the car that year, splitting the car with Damon Lusk. Lusk took over on a limited basis for 2003 but did not finish in the top 10.

In 2004, primary sponsor Unilever backed the Hungry Drivers program to allow for young drivers to compete for a full-time seat in NASCAR. Four drivers were chosen to compete for the seat and the chosen drivers were Scott Lynch, Mark McFarland, Tracy Hines, and Paul Wolfe. Each driver was given three races to prove their talent. After scoring 2 top-20 finishes, including a 12th-place effort at New Hampshire, Wolfe was awarded the No. 6 Busch seat for the 2005 season.

Evernham Motorsports (2005–2008)

In October 2004, Evernham Motorsports acquired Tommy Baldwin Racing, and with it, the Hungry Drivers program.[118] Paul Wolfe started out the 2005 season, but was let go after the first four races due to poor performance. Kasey Kahne and Jeremy Mayfield took the brunt of the driving duties of the No. 6 team with Kahne scoring the team's first win at Kansas in October. Other drivers would also share in the driving duties of the car, including Mike Wallace, Tracy Hines, Bill Elliott, Casey Atwood, and also Paul Wolfe for three races. Erin Crocker would also make her Busch Series racing debut with the team at Richmond.

For the 2006 season, a number of changes were made to the team. First, a number switch with Roush Racing gave Evernham the No. 9 to use for his team while the No. 6 went with Mark Martin's Busch team. Also, Unilever's sponsorship of the team was expanded. Now called the Ultimate Chargers team, it would feature Kasey Kahne, Jeremy Mayfield, and Scott Riggs as the main drivers of the car throughout the year. Crocker, who competed under the No. 98 with sponsorship from General Mills, and Boris Said also shared driving duties in the car. Kahne, who drove the majority of races for the team, won twice at Las Vegas in the spring and Fontana in the fall. In 2007, Kahne won the spring race at Charlotte and the fall race at Bristol with sponsorship again from Unilever. Kahne, Elliott Sadler, Scott Riggs, Boris Said, and Chase Miller shared the brunt of the driving duties in the car. Deac McCaskill drove for the team in a single race at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.

In 2008, Unilever, along with additional backing from AutoValue/Bumper-to-Bumper and Ingersoll Rand, continued sponsorship of the team with Kahne, Sadler, Patrick Carpentier, and Chase Miller sharing driving duties in the car through the year. Results were mixed for the Nationwide GEM team. For the first time since the program's inception, the team failed to record a win. The car's best results were two second-place finishes. The first was recorded by Kasey Kahne in the spring race at Bristol while Patrick Carpentier finished 2nd in the race at Montreal.

Later in the year, it was announced that primary sponsor Unilever would move to the No. 5 of JR Motorsports.[119] As a result of the loss of the sponsor, the organization announced that the car would move to a part-time schedule for the 2009 season. With the cutback, the team also let go about 65 employees, some of whom were also from the engine shop.[120]

Braun Racing alliance (2009)

In 2009, the No. 9 team partnered with Braun Racing and their No. 10 Toyota Camry for several races with Kasey Kahne and Elliott Sadler. Fritos with the sponsor at Atlanta with Kahne as driver. Bumper to Bumper sponsored Sadler at New Hampshire. McDonald's was the sponsor at Daytona is July and at Bristol in August.

Richard Petty Motorsports (2011–2014)

The team was brought back in 2011, RPM provided a car for Marcos Ambrose in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race in Montreal. The No. 9 Ford Mustang was prepared by Roush Fenway Racing. Owen Kelly practiced and qualified the car while Ambrose was in Michigan for the Sprint Cup race. The car qualified 9th. Even with the team starting in the back with the driver change, the team won the race that stopped a string of bad luck for Ambrose at the track. In 2013, the No. 9 Ford Mustang was driven by Marcos Ambrose in the Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio[121] to a seventh-place finish.[122] The 9 was also run at Homestead for the season finale with Corey Lajoie behind the wheel. He was involved in a crash and finished 33rd.

In 2014, Ambrose returned to the series in the No. 09 Ford Mustang at Watkins Glen International,[123] winning the race.

Car No. 43 history

Evernham No. 79 (2003, 2005)

In the 2003 season, the team debuted with Jeremy Mayfield driving the No. 79 Dodge Intrepid, with Mountain Dew sponsoring, at Rockingham. He finished 4th in the only race for the team that year. The team returned for the 2005 season, operating as a 2nd Busch team. Sponsorship for this car came mainly from Trus Joist and Auto Value. Kahne and Mayfield shared the driving duties for the three races the team ran with a best finish of 4th at Richmond in May. Kahne also drove the car to a 12th-place finish at New Hampshire and Mayfield had a best finish of 29th at Charlotte. While the team didn't run in 2006, a couple of the chassis from the No. 79 were run by Erin Crocker in her first couple of races.

Evernham No. 19 (2007–2008)

In the last race of the 2007 season at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Patrick Carpentier made his second Busch Series start. The car was the No. 19 sponsored by Stanley.

Chase Miller drove the car as a second GEM car in select Nationwide Series races in 2008, with sponsorship from Cellco Partnerships (a joint venture of Verizon and Vodafone) on the car. The team was retired once the Braun-Petty deal was announced.

The No. 43 driven by Michael Annett at Road America in 2013
Michael Annett (2012–2013)

In 2012, the No. 9 was renumbered to the No. 43 running Michael Annett, who brings his sponsorship from Pilot Flying J, though STP served as sponsor for the STP 300 at Chicagoland.[124]

Dakoda Armstrong (2014–2015)

With Annett moving up to the Cup Series for Tommy Baldwin Racing, RPM hired former Turn One Racing Truck driver Dakoda Armstrong to take over the No. 43, bringing sponsorship from WinField.[125] Armstrong drove for two seasons, then left after 2015 for JGL Racing.

Jeb Burton (2016)

In 2016, former BK Racing driver Jeb Burton joined the team, driving the No. 43.[126] In June, the team was suspended after sponsor J. Streicher & Co. defaulted on their agreement with RPM.[127]

Truck Series and ARCA

Under Evernham Motorsports banner

Casey Atwood (2002)

In 2002, Casey Atwood ran a Dodge-sponsored No. 19 car at Pocono Raceway in the ARCA Racing Series, winning the race from the pole.[101]

Erin Crocker (2005–2007)

In 2005, Erin Crocker made her ARCA Racing Series debut in a No. 98 Dodge at Nashville Superspeedway. Crocker won the pole, and finished 12th after leading 28 laps. Crocker would run six more races with another pole at Kentucky and five top five finishes. Crocker ran seven more ARCA races in 2006, and moved up to NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series full-time with sponsorship from General Mills brands Cheerios and Betty Crocker.[128] Crocker would score another Kentucky pole and three top tens in ARCA, but the success would not translate in the Truck Series, with a best finish of 16th twice leading to a 25th finish in the championship standings.[41] General Mills would leave at the end of the season, leading the Truck Series team to close.[41] Crocker returned to ARCA for 12 races in 2007, with Mac Tools sponsoring five races.[129][130] Crocker won the pole at Daytona[131] and her third consecutive Kentucky pole, scoring six top fives and eight total top ten finishes.

Under Richard Petty Motorsports banner

Empire Racing (2016)

In 2016, Richard Petty Motorsports formed an alliance with Empire Racing, owned by John Corr. Empire Racing would field the No. 43 Petty's Garage entry in the Camping World Truck Series part-time in the series, with a number of young drivers sharing the truck.[132]Austin Hill drove at Daytona. Korbin Forrister drove at Eldora, but failed to qualify.

Thad Moffitt (2017–present)

The alliance with Empire Racing has moved to ARCA from the 2017 season having been centered around Richard Petty's grandson, Thad Moffitt. Moffitt has run part-time in the No. 46. And Sean Corr drive No. 43 in a few races.

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