Richard Petty won’t help Trace Adkins
It’s the off season and there is not much NASCAR news going on right now. So here is a funny video with Richard Petty and Trace Adkins.
Petty Blue Movie Trailer
Here is the trailer for the new Richard Petty movie: Petty Blue. It is produced by the same people who brought us Dale, the movie. Take a look and let me know what you think.
Richard Petty Motorsports Has Cars Repossessed
Lee Spencer over at FoxSports broke the news today that Richard Petty Motorsports is on the verge of closing its doors.
“The assembly line from Roush Fenway Racing and Roush Yates engines, which supply chassis and engines respectively, has stopped running to RPM. Engines have been picked up, cars have been repossessed, and sources on both sides — RPM and RFR — say no cars will be delivered beyond this weekend,†said Spencer.
Richard Petty Motorsports has cars prepped and ready for Talladega. But does not have engines or gears for those cars.
George Gillett is the majority owner of the team, with Petty as the front man running the operation. Gillett and John Henry, a partner in Roush Fenway Racing, are currently involved in a legal battle over the sale of another sports franchise – a soccer team; the Liverpool Football Club of the Premier League in England.
Employees at Richard Petty Motorsports were told today that they may not have jobs following Sunday’s race at Martinsville.
The news leaves 3 drivers with their futures in question. Marcos Ambrose was slated to take the wheel of the No. 9 car next year to replace Kahne who is headed to Hendrick Motorsports in 2012, and who is making a stop at Red Bull for 2011. A.J. Allmendinger and Elliott Sadler would also be left without rides if the doors close at the race shop. Paul Menard also drives for the team, but is already set to move to Richard Childress Racing next year.
Petty joined Gillett after merging his own race team with Boston Ventures. That team later was merged with Gillett’s team.
It will be a shame if we no longer see the No. 43 on the track after all these years. What do you think?
Richard Petty with Sean Hannity
Richard Petty on Fox News with Sean Hannity
Richard Petty was on Fox News with Sean Hannity talking politics, racing and the price of oil.
One of the first topics to come up was Barack Obama’s bow to the King of Saudi Arabia
“The United States didn’t get where it is bowing down to anybody,” said Petty.
Petty gave Mr. Hannity a hat, which Hannity plans to auction off on his Freedom Alliance website to pay for college for the child of a United States soldier.
Hannity promised to ride with Richard Petty at the Richard Petty Driving Experience.
Tell your friends to watch this.