# Richard Petty Motorsports

Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded as a result of the merger between Gillett Evernham Motorsports (GEM) and Petty Enterprises, with former Montreal Canadiens and Liverpool F.C. owner George Gillett having a controlling interest in the organization. In late 2009, the team merged with Yates Racing and consequently switched to Ford for the 2010 season. Evernham had no involvement in the team by this time.
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. On December 1, 2021, it was announced that GMS Racing owner Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. had purchased a majority stake of the team, including both charters. The next day, Medallion confirmed it had sold all shares to Gallagher. On December 7, it was confirmed that the combined organization would operate under the banner of Petty GMS Motorsports, which was later renamed Legacy Motor Club.

## Team history

In the midst of a struggling economy, in January 2009 Gillett Evernham Motorsports 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. Near the end of the season, the team announced its departure from the Dodge banner and switched to Ford. The team would also 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.
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. 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. With lackluster performance and rumors from week-to-week that the team would shut down, the chaos peaked in October when RPM's cars for the second Talladega race were briefly confiscated, 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, in both cases due to payment issues with engine and equipment supplier Roush Fenway Racing. 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. 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. The team contracted from four teams to two following 2010. Bergeron's share was bought out by Murstein at the end of 2014.
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.
For the 2018 season, RPM switched their alliance from RFR to Richard Childress Racing which also came with a manufacturer switch to Chevrolet.
On December 1, 2021, RPM sold a majority interest in the team to GMS Racing for US$19 million. The deal included both of RPM's charters; the No. 43 continues to operate with its charter while the second charter – which was leased to Rick Ware Racing for the No. 51 from 2019 to 2021 would be transferred to GMS' No. 42.

## NASCAR Cup Series
### Car No. 19 history
#### Elliott Sadler (2009–2010)

Prior to the formation of RPM, Elliott Sadler had been driving the No. 19 for Gillett Evernham Motorsports since 2006. In May 2008, Sadler reached a two-year contract extension with GEM. However, on December 27, 2008, GEM announced that A. J. Allmendinger, who drove GEM's No. 10 car at the end of the season, would be replacing Sadler in the No. 19 for the 2009 season. 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. On January 3, 2009, Sadler's attorney announced that he would be seeking a breach of contract lawsuit against GEM for the dismissal. 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.
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. 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. 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 |
| 2009 | Elliott Sadler | 19 | Dodge | 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 | Elliott Sadler | 19 | 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)

On August 26, 2008, Gillett Evernham Motorsports announced the signing of Reed Sorenson to a multi-year contract to drive the No. 10 car. 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. The 43 ran multiple sponsorships from McDonald's, Valvoline, the United States Air Force, 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.

#### A. J. Allmendinger (2010–2011)

The team announced they had moved A. J. Allmendinger over to the No. 43 car for the 2010 season; 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)

To replace Allmendinger, RPM signed Aric Almirola, who had replaced Kasey Kahne in the 9 car at the end of the 2010 season. 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.
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. 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. 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. 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."
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. 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. He was eliminated after the Round of 16 due to a crash at Dover.
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. 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 that the team had traditionally been strong at. He wound up finishing seventeenth in points, top of the non-Chase field.
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" and was confident that his extended pairing with crew chief Owens would yield good results. 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, Kansas and in the season's final race at Homestead-Miami. Almirola finished the 2016 season with an average finish of just over 23rd and a 26th-place points finish. After the 2016 season, RPM announced that they would lease the charter of the 44 team and focus solely on Almirola's effort.
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. Regan Smith was named as the replacement for the NASCAR All-Star Race, 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. Ford sports car racer Billy Johnson drove the No. 43 at Sonoma. Almirola returned to the car at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July. 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.

#### Bubba Wallace (2018–2020)

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

#### 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. During the 2021 season, Jones scored six top-10s and finished 24th in the points standings.

#### 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 | 43 | 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 | A. J. Allmendinger | 43 | Ford | 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 | 43 | Ford | 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 | Aric Almirola | 43 | Ford | 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 |
| 2013 | Aric Almirola | 41 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 20 | | | | | | 18th | 913 |
| 2014 | Aric Almirola | 43 | Ford | 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 | Aric Almirola | 43 | Ford | 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 | Aric Almirola | 43 | Ford | 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 | Aric Almirola | 43 | Ford | 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 |
| 2017 | Regan Smith | 43 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 22 | DOV 34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 614 |
| 2017 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 26 | MCH 19 | | DAY 15 | KEN 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 614 |
| 2017 | Billy Johnson | 43 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SON 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 614 |
| 2018 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | 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 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | Chevy | 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 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | Chevy | 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 | 43 | Chevy | DAY 39 | DAY 14 | HOM 27 | LVS 10 | PHO 20 | ATL 24 | BRI 9 | MAR 30 | RCH 19 | TAL 27 | KAN 25 | DAR 18 | DOV 22 | COA 16 | CLT 16 | SON 11 | NSH 19 | POC 22 | POC 31 | ROA 19 | ATL 24 | NHA 19 | GLN 27 | IND 7 | MCH 18 | DAY 11 | DAR 32 | RCH 21 | BRI 8 | LVS 26 | TAL 9 | CLT 17 | TEX 12 | KAN 29 | MAR 8 | PHO 22 | 24th | 641 |

### Car No. 44 history
#### 2009–2015: No. 9

Kasey Kahne and Aric Almirola (2009–2010)
Kasey Kahne had been driving for Evernham Motorsports since his rookie season in 2004. Kahne continued to drive the No. 9 car after the merger between Gillett Evernham Motorsports and Petty Enterprises. In 2009, 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. Kahne was replaced by Aric Almirola for the remaining races, who had a best finish of fourth at Homestead.

#### Marcos Ambrose (2011–2014)

Marcos Ambrose took over driving duties at the beginning of the 2011 season with Stanley Black & Decker moving over from the 19 team. 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. 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)

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. Later that month, it was announced that primary sponsor Stanley Black & Decker would depart the team for Joe Gibbs Racing. On October 8, 2014, it was announced that Sam Hornish Jr. would drive the No. 9 car starting in 2015. Twisted Tea returned for four races including the Daytona 500. 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), 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. 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.

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

#### 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 |
| 2009 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | Dodge | 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 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | 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 |
| 2010 | Aric Almirola | 9 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 21 | TAL 20 | TEX 21 | PHO 27 | HOM 4 | 21st | 3948 |
| 2011 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | 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 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | 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 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | 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 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | 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. | 9 | Ford | 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 | Ford | 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 |

### Car No. 98 history
#### 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. 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. 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. The team unveiled a retro Valvoline/Petty Blue paint scheme for the Daytona 500, 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. 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. 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)

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. 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.

#### 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 |
| 2009 | A. J. Allmendinger | 44 | Dodge | 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 |
| 2009 | A. J. Allmendinger | 44 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX 10 | PHO 13 | HOM 10 | 24th | 3476 |
| 2010 | Paul Menard | 98 | Ford | 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
#### 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 in 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 to a seventh-place finish. 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, winning the race.

### Car No. 09 results

NASCAR Nationwide Series 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 | Owners | Pts |
| 2011 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH | ROA | DAY | KEN | NHA | NSH | IRP | IOW | GLN | CGV 1 | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 58th | 47 |
| 2013 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | IOW | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH 7 | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | | | 52nd | 47 |
| 2013 | Corey LaJoie | 9 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HOM 34 | | 52nd | 47 |
| 2014 | Marcos Ambrose | 09 | Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | DAR | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN 1 | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | | 51st | 48 |

### Car No. 43 history
#### 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.

#### 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. 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. Despite being 11th in points after Charlotte in June, the team was suspended after sponsor J. Streicher & Co. defaulted on their agreement with RPM.

### Car No. 43 results

NASCAR Xfinity Series 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 | Owners | Pts |
| 2012 | Michael Annett | 43 | Ford | DAY 27 | PHO 10 | LVS 13 | BRI 11 | CAL 11 | TEX 9 | RCH 8 | TAL 23 | DAR 14 | IOW 14 | CLT 14 | DOV 11 | MCH 12 | ROA 26 | KEN 4 | DAY 3 | NHA 11 | CHI 5 | IND 6 | IOW 4 | GLN 11 | CGV 28 | BRI 8 | ATL 10 | RCH 5 | CHI 7 | KEN 7 | DOV 3 | CLT 10 | KAN 8 | TEX 17 | PHO 7 | HOM 12 | 5th | 1082 |
| 2013 | Michael Annett | 43 | Ford | DAY 26 | | | | | | | | | CLT 17 | DOV 13 | IOW 30 | MCH 19 | ROA 35 | KEN 18 | DAY 15 | NHA 5 | CHI 16 | IND 9 | IOW 12 | GLN 22 | MOH 22 | BRI 11 | ATL 14 | RCH 13 | CHI 18 | KEN 10 | DOV 14 | KAN 12 | CLT 10 | TEX 14 | PHO 14 | HOM 17 | 15th | 924 |
| 2013 | Aric Almirola | 43 | Ford | | PHO 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 924 |
| 2013 | Reed Sorenson | 43 | Ford | | | LVS 16 | BRI 18 | CAL 17 | TEX 15 | RCH 10 | TAL 22 | DAR 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 924 |
| 2014 | Dakoda Armstrong | 43 | Ford | DAY 23 | PHO 18 | LVS 23 | BRI 24 | CAL 20 | TEX 22 | DAR 18 | RCH 17 | TAL 18 | IOW 21 | CLT 19 | DOV 16 | MCH 19 | ROA 25 | KEN 20 | DAY 19 | NHA 30 | CHI 20 | IND 17 | IOW 21 | GLN 25 | MOH 10 | BRI 28 | ATL 33 | RCH 7 | CHI 22 | KEN 19 | DOV 17 | KAN 25 | CLT 19 | TEX 10 | PHO 21 | HOM 20 | 19th | 788 |
| 2015 | Dakoda Armstrong | 43 | Ford | DAY 11 | ATL 20 | LVS 30 | PHO 18 | CAL 36 | TEX 16 | BRI 23 | RCH 27 | TAL 22 | IOW 21 | CLT 16 | DOV 14 | MCH 16 | CHI 28 | DAY 6 | KEN 17 | NHA 16 | IND 19 | IOW 16 | GLN 23 | MOH 23 | BRI 24 | ROA 34 | DAR 18 | RCH 21 | CHI 15 | KEN 14 | DOV 20 | CLT 16 | KAN 20 | TEX 18 | PHO 18 | HOM 15 | 19th | 803 |
| 2016 | Jeb Burton | 43 | Ford | DAY 25 | ATL 10 | LVS 17 | PHO 17 | CAL 16 | TEX 35 | BRI 12 | RCH 19 | TAL 17 | DOV 13 | CLT 11 | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 37th | 260 |

## ARCA
### 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. Austin Hill drove at Daytona. Korbin Forrister drove at Eldora, but failed to qualify.

### Thad Moffitt (2017–2019)

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 drove the No. 43 in a few races.