Who will drive for Petty in 2021?

On Tuesday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Richard Petty and team owner Maury Gallagher announced the formation of Petty GMS Motorsports, which will field two full-time cars in the NASCAR Cup Series. Erik Jones will continue to drive Petty's No. 43, while Ty Dillon -- who had been slated to drive the No.

Who is driving for Petty Motorsports in 2021?

Richard Petty Motorsports, owned by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty, has Erik Jones as its sole driver. His return to the No. 43 Chevy was confirmed in August.

Who will drive for Richard Petty next year?

Erik Jones, who signed a contract extension with Richard Petty Motorsports to return for a second season behind the wheel of the #43 Chevrolet next year, is indeed set to pilot the #43 Chevrolet for Petty GMS Motorsports in 2022.

Who drives for Richard Petty in NASCAR?

And now the Petty family tree has a chance to live on in NASCAR with a recent driver announcement as well. Richard Petty's grandson, Thad Moffitt, is set to make his NASCAR debut in the Truck Series in Friday night's NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

Who drives for Petty GMS Motorsports?

Petty GMS Motorsports Racing Team

As an organization, they have earned 20 victories in the Cup Series. Other notable drivers that have raced for the team include Bill Elliott, Kasey Kahne, Marcos Ambrose, Jeremy Mayfield, Elliott Sadler, AJ Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, Bubba Wallace, Erik Jones, & Ty Dillon.

Who will drive for Richard Petty Motorsports in 2021?

Who will drive the 43 car in 2022?

Erik Jones announced Sunday from Michigan International Speedway that he will return to Richard Petty Motorsports for a second season, driving the No. 43 Chevrolet in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series.

How much of Richard Petty Motorsports does Richard Petty own?

According to Sporting News, Petty owns four percent of the team. The only car that equates to his ownership as per NASCAR's list of owners is the No. 43 car, while George Gillett owns the No. 9, No.

Who is driving for Richard Petty Motorsports?

On Tuesday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Richard Petty and team owner Maury Gallagher announced the formation of Petty GMS Motorsports, which will field two full-time cars in the NASCAR Cup Series. Erik Jones will continue to drive Petty's No. 43, while Ty Dillon -- who had been slated to drive the No.

Is Petty Enterprises still racing?

Petty Enterprises ran from 1949 until 2008. The team closed shop in January 2009 and merged with Gillett Evernham Motorsports after sponsorship could not be found for any of the cars in the Petty stable; the merged team took the name Richard Petty Motorsports, adopting a logo similar to that of Petty Enterprises' logo.

Who does Bubba Wallace drive for?

23XI Racing entered the Cup Series for the first time last year with Bubba Wallace as the driver of the #23 Toyota, and they later confirmed that they would be adding the #45 Toyota for the 2022 season.

Who will drive the 42 car in 2022?

That entry is the #42 Chevrolet, and it is set to be driven by Ty Dillon. But before this whole deal went down, GMS Racing, which did not have any charters, still had plans to race with Dillon during the 2022 season. He was slated to drive the #94 Chevrolet throughout the upcoming 36-race campaign.

What is Kurt Busch doing now?

Kurt Busch joins 23XI Racing to drive second Cup car in 2022. 23XI Racing announced on Friday that Kurt Busch will join the organization next season as part of an expansion to a two-car team in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series.

Is Richard Petty Motorsports for sale?

Seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty will remain in an administrative role even though he has sold majority interest in Richard Petty Motorsports. The sale of majority interest of RPM to GMS Racing's Maury Gallagher for an estimated $19 million includes the two charters previously held by RPM.

Is Dodge coming back to NASCAR?

For those of you wanting Dodge to return to NASCAR's elite series, the Tony Stewart rumors are still in full swing. The latest rumors have Dodge possibly returning in 2024, as Stewart-Haas Racing is currently under contract with Ford Performance until the end of the 2023 season.

How many charters does Richard Petty Motorsports have?

Current Charters

There are 36 charters. The first year for charters was 2016. Charters were given to teams that had run full-time in 2013, 2014, and 2015.

Who bought Evernham Motorsports?

NASCAR's most storied franchise on Thursday announced it has agreed in principle to merge with Gillett Evernham Motorsports, ending the 60-year existence of the organization that won 10 Sprint Cup titles between Richard Petty (7) and his father, Lee (3).

Who owns GMS Racing in the truck series?

Petty GMS Motorsports To Compete With Two Full-Time Teams In The NASCAR Cup Series. STATESVILLE, N.C. (December 7, 2021) – Maury Gallagher, owner of GMS Racing and majority owner of Richard Petty Motorsports, along with motorsports icon Richard Petty announced today the creation of Petty GMS Motorsports.

Who bought Petty Enterprises?

Richard Petty Motorsports will sell a majority interest in its iconic NASCAR team to GMS Racing owner Maury Gallagher, the teams announced Wednesday. Gallagher's team announced in the fall its plans to run a full-time entry in the Cup Series in 2022.

Who owns the 43 car now?

Richard Petty Motorsports hired Erik Jones on Wednesday to replace Bubba Wallace in the No. 43 Chevrolet for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. Jones, who signed a multiyear deal with RPM, makes the move from Joe Gibbs Racing, which informed him Aug.

Who owns the number 43 truck?

Thad Moffitt, grandson of seven-time Cup champion Richard Petty, will make his Camping World Truck Series debut next week at Daytona International Speedway. The No. 43 truck for Moffitt will be sponsored by STP, the longtime sponsor of Petty.

Who owns the number 43 NASCAR?

The No. 43 car has been in more than 2,000 NASCAR Cup Series races, and Richard Petty -- aka the "King -- has been behind the wheel for 1,125 of them. His race team, Richard Petty Motorsports, announced Erik Jones would add his name to this list in 2021.