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| Owner(s) | Richard Petty Andrew M. Murstein Douglas G. Bergeron |
|---|---|
| Base | Welcome, North Carolina |
| Series | NASCAR Cup Series |
| Opened | 2009 |
| Closed | 2021 |
| Career | |
| Debut | Cup Series 2009 Daytona 500 (Daytona) Xfinity Series 2009NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve) |
| Latest race | Cup Series 2021Season Finale 500 (Phoenix Raceway) Xfinity Series 2016Hisense 4K TV 300 (Charlotte) |
| Races competed | Total: 1,027 Cup Series: 900 Xfinity Series: 127 |
| Drivers' Championships | Total: 0 Cup Series: 0 Xfinity Series: 0 |
| Race victories | Total: 7 Cup Series: 5 Xfinity Series: 2 |
| Pole positions | Total: 10 Cup Series: 9 Xfinity Series: 1 |
Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) was an American professionalstock car racing team that competed in theNASCAR Cup Series.[1] The team was founded as a result of the merger betweenGillett Evernham Motorsports (GEM) andPetty Enterprises, with formerMontreal Canadiens andLiverpool F.C. ownerGeorge Gillett having acontrolling interest in the organization.[2][3] In late 2009, the team merged withYates Racing and consequently switched toFord for the 2010 season.[4] Evernham had no involvement in the team by this time.[5]
After funding issues due to the Gillett family's financial woes, in November 2010, an investment group includingAndrew 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.[6][7][8] On December 1, 2021, it was announced thatGMS Racing ownerMaurice 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.[9] On December 7, it was confirmed that the combined organization would operate under the banner ofPetty GMS Motorsports, which was later renamed Legacy Motor Club.
In the midst of a struggling economy, in January 2009Gillett Evernham Motorsports merged with fellow Dodge teamPetty 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 andRichard Petty only maintained minority shares in the new team.[2][3][10] Near the end of the season, the team announced its departure from theDodge banner and switched toFord. The team would also merge withYates Racing, owned by Ford head engine builderDoug Yates, which had fielded several successful NASCAR drivers includingDavey Allison,Ernie Irvan,Dale Jarrett, andRicky Rudd.[4]
By 2010, RPM's continued operation was put into question when lead driverKasey Kahne announced his departure by the end of the season forRed Bull Racing Team. Kahne would be released by the team before the secondMartinsville race with five events left in the season, after several mechanical failures.[11][12] 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.[11][13] With lackluster performance and rumors from week-to-week that the team would shut down,[11][12] the chaos peaked in October when RPM's cars for the secondTalladega race were briefly confiscated,[12] and again in November when RPM's four team haulers remained parked atTexas Motor Speedway instead of heading to the next race atPhoenix,[14] in both cases due to payment issues with engine and equipment supplierRoush Fenway Racing.[14] The situation was resolved in November, when Richard Petty partnered with Medallion Financial (headed by lead investorAndrew M. Murstein) and DGB investments (headed byDouglas 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.[8] Murstein had been seeking a sports investment since 2008 when he formed a special purpose acquisition company together withHank Aaron, a Medallion board member, and others worth $215 million.[8][15][16][17] The team contracted from four teams to two following 2010.[15][12] Bergeron's share was bought out by Murstein at the end of 2014.[15]
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.[18][19][20]
For the 2018 season, RPM switched their alliance from RFR toRichard Childress Racing which also came with a manufacturer switch toChevrolet.
On December 1, 2021, RPM sold a majority interest in the team toGMS Racing forUS$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 toRick Ware Racing for the No. 51 from 2019 to 2021 would be transferred to GMS' No. 42.[21]
Prior to the formation of RPM, Elliott Sadler had been driving the No. 19 forGillett Evernham Motorsports since 2006.[22] In May 2008, Sadler reached a two-year contract extension with GEM.[23] However, on December 27, 2008, GEM announced thatA. 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.[24] 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.[25] On January 3, 2009, Sadler's attorney announced that he would be seeking a breach of contract lawsuit against GEM for the dismissal.[26] 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.[27]
Sadler had five top-ten finishes in 2009, and finished twenty-sixth in points. Stanley was the team's sponsor for all 36 races in2010. Due to a lack of results, Sadler announced his departure from the team in mid-season allowing this team to shut down.[12] The team was considered to return in 2012 afterRichard Childress Racing driverClint Bowyer was offered a contract, but RPM withdrew their offer by September, with Bowyer accepting a 3-year contract withMichael Waltrip Racing to drive the No. 155-hour Energy Toyota Camry.[28][29] Since then, the team has remained inactive. The number 19 would later be reassigned by NASCAR toHumphrey Smith Racing (which used the 19 in the now-Xfinity Series asTriStar Motorsports), and has since moved again toJoe Gibbs Racing.
| 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 |
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| 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 | 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 |
On August 26, 2008, Gillett Evernham Motorsports announced the signing ofReed Sorenson to a multi-year contract to drive the No. 10 car.[30] 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.[31] The 43 ran multiple sponsorships fromMcDonald's,Valvoline, theUnited States Air Force,[32]Super 8,Reynolds Wrap,Paralyzed Veterans of America,Charter Communications, Auto Value Bumper to Bumper,Liberty Medical, andSiemens, but only had one top-ten finish; a ninth at the rained-shortenedDaytona 500. Sorenson was released the end of the season.[4]
The team announced they had movedA. J. Allmendinger over to the No. 43 car for the 2010 season;[4] he finished 19th in the points. In 2011, Allmendinger showed continued improvement, especially when he was paired with former Roush Fenway Racing crew chiefGreg Erwin. The team would finish 15th in points, but it was not enough to retainBest Buy as a primary sponsor. As a result, Allmendinger was granted a release from RPM and he soon joinedPenske Racing.
To replace Allmendinger, RPM signedAric Almirola, who had replacedKasey Kahne in the 9 car at the end of the 2010 season.[33] Almirola earned a Pole start atCharlotte 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 atKansas 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 hisFarmland 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.[34]
In 2013 Almirola returned to the No. 43; atMartinsville Speedway in October, the team ran the No. 41 to honorMaurice Petty's induction into theNASCAR Hall of Fame.[35][36] During the 2013 season from Martinsville to Darlington, Almirola had the most consecutive Top 10s in the 43 car sinceBobby Hamilton in 1996. After being fastest in practice in Talladega, his crew chiefTodd Parrott was suspended for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy.[37] 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 sponsorSmithfield Foods stepping up to fund 29 races in each the next three seasons with brands Smithfield,Farmland,Eckrich, andGwaltney.[38] Almirola had a rather slow start to 2014, being involved in a 12 car wreck in the2014 Daytona 500. At Bristol, Almirola posted his best career finish to date of 3rd, only behind winnerCarl Edwards andRicky Stenhouse Jr.
The next week at Auto Club Speedway during the2014 Auto Club 400, Almirola got involved in an accident with part-time Cup driverBrian 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."[39]
At the2014 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 sincePetty Enterprises' win at Martinsville in 1999, and 30 years to the dayRichard Petty won his 200th race in aCurb Racing No. 43.[40][41] 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 reformattedChase for the sprint cup.[42] He was eliminated after the Round of 16 due to a crash at Dover.[43]
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Longtime teammateMarcos Ambrose left the team in 2015, and he was replaced bySam 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.[44] 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.[45]
For the 2016 season Hornish was replaced byBrian Scott, whom Almirola had previously tangled with in his career. Almirola said that he felt "more excited than ever"[46] and was confident that his extended pairing with crew chief Owens would yield good results.[47] However, after a strong 12th place showing in the2016 Daytona 500, the team went into a slump, highlighted by last-place finishes at Martinsville,[48] Kansas[49] and in the season's final race at Homestead-Miami.[50] Almirola finished the 2016 season with an average finish of just over 23rd and a 26th-place points finish.[51] After the 2016 season, RPM announced that they would lease the charter of the 44 team and focus solely on Almirola's effort.[52]
The one-car approach paid immediate dividends as Almirola recorded a top ten finish in the2017 Daytona 500. However, in the season's eleventh race, the2017 Go Bowling 400, Almirola was caught in a wreck caused byJoey Logano. After Logano lost control of his car and collided withDanica 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.[53]Regan Smith was named as the replacement for theNASCAR All-Star Race,[54] racing until theAAA Drive for Autism at Dover.Roush Fenway Racing'sXfinity Series driverBubba Wallace made his Cup Series debut in the No. 43, driving the car until Almirola was fit to return to racing.[55] Ford sports car racerBilly Johnson drove the No. 43 atSonoma.[56] Almirola returned to the car atNew Hampshire Motor Speedway in July.[57] In September 2017, it was announced that Almirola and Smithfield Foods were leaving Richard Petty Motorsports forStewart–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.[58][59]
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 the2018 Daytona 500. On May 1, 2018,World Wide Technology signed on to sponsor the No. 43 car for six races.[60] Wallace finished the season 28th in points and finished 2nd in the Rookie of the Year honors.
Wallace started the2019 season with a 38th-place finish at the2019 Daytona 500 whenKurt Busch spun in front of him andTyler 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 the2019 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race by winning stage 2 of the Monster Energy Open. At the2019 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 atTexas when he spun his car on the track after experiencing a tire failure.[61]
On September 10, 2020, Wallace announced that he would not return to RPM in 2021.[62]
On October 21, 2020, it was announced that RPM had signedErik Jones to a multi-year contract to drive the 43 car.[63] During the2021 season, Jones scored six top-10s and finished 24th in the points standings.
Kasey Kahne and Aric Almirola (2009–2010)
Kasey Kahne had been driving for Evernham Motorsports since his rookie season in 2004.[64][65] 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 theToyota/Save Mart 350 and won again at Atlanta on Labor Day, earning him a berth in the Chase. However, early misfortune atLoudon 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 beforeMartinsville and droveRed Bull Racing's No. 83 Toyota.[11] Kahne was replaced byAric Almirola for the remaining races,[11] who had a best finish of fourth atHomestead.
Marcos Ambrose took over driving duties at the beginning of the 2011 season withStanley Black & Decker moving over from the 19 team.[11][12] Ambrose had a break out year in the No. 9 Ford and drove to his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory atWatkins Glen International in August.[28] 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.
In September 2014,Marcos Ambrose announced he would not return to RPM for 2015, and would depart fromNASCAR to return toAustralia and theV8 Supercar Series forDJRTeam Penske.[66][67] Later that month, it was announced that primary sponsorStanley Black & Decker would depart the team forJoe Gibbs Racing.[67] On October 8, 2014, it was announced thatSam Hornish Jr. would drive the No. 9 car starting in 2015.[68]Twisted Tea returned for four races including theDaytona 500.[67] In late-February, it was announced that Medallion Bank, a subsidiary of team ownerAndrew Murstein's Medallion Financial Corporation, would appear as a primary sponsor for select races. Medallion partnered withNASCARTruck Series sponsorCamping World for the third and fourth races of the season (Las Vegas and Phoenix),[69] and other companies includingMercury 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.[70] 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.[70][71]
Hornish was replaced by longtimeXfinity Series driverBrian Scott for 2016, withAlbertsons and Shore Lodge joining Twisted Tea as primary sponsors. The car was renumbered from 9 to 44, which had been used byPetty Enterprises, and by RPM in 2009.[71][72][73]
Scott had a career-best 2nd at Talladega in the fall, and a few weeks later, announced he would retire for family reasons.[74][75] Petty would later sell the No. 44 equipment toGo FAS Racing.[76]
The merger between GEM andPetty Enterprises in January 2009 suddenly expanded the team to four rides; the team was renamed toRichard Petty Motorsports and Sadler remained in the 19, while Sorenson moved over to the newly absorbed No. 43 car.[3] Later that month, Allmendinger was signed to drive the newly renumbered No. 44 (used byKyle Petty,Buckshot Jones, and others at Petty Enterprises in the past) in 2009 with an option for a second season.[77] The only starts guaranteed for the team were theBudweiser Shootout and the first eight-point races of 2009, with the possibility of more races if the team could secure sponsorship.[78] The team unveiled a retroValvoline/Petty Blue paint scheme for theDaytona 500,[79] 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 theChevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond in the fall.[80] 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 fromHunt Brothers Pizza, Super 8,Harrah's Entertainment, and Ford allowed him to complete the season. The 44 would also runFords in several late season races in preparation for a manufacturer switch the next year.[81][non-primary source needed] 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.
For 2010, due to the buyout ofYates Racing by RPM,Paul Menard replacedReed Sorenson (driver of the 43 in 2009) and drove the No. 98Menards Ford Fusion.[4] 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 toRichard Childress Racing, forcing the No. 98 to shut down.[12][82]
| 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 |
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| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
In 2009, the No. 9 team partnered withBraun Racing and their No. 10Toyota Camry for several races withKasey Kahne andElliott 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.
The team was brought back in 2011, RPM provided a car forMarcos Ambrose in theNASCAR Nationwide Series race in Montreal. The No. 9Ford Mustang was prepared byRoush 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. 9Ford Mustang was driven byMarcos Ambrose in theNationwide Children's Hospital 200 atMid-Ohio[83] to a seventh-place finish.[84] The 9 was also run at Homestead for the season finale withCorey Lajoie behind the wheel. He was involved in a crash and finished 33rd.
In 2014, Ambrose returned to the series in the No. 09Ford Mustang atWatkins Glen International,[85] winning the race.
| NASCAR Nationwide Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 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 | |||||||||
| Corey LaJoie | HOM 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Marcos Ambrose | 09 | 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 | |||||||
In 2012, the No. 9 was renumbered to the No. 43 runningMichael Annett, who brings his sponsorship fromPilot Flying J, thoughSTP served as sponsor for theSTP 300 at Chicagoland.[86]
With Annett moving up to the Cup Series forTommy Baldwin Racing, RPM hired formerTurn One Racing Truck driverDakoda Armstrong to take over the No. 43, bringing sponsorship fromWinField.[87] Armstrong drove for two seasons, then left after 2015 forJGL Racing.
In 2016, formerBK Racing driverJeb Burton joined the team, driving the No. 43.[88] Despite being 11th in points afterCharlotte in June, the team was suspended after sponsor J. Streicher & Co. defaulted on their agreement with RPM.[89]
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 theCamping World Truck Series part-time in the series, with a number of young drivers sharing the truck.[90]Austin Hill drove at Daytona.Korbin Forrister drove at Eldora, but failed to qualify.
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, andSean Corr drove the No. 43 in a few races.