Richard Petty Motorsports (formerly Gillett Evernham Motorsports) is a racing team in NASCAR. It is owned by Montreal Canadiens owner and Liverpool F.C. co-owner George Gillett and seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Richard Petty. Team founder and former NASCAR crew chief Ray Evernham and private-equity firm Boston Ventures own minority stakes in the team. Evernham had previous experience as a car owner in the NASCAR Nationwide Series co-owning Jeff Gordon's car with Gordon's ex-wife, Brooke Gordon, creating Gordon/Evernham Motorsports.
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
After months of wondering when Hendrick Motorsports would win again, NASCAR's powerhouse program is on a major roll heading into the Coca-Cola 600. Five-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson broke a 16-race victory drought this month at Darlington Race ...
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Source: Racing News Daily
CONCORD, N.C. – The Richard Petty Motorsports teammates who will start Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 side-by-side on the front row have the same short-term objective — to lead the first lap. After winning his first NASCAR Sprint Cup po ...
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Source: Speedway Media
Michael Annett started the 200-lap NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway from the 22nd position. Annett finished the History 300 as follows: · Saturday marked Annett’s ninth top-15 finish in just 11 races with Rich ...
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Source: Jacksonville.com
CONCORD, N.C. | It will take about 4½ hours to complete the Coca-Cola 600 today at Charlotte Motor Speedway. With temperatures inside the car topping 140 degrees and the physical demands of driving 400 laps arou ...
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Source: NASCAR
CONCORD, N.C. -- It was only qualifying, two laps around Charlotte Motor Speedway, and just a fraction of the time that will be spent on the track Sunday during NASCAR's longest race. But the confluence of events -- Memorial Day weekend, the Coca-Cola 6 ...
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Source: The World
CONCORD, N.C. — It’s been awhile, but Richard Petty has bragging rights once again in Charlotte. Aric Almirola took the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 with a lap of 192.940 mph Thursday night and teammate Marcus Ambrose ...
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Source: Speedway Media
The Richard Petty Motorsports front row of pole-sitter Aric Almirola and Marcos Ambrose finished practice early at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Both men spoke to Ford Racing about why they didn’t take advantage of the whol ...
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Source: Front Stretch
Brad Keselowski fastest in Sprint Cup final practice for the Coca-Cola 600 The Coca-Cola 600 is a race that runs from evening into night. Practicing in the middle of the day is not necessarily beneficial to teams and several of them realized that ...
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Source: Scene Daily: NASCAR News, Blogs
CONCORD, N.C. — In a 400-lap, 600-mile race, where a driver starts might seem meaningless. There’s plenty of time for drivers to gain positions and lose them. But for Richard Petty Motorsports, sweeping the front row for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 60 ...
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