From what I saw on Discord and Jayski, it seems that the #43 will continue under the RPM name while the #51 will become the #94 GMS car. Could be wrong but that's what I've seen
2022 Silly Season
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I would expect that this is one of 3 legacy pieces which lasts a very long time.
3, 43, 21
It's like asking about 17 in Australia.
Even though 48 is 7x, it's probably not a permanent legacy piece.
if you said in 1999 that in 2023 people would be going stupid crazy over NASCAR going to Rockingham, North Wilksboro, Nashville Fairgrounds, and possibly long shot but Portland on the schdule. They would look at you crazy.
Heck, I wouldn't mind seeing Pikes Peak & Milwaukee Mile back on the schedule.
Heck, I wouldn't mind seeing Pikes Peak & Milwaukee Mile back on the schedule.
There was interest in Rockingham after the last truck race and Kasey's win. But Nascar let it fizzle out because they wanted to focus on new markets and other areas.
Don't you guys know why these old tracks are coming back, attendance is why, (and TV ratings) Nascar shot itself in the foot leaving them in the first place.
Greenville-Spartanburg is always Top 3 for viewership, if not routinely the top viewer area (for those that aren't familiar with that area, it's the upstate portion of South Carolina, wedged against Tennessee and North Carolina), bringing tracks in that region back into the fold simply makes sense.
They tried to push into other markets, generally, that was a failure. Phoenix is decent, Auto Club had to completely reconfigure to even hope to stay in the game, Sonoma put up the carousel to make things interesting (although I personally like the track)... Chicagoland is dead, Kansas isn't looking great, Vegas has kind of turned into a joke with the low HP package....
So they are coming back into the southeast... but I don't think for one second they learned anything noteworthy from the past 15+ years.
They tried to push into other markets, generally, that was a failure. Phoenix is decent, Auto Club had to completely reconfigure to even hope to stay in the game, Sonoma put up the carousel to make things interesting (although I personally like the track)... Chicagoland is dead, Kansas isn't looking great, Vegas has kind of turned into a joke with the low HP package....
So they are coming back into the southeast... but I don't think for one second they learned anything noteworthy from the past 15+ years.
While getting the tracks back, it's also the Series schedules that need a rethink.
Get the Trucks back on short tracks again to Retro Run their Roots...
Get the Trucks back on short tracks again to Retro Run their Roots...
I would have to say no to the Milwaukee Mile, just another New Hampshire.... 1 mile and flat turns.
I remember the races at Milwaukee. How about we bring that back and drop the other one
yes. bring them back to Evergreen, Pikes Peak, Tucson, Kern, maybe Mobile, 5 flags, south boston, Hickory.
While it would be cool to see NASCAR (Trucks, Xfinity at the very least) make a return to PPIR one day, it won't be happening due to one of the clauses instituted by International Speedway Corporation (ISC) when they sold the track back in 2008 (see below):
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Scratch Ty Dillon to Cup using #94.
"Petty GMS Motorsports" is going to use #42 and #43 next year instead.
"Petty GMS Motorsports" is going to use #42 and #43 next year instead.
Richard Petty Motorsports Rebranded to Petty GMS Motorsports, Will Field 2 Cars for the 2022 Season (credit to RACER.com):
After purchasing a majority stake in Richard Petty’s organization, Maury Gallagher will field two NASCAR Cup Series cars under a rebranded Petty GMS Motorsports team.
The team will operate out of the GMS Racing shop in Statesville, North Carolina, and have two charters. Ty Dillon and Erik Jones will pilot the two entries.
Seven-time Cup Series champion Richard Petty has been named the Chairman of the organization and will be the face of the team at the racetrack. Mike Beam, president of GMS Racing, will serve in the same role overseeing day-to-day operations for Petty GMS Motorsports. Brian Moffitt (of what had been Richard Petty Motorsports) assumes the role of executive vice president of sales.
“I’m very excited about this opportunity to work with Richard (Petty), arguably the greatest driver in NASCAR history, and form Petty GMS Motorsports,” Gallagher said. “Petty GMS will have a sole focus of winning. Both teams have a track record of winning, and we have a strong desire to continue this legacy in a new chapter. Ty (Dillon) and Erik (Jones) have proven themselves through the years, and we are looking forward to the success they will have as teammates.”
After being announced as driving for GMS Racing in the No. 94 Chevrolet, Dillon will instead drive the No. 42 Chevrolet beginning next season. Lee Petty drove the No. 42 from 1949-1961, and Kyle Petty used the number from 1979-1982 and 1989-1996. During the later years, Beam was Kyle Petty’s crew chief.
“As for the car number for the second car, I don’t know that I can express how special it is to me personally to have the No. 42 number racing alongside the No. 43 again,” Petty continued. “I grew up watching my dad race that car. I worked on cars with that number way before I started racing. Dad had a lot of success winning races and championships with that number. Kyle drove cars and won races with the No. 42 as well. It’s really special to me that Petty GMS will be racing that car number.”
Erik Jones remains in the No. 43 Chevrolet. He was hired by Petty going into the 2021 season.
Each team’s previously announced partnerships and crew chief pairings will remain in place.
“Maury (Gallagher) and Mike (Beam) have built a really solid organization at GMS,” said Petty. “They’ve won a lot of races and a couple of championships in the Truck Series, and I really look forward to doing the same in the Cup Series. Maury’s commitment to competing and winning is obvious in everything he does, that’s something we really needed. The opportunity to combine our two organizations on the Cup front makes a lot of sense for all of us for a number of reasons, one of which is the talent we have between the two organizations; this will make us a lot stronger together.”
GMS Racing will continue to compete in the Camping World Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series.
“The legacy of GMS Racing has been focused on winning and achieving high success, no matter the series,” added Beam. “Our 25-acre, three-building complex in Statesville has roughly 150,000 square feet and is equal to many current Cup shops in size and sophistication. We are ahead of most of the new Cup entrants this year because of our infrastructure. This highly functioning race shop will allow us to hit the ground running. This facility combined with our race-winning personnel gives me confidence that we can make an impact as soon as this season. I have competed in the Cup Series before and understand how things should work.”
SOURCE: https://racer.com/2021/12/07/petty-gms-motorsports-fielding-two-full-time-entries-for-2022/
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Hopefully the RPM swooshes are now done.
Petty blue & GMS orange is a tie in to Petty/STP history.
Petty blue & GMS orange is a tie in to Petty/STP history.
15B0F0 is Petty Blue.
STP isn't orange, it's a shade of red; which is variable.
15B0F0 has a Pantone colour register but the red which is variable, doesn't
STP isn't orange, it's a shade of red; which is variable.
15B0F0 has a Pantone colour register but the red which is variable, doesn't
There have been STP cars in the past (Early 90s, mainly) that used dayglo reddish orange for the stripe on the scheme, while retaining the red STP logo.
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