Concord, NC, United States (AHN) – Due to the economy and lack of sponsorship the future of Richard Petty Motorsports was uncertain, but after a restructuring the team will reportedly downsize from four to two fulltime NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entries in 2011.
Driver AJ Allmendinger is the only holdover from 2010 and the team also added Marcos Ambrose, who came over from JTG Daugherty.
“Richard Petty Motorsports has completed its restructuring process and is now in the process of moving forward. RPM will shift from running four cars to two in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and that is never an easy process for the people involved,” said team owner Richard Petty in a statement.
“Currently, we are concentrating on building two solid programs with AJ Allmendinger behind the wheel of the No. 43 entry and Marcos Ambrose in the No. 9 Ford.”
Kasey Kahne drove the No. 9 entry most of 2010 and will drive for Red Bull Racing in 2011, but has already signed a long-term deal to drive for Hendrick Motorsports in 2012.
Elliott Sadler, who wheeled the team’s No. 19 entry the past couple of seasons, recently announced he will run for the NASCAR Nationwide Series title in 2011 for Kevin Harvick Inc.
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