STP to sponsor the #43 again in 2017: One of the longest partnerships in NASCAR belongs to STP and Richard Petty, owner of Richard Petty Motorsports. The 2017 season marks the 45th season the two will collaborate.Upon entering the sport in 1972, STP “Â one of the most trusted names in automotive care with products like oil additives, fuel additives and brake and power steering fluids “Â won four championships in NASCAR’s premier series with Petty. Nowadays, Aric Almirola is the driver of the team’s #43 Ford Fusion, having first driven an STP-sponsored car in 2012. He will pilot the car once during the upcoming season “Â Martinsville Speedway’s STP 500 (Lionel Racing), supposedly STP will also sponsor the #42 in a throwback scheme at Darlington, just not the same scheme as Martinsville. See an image of the Martinsville scheme on the #43 Team Schemes page (1-15-2017)
