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Energizer on the #98:

The #98-Paul Menard / Yates Racing team will unload the Energizer / Menards Ford for this weekend's Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway.(Yates Racing PR)(10-8-2009)...

Gillett says Yates-RPM merger on track UPDATE:

George Gillett Jr., majority owner of Richard Petty Motorsports [#9,19,43,44], said he hopes to form a stock-car league in Saudi Arabia as part of a contractual agreement he signed this week with Saudi Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah al-Saud, a member of the Saudi...

Different hood decal for Menard at Kansas:

The #98 Ford of Paul Menard will unload the Zecol / Menards Ford Fusion for this weekend's Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway. It is the first time Zecol will be featured on the hood of the #98 Menard's Ford. Zecol produces Professional quality, High Performance ...

Kansas Rookie Notes:

Michael Annett was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Dover 200 at Dover International Speedway. Annett scored a 13th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season and for the second time in the last three races. John Wes Townley earned...

Menard says he will not be going to #07 car:

#98-Paul Menard denied speculation that he is a candidate to replace #07-Casey Mears in the fourth car [Chevy] at Richard Childress Racing next season. Reports this past weekend from Dover International Speedway had Menard, sponsored by his father's company, touring...

Mears uncertain of 2010:

With the announcement this week that Jack Daniels will not continue as a sponsor for the #07 Chevy, Casey Mears finds himself in a predicament for 2010. "I don't know what we're doing yet," Mears said. "I do know that Richard (Childress, team owner) is working hard...

Petty-Yates deal still pending:

The two big unknowns about the pending merger between Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing can be summed up in two words: "When?" and "If." The two sides have executed a letter of intent and are working toward finalizing the deal. The new organization will continue...

Mears uncertain of 2010:

With the announcement this week that Jack Daniels will not continue as a sponsor for the #07 Chevy, Casey Mears finds himself in a predicament for 2010. "I don't know what we're doing yet," Mears said. "I do know that Richard (Childress, team owner) is working hard...

Robby and Menard to sport Sylvania colors at NHMS:

Robby Gordon and Paul Menard will be "racing to the future of lighting" at this year's Sprint Cup Series kick-off, the Sylvania 300. Menard will be behind the wheel of the Sylvania- DOTit covered #98 Ford Fusion and his fellow competitor Gordon will take to the track...

Roush hopes to find a new owner for the #26:

The deal between Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing has put Roush Fenway Racing in the position of looking for a new owner to take over the #26 car in 2010. Roush Fenway president Geoff Smith said the RPM-Yates deal has him looking for somebody to take ownership...

Five or more teams for Roush Fenway in 2010:

Roush Fenway Racing co-owner Jack Roush said Friday night that he could field as many as four full-time NASCAR Nationwide Series teams in 2010, with the possibility for two or three more part-time efforts. Roush reiterated his commitment to field full-time teams for...

More details on the Petty ‘buyout’ of Yates:

The deal that brought together Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing for next season is more of a buyout than a merger, minority owner Richard Petty said on Friday. "We're basically taking over their deal," the seven-time Sprint Cup champion said before qualifying...

Richard Petty Motorsports to run Fords in 2010, merge w/Yates:

Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing announced today they have signed a letter of intent to merge operations in time for the 2010 season. The four-car team will race Fords under the Richard Petty Motorsports banner. Richard Petty: This is a pretty big deal for...

Menard & Stremme to reach milestones:

#98-Paul Menard and #12-David Stremme are scheduled to make their 100th career Sprint Cup starts this weekend when they race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, becoming the 177th and 178th drivers to reach the century mark in Sprint Cup Series history.(Team PR's.NASCAR)(9-...

Tarkett on the #98 at Montreal:

Paul Menard will be making his first career start at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve this weekend. Tarkett will debut on the hood of the #98 Tarkett / Menards Ford in Montreal.(Yates Racing PR)(8-26-2009)...

Full Driver song list for Bristol:

Bristol Motor Speedway will give fans something different during drive interoductions Saturday night. They'll play music for each driver that the driver has selected. Some of the choices are interesting from those older rock n' roll classics to more recent tunes. Here...

#98 Crew Member injured, is OK:

During a pit stop on lap 149 for tires, fuel and a chassis adjustment at Michigan on Sunday, Ryan McCray, the rear tire carrier for the #98 Menards Ford that Paul Menard drives, was hit by the #33 Chevy of Clint Bowyer, who was pitting in the box directly behind them...

Roush plans at least three full time teams in 2010:

Roush Fenway Racing co-owner Jack Roush said Saturday night at O'Reilly Raceway Park he intends to field at least three full-time NASCAR Nationwide Series teams in 2010, including one each for young drivers Colin Braun and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Also, in addition to a...

Yates Racing hopes to have drivers back in 2010:

Yates Racing team co-owner Max Jones says he hasnt soured on his driver lineup [#96-Bobby Labonte and #98-Paul Menard] despite having seen some good days go bad and some bad days remain bad."I wont say Im disappointed, but its not the outcome we were hoping for the...

Menard Shopping Sponsorship?

Frontstretch.com reports that #98-Paul Menard and his family are surveying their options and shopping around their sponsorship package to other teams for 2010. Both driver and sponsor are a package deal, although Menard's list of options on the current Sprint Cup landscape...