A.J. Allmendinger News

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

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

September 13, 2009
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

More details on the Petty ‘buyout’ of Yates:

More details on the Petty ‘buyout’ of Yates:

September 12, 2009
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

Allmendinger discusses Petty-Yates merger:

Allmendinger discusses Petty-Yates merger:

September 11, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009 on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, host Dave Moody spoke with #44 RPM Dodge driver A.J. Allmendinger after the announcement that Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing have signed a letter of intent to merge for the 2010 season and race a four

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

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

September 10, 2009
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

Prelude to the Dream TONIGHT:

Prelude to the Dream TONIGHT:

September 9, 2009
If you can't make the drive to Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 9 to see the fifth annual Gillette Young Guns Prelude to the Dream in person, don't worry. Beginning Monday, Sept. 7, race fans across the nation will have their first opportunity

Allmendinger’s Team Wins Tissot Pit Road Award in Atlanta:

Allmendinger’s Team Wins Tissot Pit Road Award in Atlanta:

September 9, 2009
AJ Allmendinger's team won the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Sunday night's Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was the first Tissot win of the season for the #44 Richard Petty Motorsports team, which became the 16th different winner of the pit crew

Full Driver song list for Bristol:

Full Driver song list for Bristol:

August 22, 2009
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

Allmendinger testing Late Model:

Allmendinger testing Late Model:

August 17, 2009
Hearing that A.J. Allmendinger is testing some Late Model Crate [Travis Lawson's car] and Late Model cars Monday at Cherokee Speedway in preparation for the upcoming [Sept 9th] Prelude to the Dream at Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway.(8-17-2009)

#43 and #44 Crew Chief and Crew Switch official:

#43 and #44 Crew Chief and Crew Switch official:

August 12, 2009
Crew Chief Mike Shiplett and the crew that fielded the #43 Dodges for Reed Sorenson will begin working on the #44 Dodge with A.J. Allmendinger at Michigan and the rest of the 2009 season. Sam Johns and his crew that worked on the #44 will begin working on the #43 with

More on possible changes within RPM UPDATE 2:

More on possible changes within RPM UPDATE 2:

August 8, 2009
Despite recent rumors that Richard Petty Motorsports would be a three-car team by Watkins Glen next weekend, the King said Sunday at Pocono Raceway that there will be four cars through the end of the season. "We're going to have four cars, but we're going to do some

More on possible changes within RPM UPDATE:

More on possible changes within RPM UPDATE:

August 3, 2009
Despite recent rumors that Richard Petty Motorsports would be a three-car team by Watkins Glen next weekend, the King said Sunday at Pocono Raceway that there will be four cars through the end of the season. "We're going to have four cars, but we're going to do some

PVA/Petty scheme for Allmendinger:

PVA/Petty scheme for Allmendinger:

July 1, 2009
The Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway marks the 25th anniversary of Richard Pettys 200th victory. The Paralyzed Veterans of America is running a tribute paint scheme on the #44 Dodge of A.J. Allmendinger in honor of the anniversary.(RPM)(7-1-2009)

Four Cup drivers test at Infineon:

Four Cup drivers test at Infineon:

June 11, 2009
Sprint Cup Series drivers #20-Joey Logano, #00-David Reutimann, #6-David Ragan and #13-Max Papis completed a two-day test session at Infineon Raceway on Wednesday to hone their skills on the challenging 10-turn, 1.99-mile road course. The drivers came to the track

RPM lays off nine employees:

RPM lays off nine employees:

June 8, 2009
Richard Petty Motorsports has laid off nine employees and reduced salaries throughout the organization, a byproduct of Chrysler's bankruptcy filing. A person familiar with the moves tells The Associated Press that RPM officials are anticipating significant cutbacks

Kahne to run new Dodge engine at Dover:

Kahne to run new Dodge engine at Dover:

May 24, 2009
#9-Kasey Kahne will break in Dodge's new engine for Richard Petty Motorsports next weekend at Dover International Speedway. RPM has been slow in introducing the new R6P8 engine that the other Dodge organization, Penske Racing, has used all season. Vice president of