2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Paint Schemes – Team #43
#43 Richard Petty Motorsports
Aric Almirola, driver of the #43 United States Air Force Ford, drives during practice for the Monster Engergy NASCAR Cup Series Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 10, 2017 in Avondale, Arizona. Robert Laberge/Getty ImageTaken at Kansas in October by Dante Ricci / TheRacingExperts.com Photography. Dante Ricci / TheRacingExperts.com Photography.This September at Darlington, STP and Aric Almirola will be honoring Richard Petty’s record-setting 200th win at the Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, September 3 with the throwback paint scheme mirroring Petty’s 1984 STP Pontiac. Richard Petty Motorsports
Regan Smith in the car for the Open at Charlotte, subbing for injured Aric Almirola. Taken at Open practice on Friday, May 19th at Charlotte Motor Speedway by Larry Scavnicky (5-20-2017)Taken at Talladega by Jonathan McCoy of RubbingsRacing.com. Jonathan McCoyAric Almirola in the #43 STP Ford at Martinsville Speedway in April 2017 Taken at Martinsville Speedway by Terry Bowles of Lynchburg,VA (4-5-2017)Aric Almirola in the #43 Smithfield Ford at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March 2017 Taken at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by Stephen Borodkin of Tempe AZ (3-16-2017)Aric Almirola in the #43 Smithfield Ford at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March 2017 Taken at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by Stephen Borodkin of Tempe AZ (3-16-2017)Aric Almirola in the #43 Smithfield Ford at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March 2017 Taken at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by Stephen Borodkin of Tempe AZ (3-16-2017)Aric Almirola making a qualifying run for the 2017 Daytona 500 Taken at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2017 by Joel BrayScheduled to run at Martinsville in April. Expect another STP throwback scheme for Darlington. Image from Lionel Racing.(1-13-2017)Images from Lionel RacingImages from Lionel RacingScheduled to run at Talladega in May. Image from a Richard Petty Motorsports press release.(1-24-2017)