NASCAR Sprint Cup driver A.J. Allmendinger has been fined $10,000 and placed on probation through the 2010 season by Richard Petty Motorsports following his arrest on a charge of drunken driving. Mooresville (N.C.) police said Allmendinger, who drives the No. 44 Dodge for RPM, failed a field sobriety test after being pulled over early Thursday morning. Allmendinger said in a statement he had drinks with dinner and made a mistake by getting behind the wheel. Allmendinger registered 0.08 on... Read Full Story
NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger has been arrested for drunk driving. Police in Mooresville, N.C., say Allmendinger was pulled over early Thursday and failed a field sobriety test. A spokesman for Richard Petty Motorsports says the team was not ready to comment on the arrest. Allmendinger drives the No. 44 for the team. He's a major factor in RPM's long-range plans, and team officials told The Associated Press that Allmendinger was going to be moved into Petty's famed No. 43 next season. Best... Read Full Story
MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- A.J. Allmendinger was arrested early Thursday morning on a charge of drunken driving.
Mooresville police said Allmendinger failed a field sobriety test after he was pulled over.
Allmendinger, who drives the No. 44 for Richard Petty Motorsports, said in a statement he had drinks with dinner and made a mistake in driving afterward.
"I honestly felt fine, but I obviously should have erred more on the side of caution, particularly given what I do for a living... Read Full Story
MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- A.J. Allmendinger was arrested early Thursday morning on a charge of drunken driving.
Mooresville police said Allmendinger failed a field sobriety test after he was pulled over.
Allmendinger, who drives the No. 44 for Richard Petty Motorsports, said in a statement he had drinks with dinner and made a mistake in driving afterward.
"I honestly felt fine, but I obviously should have erred more on the side of caution, particularly given what I do for a living... Read Full Story
AJ Allmendinger has signed a contract to drive for Richard Petty Motorsports through 2010, a deal that ends the constant uncertainty he's had this season. RPM officials did not say what car number Allmendinger will drive next year or if the team has sponsorship. He's been racing this year in RPM's No. 44 Dodge by piecing together funding from several different companies. Allmendinger was originally signed to drive the first eight races of this season, and that deal has twice been extended to... Read Full Story
Citizen Indy 500: Richard Petty Motorsports Fast Friday report Motorsport.com INDIANAPOLIS (May 8, 2009) -- Track conditions are always tricky at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the month of May. Just ask John Andretti. Live From Indy: Team Penske's Briscoe and Castroneves lead Friday ... AutoWeek It's Fast Friday! Penske Pair Fastest During Indy 500 Practice ... PaddockTalk Indianapolis Star - The Canadian Press - Motorsport.com - Motorsport.com all 245 news articles... Read Full Story
AJ Allmendinger picked up a sponsor that will keep his Richard Petty Motorsports entry running at least until September. Allmendinger started the season with just enough sponsorship to take him through the first quarter of the Sprint Cup schedule. RPM officials recently extended his deal through the end of May, and an agreement on Wednesday with Hunt Brothers Pizza will now take the No. 44 to the September race in Richmond, Va. Allmendinger opened the season with a third-place finish in the... Read Full Story
STATESVILLE, N.C. -- Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing on Thursday announced 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.
Paul Menard will transfer to the Petty team, joining Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler and A.J. Allmendinger. Sources have confirmed that Reed Sorenson, currently the driver of Petty's famed No. 43, will not be back with the team next year.
"This... Read Full Story
STATESVILLE, N.C., Sept. 11 (UPI) --
Yates Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports are merging their race car operations next season, with a four-car team driving Fords under Petty's banner.
Petty Motorsports is eliminating its partnership with Dodge, which recently committed to the sport on a smaller scale under new Chief Executive Officer Mike Accavitti. The Petty organization also will not bring back driver Reed Sorenson and is expected to relocate the Roush Fenway/Yates Racing Complex... Read Full Story
Jeff Holtzclaw and the gang are back for another episode of Race 2 Win Radio. AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 44 Dodge for Richard Petty Motorsports, Dennis Setzer, driver of the No. 8 MRD Motorsports Chevrolet, and USRA driver John Gibson will be our guests on this week’s episode. Mike Calinoff, spotter for Matt Kenseth, will offer up his Keys to Winning at Bristol and Rick Minter of Racin' Today will take his turn on the Writer's Block. AJ Allmendinger | Chase Elliott | Mike Calinoff... Read Full Story
