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Richard Petty Motorsports Stays with Ford in 2013; Also Continues Nationwide Program

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Oct 19, 11:34 AM EDT

Richard Petty Motorsports staying with Ford

By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Richard Petty Motorsports and Ford Racing will partner for a fourth consecutive season in 2013.

RPM will also continue to lease its cars from Roush Fenway Racing and its engines from Roush Yates Engines.

The team said it will continue fielding a Nationwide Series car next season for Michael Annett. No Sprint Cup Series lineup was announced, and RPM says it is still working on its 2013 lineup. The team currently fields Cup cars for Marcos Ambrose and Aric Almirola.

RPM has won two races in the Cup Series with Ford and one in the Nationwide Series since partnering with the manufacturer in 2010.

updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM

Racers Reunion's ( Mr Jimmy Johnson)

General

Yessir, he's an "A" Number 1 standup guy.

Fayetteville Motor Speedway Update (Times and Divisions)

Local and Regional Short Track Racing

Do the little boys still run after their racing heroes today?

Fayetteville Motor Speedway Update (Times and Divisions)

Local and Regional Short Track Racing

We were rained out at Wilson (dirt track) on that Sat. night in 1974 (I'd gotten married in Nov. 1973) and decided to take our Limited Sportsman car down the road to Fayetteville where the weather was clear. Cumberland County at the time was paved, of course and did not have a Limited Sportsman class... only hobby and Late Model - so we had to run with the Late Models.

I remember Ray Hendrick was there in Richmonder Blue Burton's '69 Chevelle #33 (later driven by his son Roy as well as Bill Dennis and Al Grinnan), along with many other great Late Model cars.

Three of us rode in the pickup towing the car on the trailer from Wilson to Fayetteville. We were singing and drinking "tuning fluid" enroute. It must of been thought that I'd indulged less than our driver because I was told I was driving the car in the heat - with our M&H Racemaster dirt tires.

I don't know if you can get lapped 10 times in a ten-lap heat, but it felt like it. All I remember is I could not hold the car down in the corners and everybody kept passing me on the inside as I rode up at the top of that track with no guardrails or retaining walls in the corners, lol.

I was absolutely scared to death and never drove a car again. They had to pry me out of that car. They told me I looked like a ghost.

My wife found out about three years later and I thought she would kill me.

Fayetteville Motor Speedway Update (Times and Divisions)

Local and Regional Short Track Racing

We ran our #11 there one night in 1973. I drove in the heat race. My first and last race!

Fayetteville Motor Speedway Update (Times and Divisions)

Local and Regional Short Track Racing

Bobby Allison was all smiles after a NASCAR Grand National East victory
at Cumberland County Speedway in Fayetteville on Aug. 5, 1973.
(Staff file photo by Johnny Horne - Fayetteville Observer)

Fayetteville Motor Speedway Update (Times and Divisions)

Local and Regional Short Track Racing

Wishing wonderful weather, big fields and full grandstands for all your Saturday activities.

Late Model Sportsman

Stock Car Racing History

A pretty good 2010 Al Pearce writeup on the history of Langley at this link:

http://langley-speedway.com/history.html

Late Model Sportsman

Stock Car Racing History

Joseph, we have a number of members from around the Richmond and Hampton area with a number of LMS photos from Virginia tracks. Ray Lamm, Jack Carter, Richard Gouldman, Ricky Poole and NB Arnold all have lots of Virginia track photos if you go to their photo pages on their Member page.

Woddy Delbridge of Richmond (Henrico County) has a number of 70s-80s LMS photos taken at Virginia tracks at this link:

http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=02gxesgastkzr

Goodnight, Old Dominion Speedway; May Re-open in 2014 in New Location on I-95

Local and Regional Short Track Racing

A practice session for NASCAR Late Model Stock Cars was held on December 15, 2015 at the new Dominion Raceway in Virginia between Richmond and Fredericksburg on I-95. Here are some photos released by the track: