Richard Petty Motorsports made news this week with the announcement of a crew chief change on the famed No. 43 car. Mike Ford, who was most recently with the 11 car and Denny Hamlin, replaces Greg Erwin beginning this weekend in Talladega. Ford joined driver Aric Almirola in the Talladega Superspeedway media center Friday to discuss the change.
ARIC ALMIROLA, No. 43 Verifone Sail Ford – TALK ABOUT YOUR NEW CREW CHIEF YOU’VE GOT HERE THIS WEEK. “Yeah, I am excited to add Mike to our race team. It is going to be really good for me to have Mike’s experience come on board. He has a whole new fresh set of ideas and a lot of experience to help me. ... FULL STORY »
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY RACE PREVIEW
Michael Annett• No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford Mustang
- Annett has three career starts in the Nationwide Series at Talladega
- Annett enters this weekend’s event in fifth-place in the Nationwide point standings
- Annett’s best start (eighth) came ... FULL STORY »
Aric Almirola • No. 43 VeriFone Ford
This weekend will be Almirola’s fifth Sprint Cup Series start at Talladega Superspeedway. Almirola also has starts at the track in the NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series. His best finish at the ... FULL STORY »
Marcos Ambrose • No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion
Marcos Ambrose has made six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Talladega
Ambrose’s best finish (fourth) at the 2.66-mile track came in 2009
Ambrose enters the 500-mile race in 22nd place in the driver point ... FULL STORY »
Leader Brings Experience of Six Straight Post-Season Berths, 21 Wins
Concord, N.C. (April 30, 2012) – Richard Petty Motorsports asserted its commitment to winning with the hiring of Chase-proven Mike Ford as crew chief for the No. 43 team and driver ... FULL STORY »
Aric Almirola
No. 43 Smithfield/Helping Hungry Homes Ford Fusion
Aric Almirola started the 400-lap NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Richmond International Raceway from the 11th position. Almirola finished the Capital City 400 as follows:
26th—Aric Almirola, No. 43 Smithfield/Helping Hungry Homes Ford ... FULL STORY »
Marcos Ambrose
No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion
Marcos Ambrose started the 400-lap NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Richmond International Raceway from the 14th position. Ambrose finished the Capital City 400 as follows:
22nd—Marcos Ambrose, No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion
Sunday marked Ambrose’s 128th NASCAR ... FULL STORY »
