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NASCAR Team Richard Petty Motorsports Close to Major Announcements: Reports

Published 09/02/2020, 9:47 AM EDT

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The silly speculation season of NASCAR continues. While there are rumors that yet another NASCAR team is considering leaving the sport after Leavine Family Racing was sold to Spire Motorsports. The team in the headlines is the Germain Racing team. The team currently fields the No. 13 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE. Ty Dillon drives for the team.

For the past few weeks, there were gossips around the NASCAR circuit surrounding the Richard Petty Motorsports team.

Bubba Wallace holds a proprietorship stake in the group. He will be a free agent after the 2020 season. However, he has been offered a significantly greater stake in the group to return. He will likewise drive the #43 car for a fourth season if the deal is signed.

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Although, he has likewise been offered to drive for Chip Ganassi Racing.

Adam Stern of SBJ has reported that the Richard Petty Motorsports team is close to several major announcements.

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There have been 2 names associated with the team. 1st name is the NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin and 2nd is basketball legend Michael Jordan. Denny Hamlin said he has nothing to announce. The NASCAR driver also said that he wants to win races right now.

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“I think I’m always looking towards what I’m going to do once my driving career is over.

Denny says, “I have some great partners who support me and my decisions and what I will do for years to come. I don’t know, I wish I had something to announce, but I really don’t. There’s a lot of things up in the air that are still getting worked on.”

“But I’ve got to win this weekend and next weekend, and that’s where I’ve got to focus.” 

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“But certainly, I believe that no matter what, my career will be with Joe Gibbs Racing and FedEx as long as I want to drive.”

 

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Abhay Aggarwal is sports analyst at EssentiallySports. Having joined ES in early 2020, he has over 300 NASCAR, Formula 1, and Tennis articles to his name. Abhay has been an avid motorsports fan for over a decade, and he even attended the inaugural Indian Grand Prix in 2011.
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