Aric Almirola repeatedly deflected questions about his status for 2018 while saying it was Richard Petty Motorsports who informed him he would not be driving the No. 43 Ford next year."I can't talk about next year; you know I can't," Almirola said Friday afternoon at Chicagoland Speedway. "I've enjoyed my...

Darrell Wallace Jr. does not have anything to announce for 2018 which left him chuckling at the swarm of media he faced Friday morning at Chicagoland Speedway.During one response Wallace stopped and said, "Damn, there's a lot of people here." Visiting the media center as part of the Nickelodeon program...

Richard Petty Motorsports lost both its sponsor and driver on Tuesday.Hours after Smithfield Foods announced it would be heading to Stewart-Haas Racing next season, RPM announced Aric Almirola also will not return to the organization. Smithfield has been a primary sponsor of Almirola and the No. 43 Ford since 2012,...

There is a place for Richard Petty Motorsports in NASCAR as long as "The King" himself is around.Related StoriesWhen asked about the future of his organization over the weekend at Daytona International Speedway, Petty said with a small chuckle he's not sure his son, Kyle, would take up the mallet...

Aric Almirola's recovery is going well, and he could return to the No. 43 Ford sooner than initially expected.After suffering a compression fracture of his T5 vertebra in a crash at Kansas Speedway on May 13, Almirola was estimated to miss eight to 12 weeks of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup...

It's beginning to sink in for Darrell Wallace Jr. that he's behind the wheel of a Monster Energy Cup Series car this weekend at Pocono Raceway.Of course, it's not just any car as Wallace begins his interim stint in the No. 43 Ford for Richard Petty Motorsports. Friday morning, Wallace...

Smithfield Foods, the primary sponsor of Richard Petty Motorsports' legendary No. 43 Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has joined industry stalwarts honoring Richard Petty next month in Watkins Glen.Petty, the winningest driver in NASCAR, is being honored on Aug. 6 with the Cameron R. Argetsinger Award for Outstanding...