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Smithfield Foods Partners With Richard Petty Motorsports
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) announced today that the consumer packaged foods company headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia has entered into a multiyear, ...

January 19, 2012 / Sports
THE RACING REPORTER Richard Petty said the reason Kurt Busch wasn’t hired to drive his No. 43 was personality. More...

Busch to lay low with Finch with an eye on 2013
Kurt Busch's temper has made him a pariah to the big teams, so for a year he'll race for James Finch's small shop.

Dale Inman invented crew chief position
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --Within the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage, among crew chiefs and mechanics, the most popular addition to the NASCAR Hall of Fame is one of their own -- Dale Inman.

Around Snohomish County
Racing fans have the chance to ride or even drive along in a NASCAR race car at Monroe's Evergreen Speedway this summer. The June 26-28 Richard Petty Driving Experience kicks off the track's "Speed Week," which includes driver meet-and-greets and two days of racing.

Sponsors Didn’t Want Kurt Busch
Richard Petty said the reason Kurt Busch wasn’t hired to drive his No. 43 was personality. “ Nobody at the time wanted to pay the bill for him,� said Petty. “That’s how simple it was. Everybody has to protect their brand.

Caraviello: Inman blazes trail for crew chiefs to Hall
Caraviello: Inman blazes trail for crew chiefs to Hall

McGee: Mad scramble to halfway bonus
Racing for bonus money is practically as old as racing itself. So what has fans so riled up about the halfway bonus in the Daytona 500? Well, 200 large gets people talking.

McGee: 'Fast Forward' into 2012
There's a youth movement afoot in the world of NASCAR. Don't believe it? Well, it's obvious you didn't attend the annual media circus this week in Charlotte.