Richard Petty Motorsports and Ford Performance have announced an
extension of their relationship that will see RPM continue to carry Ford’s
iconic blue oval in years to come.
Today's announcement ensures that Richard Petty Motorsports' two
NASCAR Sprint Cup and one XFINITY Series teams will continue to receive
engineering, technology and resources from Ford Performance. The partnership
will also provide RPM with race engineering and technology, while building for
the future.
Over the past year, officials from RPM and Ford Performance have
worked diligently toward building a mutually beneficial relationship that has
seen immediate results. Richard Petty Motorsports and Ford Performance have
worked together in the wind tunnel, on aerodynamic packages and on collecting
engineering data. The result has been increased consistency and performance for
the organization proven by Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Ford Fusion having
their most consistent season together and highest average finish to date.
"Our relationship with Ford Performance has a history, a
present and now a future of winning races and competing for
championships," said Richard Petty, co-owner, Richard Petty Motorsports.
"As we took on additional internal responsibilities within our
organization over the past 12 months, Dave Pericak and his team at Ford
Performance have been with us supporting Richard Petty Motorsports each step of
the way. And to know they will continue to be our partner is very important to
our combined desire to make RPM a championship caliber organization.
Ford Performance has been the manufacture partner of RPM since
2010 and their roots with Richard Petty date back to 1969 when "The
King" won nine times in a Ford Torino on his way to a runner-up finish in
the championship. Ford Performance and RPM have three wins in the Sprint Cup
Series and two wins in the XFINITY Series together, along with a total of 10
poles in both series.
"Richard Petty Motorsports has made steady progress since
joining our program, and we're looking forward to seeing them take that next
step to being a consistent Chase participant," said Dave Pericak,
director, Ford Performance. "We feel they have the people in
place to achieve that goal, and we're going to do everything we can to provide
them the resources to make that happen."
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