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sports.espn.go.com - 12/31/2008

Report: Petty, Gillett-Evernham agree to merge

— sports.espn.go.com — Petty Enterprises has agreed to a merger with Gillett Evernham Motorsports, with a formal announcement of the... deal expected next week, Fox sports.com reported, citing multiple sources. (more) Report: Petty, Gillett-Evernham agree to merge

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nascarracingscene.blogspot.com - 1/2/2009

Prepare For Life Without Petty In NASCAR

— nascarracingscene.blogspot.com — It is just a matter of time before the merger between Gillett Evernham Motorsports and Petty Enterprises... is finalized, meaning that the 43 car may no longer bear the Petty name. (more) Prepare For Life Without Petty In NASCAR

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Key Story Of 2008 Breaks With No TV Coverage
The Daly Planet — Lee Spencer from Fox Sports was up at 1AM to author this (click here) story on the end of a legendary NASCAR family franchise. Several hours later, ESPN.com followed with a blurb (click here) about the same issue. No reporter's name was mentioned, but the details were the same. Even with the Petty name possibly tied to the new merged company, Petty Enterprises was officially closing. It was only a couple of weeks ago that Petty VP Robbie Loomis (click here) was busy denying merger rumors and painting the future as bright. Now, the ...

Petty closing doors — merging with Gillett Evernham
FastMachines.com — Petty closing doors — merging with Gillett Evernham After more than 60 years in racing and 10 championships, it appears the most well known name in NASCAR is hanging up the keys. According to FoxSports.com multiple sources have confirmed that America’s first family of stock car racing will shut its doors down and merge with Gillett Evernham Motorsports. The report says that the deal was reached on Christmas Eve but will not be announced until some time next week. Earlier this week it was announced that AJ Allmendinger would replace Elliot Sadler in the ...

The Morning After: January 1, 2009
Sparty and Friends — ... There are historic events occuring in NASCAR, mostly due to the economic problems - Petty Enterprises is closing shop along with 60 years of stock car racing history. ...

The King: The Legacy Ends Here!
snafam — ... The news that the world of NASCAR has been fearing has finally happened. It now appears that, after 60 years of the Petty name in our sport, the only remnant of that legacy will be Richard's name. According to many sources, there will be an announcement next week. Lee Spencer, of FoxSports writes: ...