sports.espn.go.com - 12/31/2008
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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.
msn.foxsports.com - 12/31/2008
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msn.foxsports.com —
Multiple sources have confirmed that after 60 seasons
of stock car racing and 10 championships, America's first
family of stock car racing will shut its doors and merge with the team currently known as Gillett Evernham Motorsports. A deal was inked ...
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FOX Sports on MSN - NASCAR - Sources: Petty to close ...
nascarracingscene.blogspot.com - 1/2/2009
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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.
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Prepare For Life Without Petty In NASCAR
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Key Story Of 2008 Breaks With No TV Coverage
The Daly Planet —
... 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. ...
The NASCAR Insiders: Dec. 27-Jan. 3
The NASCAR Insiders —
... Earlier in the week news surfaced that the on-again, off-again Petty Gillett Evernham merger appears to be on again, with the deal in its final stages. The news of the merger came just days after Elliott Sadler’s removal from the #19 car in lieu of AJ Allmendinger. Sadler has in turn filed notice against GEM claiming they breached his contract. This is the NASCAR week that was December 27, 2008 to January 3, 2009.
Speed settling into new TV home, gearing up
Report: Petty Enterprises, GEM Merging
‘Back in the day’ at a track time ...
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sportsillustrated.cnn.com 12/5/2008 — SI.com has learned that Petty Enterprises two-car team will not return in 2009. The sole remaining organization from NASCAR's inaugural Cup season in 1949 will instead merge with fellow Dodge owner George Gillett . The No. 43 car once driven by "King" ...
Talkin' 'Bout Teams: Will The Gillett- Petty Merge Change Anything?
bump-drafts.com 1/28/2009 — This looks like a great match as shotgun marriages go. You've got the business sense of Gillett and the racing stature of "The King."
Kasey Kahne has been good with so-so equipment, but will this merge improve his cars, and will it boost the fortunes of mssrs. Sadler, Sorenson, & Allmendinger?
Petty Enterprises Merges With GEM
nascarracingscene.blogspot.com 1/9/2009 — We all knew it was coming, the Gillett Evernham Motorsports takeover of Petty Enterprises.
Sources: Sadler, Gillett Evernham reach accord
sports.espn.go.com 1/11/2009 — Gillett Evernham Motorsports and driver Elliott Sadler have reached an agreement that enables Sadler to retain his position as driver of the team's No. 19 Dodge, thereby moving AJ Allmendinger to a part-time ride, multiple GEM sources said.
From merger comes Richard Petty Motorsports
sports.espn.go.com 1/19/2009 — Richard Petty got his wish. The Petty name will remain in the title of the new company merger between Petty Enterprises and Gillett Evernham Motorsports.
A moment of schadenfreude, because I'm a petty, petty man
thecityline.wordpress.com 1/19/2009 — Though I certainly enjoyed watching Arizona come back and smack Philly in the face on that last drive, I have to offer my begrudging congratulations to the Iggles and their fans. The bearded horror and everyone’s least favorite franchise QB brought their coterie of ne’er-do-wells within one win.
