Petty Enterprises will not return in 2009.

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The Dude

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They were the last remaining team from the first Cup series and will merge into George Gillett's Dodge team.
 
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A name comparison alone, not to mention marketing,one would think the merge would be the other way around.

Must have been a great necessity or lots of money.
 
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I think you are going to see the big 4 survive and dominate and the rest will be running for the rest. Nascar is going to fall faster than they grew if they don't make some drastic changes. It is like they can't see the writing on the wall. It will be hard to spend the avg of $400 a weekned 3 or 4 times a year to travel to watch the same old races week after week. I will probably make my annual trip to Talladega and maybe..... MAYBE the Atlanta fall race but that will be my limit.
 
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There has been talk that Bobby Labonte might drive the #41 at DEI/Ganassi. I hope this is the ride Bobby gets. The scenario would have Reed Sorenson drive the #43 while Elliott Sadler would remain in the #19. Kasey Kahne remains in the #9 while A.J. Allmendinger would drive the #10.
 
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volfaninnc said:
There has been talk that Bobby Labonte might drive the #41 at DEI/Ganassi. I hope this is the ride Bobby gets. The scenario would have Reed Sorenson drive the #43 while Elliott Sadler would remain in the #19. Kasey Kahne remains in the #9 while A.J. Allmendinger would drive the #10.
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How would this scenario be affected by the Jack Roush rule?
 
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It wouldn't - the #41 car is a DEI/Ganassi car which looks to have 4 teams next year if they run Almirola full time. The DEI/Ganassi combo would have 4 teams: #1, #8, #41, and #42

The GEM team would consist of #9, #19, #10, and #43. They look to acquire the #43 team and it would put Allmendinger in that car IMO. They will need sponsorship though. The #44 team if GEM acquires Petty will just vanish.
 
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It is a sullenly sad day when the most prominent person of the early days of NASCAR, who contributed more than any other individual to making NASCAR what it is today is no longer a part of it.

The events I have envisioned occurring over the next three to five years have suddenly accelerated like a top fuel dragster to be happening now.
 
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i think the there will be some races where being in the Top 35 won't even matter.
 
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doozer said:
i think the there will be some races where being in the Top 35 won't even matter.
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I could go along with that. Theres a couple middle of the road teams, that can pull something out with a little luck, but the fact is that the teams that show up every week to run laps just can't do it anymore.

I think there is going more regional "Home Track" guys than in the recent past, but i really don't see 43 cars making the circuit week to week.
 
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Someone call Cope, Shelmerdine, Hillenburg, etc. We'll see them on a few occasions this season most likely.
 
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Petty has just said if no merger is forthcoming, they will still run the 43 car as a single car team.
 
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Yeah, as bad as I hate to see them go it is time to face the music and salvage what they can.
 
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It's sad to see the 43 car and team not be able to compete week to week. It is just another sport that "got too big for their britches". It's all about money and some teams can't compete anymore and resort to the rear of the field for the "field filler" positions.
 
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