Strong rumor continues in the camp of Richard Petty Motorsports concerning the now-vacated No. 43 Best Buy Ford. The only solid information as of the close of 2011 is that Best Buy will not be sponsoring the car and A.J. Allmendinger will not be driving it. Bleacher Report Contributor Connor Kish recently reported that, via The Charlotte Observer, Nationwide Series Aric Almirola will be the next driver to sit behind the wheel of the ride made famous by Richard Petty.Although nothing has been made official, the Observer has a fairly decent track record in breaking offseason news. It reported that Kurt Busch would be leaving Penske before any announcement was officially made.Therefore, it can be strongly assumed that Almirola and RP...

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Strong rumor continues in the camp of Richard Petty Motorsports concerning the now-vacated No. 43 Best Buy Ford. The only solid information as of the close of 2011 is that Best Buy will not be sponsoring the car and A.J. Allmendinger will not be driving it. Bleacher Report Contributor Connor Kish recently reported that, via The Charlotte Observer, Nationwide Series Aric Almirola will be the next driver to sit behind the wheel of the ride made famous by Richard Petty.Although nothing has been made official, the Observer has a fairly decent track record in breaking offseason news. It reported that Kurt Busch would be leaving Penske before any announcement was officially made.Therefore, it can be strongly assumed that Almirola and RP...

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