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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, Foxsports.com reported, citing multiple sources. Petty Enterprises and team owner George Gillett agreed to a deal on Christmas Eve, but the terms of that ...
msn.foxsports.com - 12/31/2008
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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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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
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