Sam Hornish Jr. won't return to Richard Petty Motorsports
Posted November 14, 2015 6:00 am
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Richard Petty says Sam Hornish Jr. will not return to the No. 9 car next season.
Hornish is in his first season driving for Richard Petty Motorsports. The Indianapolis 500 winner is 25th in the Sprint Cup standings and has just three top-10 finishes on the year.
RPM teammate Aric Almirola is 17th in the standings, the highest-ranked driver who did not make the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
The team in May gave Hornish a new crew chief in an effort to spark results, but nothing has clicked.
Petty did not indicate Saturday who will drive the No. 9 next season, but stressed sponsorship would play heavily into the hire.
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