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Wallace made his Cup Series debut in with Richard Petty Motorsports, driving as an interim replacement for the injured Aric Almirola, who had suffered a broken back in a crash that May at Kansas Speedway. Crew chief Jerry Baxter will continue to lead the No. It will be a reunion of sorts for Baxter and Jones, who have their connection through Kyle Busch Motorsports in the Gander Trucks for three seasons.

He won 10 times and claimed second in the standings to champ David Pearson. Petty was back with Plymouth for Here, he leans on his Daytona winner, which swept to 21 victories that season and his third series championship. Richard Petty's No. And the King added some '70s-style facial hair as well. His Dodge became a Daytona winner that year, winning by two laps over runner-up Bobby Isaac's Ford.

A fifth championship was Petty's byproduct in the campaign in this striking No. Petty made it back-to-back titles in , earning his fourth championship in a five-year span. Richard Petty poses with the No. Petty switched over to Chevrolet before the season was out. Petty ended a drought of more than a year in the historic '79 Daytona , then added four more triumphs to run his win total to for his career to that point.

Inman oversaw Petty's record seventh Daytona win that year, then left to work with Earnhardt and team owner Rod Osterlund. The season brought a slightly different look to the No. Petty went winless, stuck on career wins by season's end. Two more wins that year put him just two wins away from the win plateau. A gem from the season: Richard Petty poses with his No.

Richard Petty leads the pack in the Talladega at Talladega Superspeedway. The shape of Richard Petty's No. Wallace became the full-time driver in , and although he's winless through three seasons, he's been adequate in a car that lacks the funding to consistently race for wins. It will be a significant change for Jones, a fixture since he was a teenager in the Gibbs pipeline. The four-car JGR fleet is Toyota's flagship and its well-funded cars consistently challenge for championships.

RPM is a single-car operation accustomed to stretching every dollar in its quest to catch the big teams. Jones wants to be the driver guiding an RPM resurgence. I knew a lot of people at JGR, but they've got almost employees,'' Jones said. It's going to be a more inclusive experience for me. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Erik Jones to drive iconic No. Larson tops teammate Elliott for Phoenix Cup pole.

They still have something to prove, and I have something to prove. We are both motivated to write a new chapter.

I am proud to be a part of Richard Petty Motorsports. Wallace's new team remains unnamed, but trademark applications suggest the team could be called 23XI Racing as an homage to Jordan's No.

Jones was considered one of the top remaining free agents in this year's class alongside Kyle Larson.