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    Exclamation Bubba Wallace will not return to Richard Petty Motorsports ? Confirmed

    September 10, 2020 at 12:16 PM

    UPDATE: Statement from Richard Petty Motorsports:

    Earlier this morning, Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr., informed Richard Petty Motorsports he will not be returning for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) season. We will complete the season with Wallace behind the wheel of the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE. We look forward to the next chapter in the making for the iconic No. 43 team. We will announce our new driver in the near future.

    ? Richard Petty Motorsports ?

    AND: Statement from Bubba Wallace:

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    ? Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) September 10, 2020

    To see how all the changes impact next season, see Jayski?s 2021 Team/Driver chart.

    HOWEVER: The Associated Press? Jenna Fryer says Wallace does not have a contract offer from Ganassi or Hendrick at the current time:

    There is no present offer from Hendrick Motorsports, per sources.

    ? Jenna Fryer (@JennaFryer) September 10, 2020

    ORIGINAL POST: The Athletic?s Jordan Bianchi reports that Bubba Wallace will not return to Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) in 2021.

    Rumors about Wallace?s future plans have swirled all summer. RPM has acknowledged they offered Wallace partial ownership in the team to stay. Outside investors have also reportedly considered joining the team in some capacity.

    Wallace is believed to have an offer from Chip Ganassi for the #42 Chevy, but is also rumored to be a candidate for the Hendrick Motorsports #48 to replace Jimmie Johnson.

    NEWS: Bubba Wallace will not return to Richard Petty Motorsports in 2021, sources tell @TheAthleticAUTO https://t.co/8fQF4gPy94

    ? Jordan Bianchi (@Jordan_Bianchi) September 10, 2020

    AND: Fox Sports? Bob Pockrass has confirmed the news as well:

    Confirmed through source that Bubba Wallace has informed Richard Petty Motorsports that he won?t return next year. https://t.co/mLmXGN9291

    ? Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) September 10, 2020

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    There was a rumor floating around a couple of months or so ago, that IF Matt Kenseth didn't improve his race finish positions in the Ganassi Racing #42 (Matt finished 10th in his first race after replacing Kyle Larson in that car, but seems to be in the 20s and 30s since), then he was NOT going to be in the 42 next year...
    "Argument is an intellectual process. Contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of anything the other person says." 'Argument Clinic', Monty Python's Flying Circus

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