Reed Sorenson set to make last start for Richard Petty Motorsports at Homestead
By SceneDaily Staff
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Reed Sorenson will make his final start for Richard Petty Motorsports in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
David Griffin
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Reed Sorenson will make his final NASCAR Sprint Cup start for Richard Petty Motorsports in Sunday’s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and the occasion will be bittersweet.
Sorenson joined the organization at the beginning of the year but has known since at least September that he wouldn’t return to RPM in 2010.
An impending merger with Yates Racing and lack of sponsorship for Sorenson’s No. 43 car left the 23-year-old without a ride at RPM next season.
And as of now, Sorenson hasn’t landed a ride elsewhere.
“I want to thank the Richard Petty Motorsports organization for giving me the chance to race the No. 43 Dodge this year,” Sorenson said. “I did the best I could and tried to represent the number and company in a way that would make [team co-owner] [Richard] Petty and our sponsors proud.
“I learned a lot this year. The opportunity to work with people like Richard Petty and [long-time Petty employee] Dale Inman is something that I’ll never forget.”
In 35 starts for RPM, Sorenson has just one top-10 – a ninth in the season-opening Daytona 500 – and has led only five laps.
The Peachtree City, Ga., native is 28th in the Sprint Cup standings with one DNF.
Sorenson’s up-and-down 2009 included having a new crew chief assigned to his team when Sammy Johns moved over from teammate AJ Allmendinger’s team to call the shots for Sorenson before the August race at Michigan International Speedway.
Since Johns assumed his current role, the two have a best finish of 16th in 13 starts together
“I also want to thank all of the people that I’ve worked with this year,” said Sorenson, who moved to the organization this season after three years at Chip Ganassi Racing. “I know that everyone put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into getting us to the race track every week.
“I wish we could send them off with a win. They are all first-class people, and I look forward to, hopefully, working with some of those people again in the future wherever that takes us.”
Petty expressed appreciation for Sorenson’s contributions to the organization.
“Reed is a good guy, and I wish him nothing but the best in the future,” he said. “He went out of his way to represent the No. 43, the sponsors and everyone involved in our company the right way.
“We appreciate everything he has done.”
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jwill8 said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 3:28 PMReal upstanding person you are STP43FAN...You got class...Don't quit your day job, if you have one.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportrichardclower said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 3:28 PMWow STP43, what the heck did Sorenson do to you?
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» Confirm Abuse ReportPhoenix987 said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 3:51 PMIf he's done his best, I'd hate to be trying to get him in my ride next year...
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSheilaLovesNASCAR said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 3:53 PMGeeze, why did you read the article if you felt that way about him? Go somewhere else and post stuff like that. We don't need your kind here. That coming from a 43 fan!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportgm_goodwrench said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 4:38 PMtypical STP43, always a nice comment to add...not. Maybe Sorenson isn't the most talented driver in Cup, the #43 ride isn't top notch either. All focus is put in the #9 for years. From EMS to GEM to RPM, it's been the same.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportiusewd40 said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 4:43 PMWho ever is STP43Fan is an Imature IDIOT But, we do have the 1st Amendment in this country.
Report as AbuseReed did the best he could with the aging Petty equipment. It takes more than the driver to make a Team. Good Luck Reed
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» Confirm Abuse Reportcoopdegra said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 5:01 PMYou do know that his cars have not been very good. The only driver on that team thats been good is Kahne.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportcoopdegra said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 5:05 PMWithout good equipment, who does that good. Just look at Dale, Jr. And he drives for Hendricks, which is the best team out there. Is it the equipment or the driver.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportPattichris said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 5:05 PMBobby Labonte, who is a Cup champion couldn't do anything with the 43, what did anyone expect from Reed?
Report as AbuseReed will go to NW, win races and compete for the championship and when the economy gets better, and sponsorship $'s return, he will get a good ride in Cup and we can tell STP43 fan where to shove it!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSTP43FAN said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 6:31 PMPATTICHRIS - Sorenson failed to try in the #43 and he disgraced it. He never fought for anything, he just rode around without trying. He was and is a failure and he deserves to be censured for it. Don't tell me to shove it, tell him to go f**k himself because he has no right to be on the racetrack. JWILL8, don't lecture me or anyone else about class because it doesn't mean a thing. Sorenson jerked around and he deserves to be called on it. F**K YOU, Sorenson.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSTP43FAN said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 6:52 PMIUSEWD40 - no, he made zero effort to win. People want to gripe about the equipment but that doesn't work when the driver has zero courage, zero ferocity, and no savagery in his approach to racing. Sorenson just rides around and collects what little points and paycheck is available, and never once tries to win. In one of the NASCAR Preview magazines there was a crew chief quote that Sorenson doesn't know what he wants in the racecar, so obviously he's clueless there, too. He disgraced the #43 and he deserves nothing but failure for it.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSTP43FAN said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 6:53 PMPATTICHRIS - don't lecture me about anything because it's Sorenson who refuses to fight for anything. He failed in BGN before and he'll fail again because he has no killer instinct, no determination to fight for anything, and no ability to pass anyone. JWILL8 - grow up and figure out what class really is - it involves telling the truth about someone.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportcrusher1 said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 6:56 PM#10 I don't know who you are. BUT DO YOU THINK THAT YOU COULD DO BETTER? If you could why aren't you out there driving cars that are inferior to the competition? Reed I hope that you land a good ride for next year.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportrichardclower said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 7:02 PMObviously STP43 is a LOSER!! If you put that much hatred into some kid driving a freakin race car then you are a loser at the greatest levels that life can offer. It looks like maybe STP43 is just a frustrated race car driver that could never get it together. I'm pretty dam- sure you are collecting a government check to sustain your pathetic extistence in this world......LOSER!!!!!!!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportcrusher1 said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 7:18 PMOh, I forgot--how can you possibly know anything about class since you obviously don't have any with all the four letter words you seem to need to say anything.
Report as AbuseReed Sorenson I am sure is doing his best with what he has been given to work with. Give him a break. He's young and still learning. Which is more than I can say for you--haven't seen YOU out there on the track lately. When are you going out to prove how superior you are in your driving. And when you do, please email me with the location, time, etc., so I can see how well you do.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportnascar5776 said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 7:21 PMYep, 1st amendment allows people to hide behind a computer and say lots of things they wouldn't have the guts to say to a person's face. STP43fan apparently didn't listen to his momma when she said if you can't say anything good about somebody, you shouldn't say anything at all. But I guess STP43fan is not unlike many of the other conspiracy theorist drama queens who post in here regularly. They whine, complain, accuse and threaten to "quit watching" NASCAR. But the next time you look, they're right back here again spewing their venom that real fans of the sport would never do. PLEASE, do real race fans a favor. Quit watching and just go away. Whenever these folks touch a keyboard, stupid just falls all over the screen.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportrichardclower said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 7:35 PMThanks NASACR5776 and CRUSHER1. I realize that STP43 is not a Nascar fan or a Petty fan. Petty fans don't attack kids that way and Petty would not approve of it. The reality is that Petty hasn't been competitive for 30 years and it aint Sorensons fault. You're supposed to get more than 6 months with the same crew chief, spotter, pit crew etc. to figure out if things are going to work. Sorenson went out last weekend in the 32 Braun car and brought home a 3rd place finish. He can drive, it takes an entire team to fail.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportfanofreed43 said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 8:32 PMReed Sorenson is a great driver!!!!! It's hard to show your talent in crappy cars!!!! I have been a fan of Reeds for a long time and will continue to support him no matter where he goes. GO REED!!!!!!!!!!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportfanofreed43 said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 8:38 PMBy the way STP43FAN, Reed has more class and talent then you will every have.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportracer2000 said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 10:56 PMLAST start? I have only watched races on TV, so I wasn't aware he's made any starts...never saw his car. Why isn't Sadler gone too? Their performance is equally horrific.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportb48orr said:
Nov 18, 2009 at 11:01 PMI do think Reed had the equipment equal to Kahne, isnt Sadler part of the same team? They all had the same equipment, its not like they say ok you are going to get the bad stuff Reed. Oh that chassis is fast we are going to paint the #9 on it. For whatever reason Sorenson just could'nt put together some runs with this team. Im sure Reed has some poles in cup and even then he faded in those races for Ganassi. He came in young and had alot of pressure on him. Alot of these guys get chewed up and spit out racing with these 43 vultures on sundays. Ask Brendan Gaughn! Reed will have to get a ride in trucks or nationwide and reestablish himself. Its gonna be tough. Yeah he put together good runs with braun racing and I thought he looked good, but he has to do it consistently and they are really getting young and hungry drivers in that series so its gonna be harder than one would think to shine there. I wish him luck on that! Hey maybe that 12 car will be opening up in a year or two. Will Keselowski make it in cup? Who knows yet, but its tough runnin with the big dogs.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportJosh20426 said:
Nov 19, 2009 at 12:16 AMhey STP43FAN, Sorenson hasn't been getting paid anything for a couple of months now. He just out there racing because he wants to race, and also cause he doesn't want the guys on his team to lose their job yet. Sure he might not be the most talented out there and probably doesn't deserve to be in Cup yet. But don't question the fact that he wants to be out there. Hopefully he can spend a couple years growing in the Nationwide series and take advantage if he ever gets another shot in Cup.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportrwilliamhayes said:
Nov 19, 2009 at 1:56 AMReed i think is among the many drivers that are in mid range ability wise.If that's the case you have to have absolute top flight equipment to win or even be in the top 10.How long has it been since #43 has had a really good season? Sorenson is only part of the problem.Just like in any business many factors have to line up the right way for that business to be successful.RMP and all it's successors hasn't had that in many years.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportxbrownsx said:
Nov 19, 2009 at 4:51 AMThe fact of the matter is RPM and the former Petty Enterprises has been grossly mis-managed for over a decade, closer to 15 years now. No sponsor wants to spend their $$ with a company that consistently underperforms. I can understand having a down season or two, but year after year of below average results is terrible.
Report as AbuseNow with the Yates-Ford "merger" RPM has gone from bad to dismal. No Chase for Kasey in the #9 Dodge for 2010.
In reality, it's a blessing in disguise for Reed to leave this sinking ship that is RPM.
If anyone should be axed, it's Robbie Loomis who has done nothing for the organization.
Good luck Reed, for wherever you drive next season.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportxbrownsx said:
Nov 19, 2009 at 4:58 AMPS For Richard Petty to suddenly be in Wyoming on the last day of work for many of his loyal, longtime employees tells me all I need to know about Richard's character or lack of.
Report as AbuseIt's embarassing, and future employees will never go the extra mile for a boss who frankly could care less about them or their famalies, and blames it on "the economy"
Petty should have aligned himself with the expertise of Roger Penske with DODGE.
Petty's loyal fans would have applauded this move.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSTP43FAN said:
Nov 19, 2009 at 9:22 AMXBROWNSX - it doesn't tell you anything. You read way too much into that. Also, it was Robbie Loomis who got the team organized enough to win again after it had descended into chaos in 2008. The fact of the matter is Dodge shortchanged them; the mismanagement you describe was when Kyle was running it 2000-5; mismanagement ended when Loomis came back. JOSH20426, if Sorenson is hungry to race as you are claiming, then why does he NEVER fight for anything? Why does he never rip through the field and fight? Why does he never pass a SINGLE CAR? FANOFREED43 - I tell the truth; Sorenson lies. You don't know what class is.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSTP43FAN said:
Nov 19, 2009 at 9:24 AMCRUSHER1 - it's not about "can you do better," it's about why is HE not trying. Tell me why he's not trying.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportkeith308 said:
Nov 19, 2009 at 9:49 AMSTP43FAN
Report as AbuseGet a job, quit cursing on this site. You are the loser if you read the email responses to your filthy garbage. Scene needs to remove your useless self from this site.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportjenny9nelsen said:
Nov 19, 2009 at 2:16 PMI am sad to see Reed not driving for Petty anymore after this weekend. I hope he can find a ride somewhere in Sprint Cup,Nationwide or Trucks. He is a great driver. Wish the best for Reed. Hope someday see Reed back with Petty some day. Going to miss seeing Reed driver the 43 car. Hope him the best. GO REED GO!!!!!!!!!!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportfanofreed43 said:
Nov 19, 2009 at 6:43 PMSTP43Fan you wouldn't know class or the truth if it hit you in the face.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportxbrownsx said:
Nov 20, 2009 at 2:41 AM#26 STP43Fan, Dodge didn't shortchange RPM anything. The fact of the matter is, all of the manufacturers were cutting back funding into their NASCAR teams due to the crisis in the American auto industry. Ford, GM and Chrysler. The problem with RPM is they didn't have two dimes to rub together to begin with, had no assets of inventory and parts and could not weather the storm from funding cutbacks as Hendrick and RCR did with GM, Roush Fenway with Ford, and Penske with DODGE.
Report as AbuseThat's not DODGE's fault, now Petty hastily has bolted and will soon find RPM in worse circumstances in 2010 and beyond with this lame Ford - Yates "merger".
Roush will always get first and foremost backing from Ford - RPM will get a bone thrown it's way on occasion.
Robbie Loomis, I'm sorry, didn't earn his keep with Petty. The wins with Kahne and the #9 DODGE came more from Evernham Motorsports that anything that Petty Enterprises brought to the table after the 2009 merger that became RPM, and Richard Petty as a puppet.
I have been a Petty fan since the late 60s, but no more.
Bad decisions after bad management has turned me off as a fan. RPM doesn't give a rat's a** about me as a fan anyway...
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» Confirm Abuse Reportrichardclower said:
Nov 20, 2009 at 9:05 AMWell said XBROWNSX. Petty just wants to hang around the track and he doesn't give a sh-- what it takes. Alienate his own son, sign drivers and only give them 1 year while swapping crew chiefs 3 times, spotter twice and swapping the whole pit crew once. He even changed his stance on alcohol sponsors. That was him in victory lane with the #9 team, right?
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSTP43FAN said:
Nov 20, 2009 at 10:31 AMXBROWNSX - you're wrong. They were never given quality pieces or engineering help or sufficient windtunnel time and were never allowed to work with the other Dodges - Stuttgart blew up the One Team approach when the 2001 season began when they demoted Lou Patane and wrested control of the program. When PE wazs running Mike Ege engines they never got enough parts to build enough engines to race - this was told to me by Jeff Green's crew chief in July 2004. Dodge mismanaged the entire program and the "crisis" you talk about didn't affect GM's racing program at all and it hasn't affected Toyota. The wins by Kahne came with Loomis calling the organizational shots; Evernham was in over his head and that's why he bolted. Your feelings about Petty are not in line with the facts.
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Nov 20, 2009 at 10:33 AMRICHARDCLOWER - economics dictated that alcohol sxponsorship deal. Richard didn't alienate Kyle; Kyle had quit on racing years earlier and after seeing him mismanage Petty Enterprises 2000-5 Richard finally had enough and managed to get Robbie Loomis back - Kyle has no one to blame but himself for that. Swapping crew chiefs three times is about in vogue for the sport nowadays, isn't it?
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Nov 20, 2009 at 10:34 AMKEITH308 - you've no right to tell me anything. I tell the truth; what do you do?
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Nov 21, 2009 at 8:35 AMSTP43, GM did cut back on their funding to NASCAR teams it was reported for weeks. They had to, but I am giving credit to the GM teams for being able to weather this storm. If it didn't affect their program, good for them.
Report as AbuseThe fact remains that Petty ENT. has been grossly mismanaged and as this sport's icon, it never should have happened. That falls directly into the lap of Richard Petty.
The fact remains this Yates-Ford merger will go down as a bitter disappointment in 2010 from Daytona on.
Frankly, if it wasn't for Paul Menard and the Menard's sponsorship $$, Yates would be folded by now, (or running as a Tommy Baldwin-like team) and this Petty merger would never have occurred.
Quit trying to put sugar on this whole fiasco STP43, it's transparently phony of you. or I supposed you're a boss like Petty, who finds excuses to be out of town when he gets rid of longtime and loyal employees?
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