Kasey Kahne Released From Richard Petty Motorsports

Filed under: Kasey Kahne, NASCAR

After what became a contemptuous relationship between NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kasey Kahne and his Richard Petty Motorsports team, the entities have parted ways.

RPM announced late Wednesday it was immediately releasing Kahne, whose contract was done at the end of the season.

Aric Almirola will drive the No. 9 Budweiser Ford this weekend in Martinsville, Va. and the team is still trying to finalize a driver lineup for the rest of the year. Kahne has not commented.

Frustrations seemed to boil over Saturday night at the Charlotte Motor Speedway when Kahne's Ford experienced brake problems for the third time in recent weeks. Instead of sticking around while the team repaired the car, Kahne left the track. After the crew repaired the car, driver J.J. Yeley took over driving duties and the team said only that Kahne left because he was ill.

Early the next morning, Kahne ran in his Kasey Kahne Foundation Charity 5-Kilometer run and finished in 22 minutes -- still insisting that he had been ill the night before.

 

Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2010/10/21/kasey-kahne-released-from-richard-petty-motorsports/

DuPont National Guard Military Intelligence Johnny Andrew Sauter Detroit Pistons Bobby Labonte Ryan Newman