Erik Jones Reveals Richard Petty Motorsports’ Big Plans After Tie-Up With GMS Racing

Earlier this month, news broke that GMS Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports would link up for 2022. This was facilitated when GMS bought a majority stake in the outfit. As a result of the transaction, the team will also field Ty Dillon under the GMS Racing flag, alongside Erik Jones.

Speaking about the move, Erik Jones said, “It’s going to be pretty different. We’re moving into their shop and there’s going to be way more people involved. With a lot of good things, as far as what I’ve learned so far about this going forward and what this new ownership is going to be like. I think it’s pretty exciting, there’s a lot of good people already, at GMS and I think that they are working towards hiring more people.”

What else did Erik Jones say about the tie-up?

The driver acknowledged that the Richard Petty team has been quite committed to the Cup Series. GMS Racing has also been committed to its Truck campaign, but he does not see that changing now in the Cup arena. Now, he is looking forward to working with Ty Dillon and the two of them plan to build up the program.

According to Jones, all the new hires are there to make the partnership a bigger and better program. Both organisations have been in NASCAR for a pretty long time. So this only goes to show how focused and dedicated they were to its success. Now, it will be interesting to see how both teams perform in 2022.

Jones will definitely have to step up as the leader and guide the team in an upwards trajectory. Meanwhile, Ty Dillon will also have to try and pull his weight in the GMS Racing outfit. In fact, the team has officially been named Petty GMS Motorsports for the coming Cup Series season. What do you make of the move?

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