Aric Almirola to replace Danica Patrick at Stewart-Haas Racing next season

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Aric Almirola to replace Danica Patrick at Stewart-Haas Racing next season

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What most suspected:

http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/news ... e05gt2zzna

Smithfield Foods will make the move to Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) next season and it appears Aric Almirola will too.

According to Motorsport.com, Almirola will replace Danica Patrick in the No. 10 SHR Ford next season. An official announcement will be made Wednesday and it's expected Smithfield Foods will be Almirola's primary sponsor as they have been the past six seasons at Richard Petty Motorsports.
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Looks like I may get to add a new driver to the SHR FORUMS section.
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Smithfield Foods, Richard Petty Motorsports Resolve NASCAR Sponsorship Issues

By Adam Stern, Staff Writer

Published October 31, 2017

Almirola, who is changing teams, is now lining up sponsorship to replace Smithfield
Smithfield Foods said that the company has reached a resolution with Richard Petty Motorsports over the fallout from the pork conglomerate’s planned move next season to Stewart-Haas Racing. Smithfield is now expected to stay on in some form with RPM next year in addition to its move to SHR. The brand has been on one RPM car for six seasons in a deal thought to be worth around $12M annually, but it announced a move in September to join four-car Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series team SHR next season. Richard Petty had accused Smithfield of backing out of a handshake deal to renew, setting off a rancorous back-and-forth. Sources said that RPM had also privately threatened legal action over some clauses in the Smithfield contract that it thought were broken, leading to settlement talks that have gone on for weeks. However, the company in a statement yesterday to THE DAILY said, “We’re pleased that there has been a resolution to this misunderstanding. Smithfield has enjoyed its six-year relationship with RPM and like any NASCAR supporter, we want to continue to see the No. 43 car on the track for years to come. Richard is truly a legend in NASCAR -- a sport and community of fans that we love and are proud to continue to support in 2018."

LOOKING FORWARD: Sources said that Smithfield’s relationship with RPM will be largely different and likely reduced as part of the settlement, and it is unclear whether there will be any paint schemes involved. But there is thought to be a financial component to the settlement. Meanwhile, Smithfield, which works with Illinois-based motorsports agency Protential, has yet to unveil precise details of its upcoming SHR partnership, including the car and driver that Smithfield will sponsor. Sources said that the lack of an announcement has been at least in part due to Smithfield working on the RPM settlement. Current RPM driver Aric Almirola, who will be released at the end of '17, is thought to be the favorite to move to SHR’s No. 10 Ford for '18. RPM is now lining up sponsorship to replace Smithfield after announcing Bubba Wallace as the driver of its No. 43 entry next year.

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:s_cool Interesting. No longer "silly season" for just the drivers. Now it includes sponsors.
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