Moving into their fifth season of NASCAR sponsorship, Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper has contracted with Richard Petty Motorsports (formerly Gillett Evernham Motorsports) as the primary sponsor for four 2009 races. The Auto Value logo will decorate the Dodge race car for two races during the season while the other two races will showcase the Bumper to Bumper logo on the renowned Petty racecars.
Taking the wheel of the #43 Dodge, the winningest car in NASCAR history, in the 2009 Sprint Cup races will be new Richard Petty Motorsports teammate Reed Sorenson. He will drive the #43 Auto Value Dodge on April 18th at the Phoenix International Raceway and the #43 Bumper to Bumper Dodge at Michigan International Speedway on August 16, 2009. Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper will be making their first Nationwide Series race start of 2009 with the #9 Auto Value Dodge on the track at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, June 27, 2009 with longtime fan favorite Elliot Sadler taking the wheel. Kasey Kahne returns to the Bumper to Bumper cockpit in the #9 Dodge on October 16, 2009 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC.
Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper will be an associate sponsor of the Richard Petty Motorsports Dodges for all other Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races in 2009 and will receive branding on Petty team uniforms, team haulers and pit equipment.
