Petty Enterprises and Gillett Evernham Motors have agrred to merge for the 2009 NASCAR season. Also, Elliott Sadler might remain in the 19.

Here’s the story from the Sporting News NASCAR wire service …

GEM, Petty announce merger

 By Reid Spencer

Sporting News NASCAR…

With the apparent disappearance of storied Petty Enterprises into a conglomo with Gillett Evernham Motors closing the book on 2008, ol’ Left Turns is left looking at 2009 with the glass half-empty and definitely without rose-colored glasses.

Not that the demise of Petty…

Checking in with musings about NASCAR …

 – News: Petty Enterprises “partners” with a venture capital firm, Boston Ventures, which actually takes over controlling interest of the Petty race teams and the Richard Petty Driving Experience.

Views: Another one bites the dust, with Petty joining…

This is from our pals  at the Sporting News …

Earnhardt says drivers should have a voice

By Reid Spencer

Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

BRISTOL, Tenn. (March 14, 2008) — Ask someone from NASCAR to name the vilest word in the English language, and…