In these economic times, anything is possible when looking for additional funding/sponsorship.
Quotes from the latest update on AutoWeek.com:
" You can bet the farm right now that one of the most popular questions this weekend at Kansas Speedway will go something like this: So, what's the deal, Richard, with you and this prince what's-his-name in Saudi Arabia? "
" And Richard Petty will probably shake his head slowly and say something like this: I don't know much about it. What have you heard? Catch me up. What's going on? That seems to be the current state of an “exclusive commercial collaboration” between Richard Petty Motorsports and Prince Faisal bin Fahad bin Abdullah Al Saud of the Saudi royal family. "
" On Wednesday, during an appearance at Lowe's Motor Speedway to promote an upcoming race, Petty said he doesn't know much about what his partner and the prince are doing.That's one of George's deals,” the seven-time NASCAR champion said. “You'll have to talk to him on that. That's purely his deal. He'd been meeting with these guys for a pretty good while about his [soccer] team.”
Complete Article:
http://www.autoweek.com/article/2009...SCAR/910019987