Behind the Wall: Richard Petty Motorsports Brings Back the #44 to NASCAR

The History of the #44 in NASCAR

By Richard Tix

This week Richard Petty Motorsports officially announced that they were switching the #9 car back to the #44. It has been a few years since RPM has run the #44 so it was a refreshing site to see. It was earlier leaked that it might be happening as well, but now we know for sure.

So, with its arrival back at RPM, NASCAR Behind the Wall thought it was a good time to take a look back at some of the memorable Drivers/Cars of the #44.

Terry Labonte 1979-1986 (240 races) and 2005-2006 (19 races)

2006

2005

1984

1983

1982

1981

1980

1980

Kyle Petty 1997-1999 (97 races) and 2000 (17 races)

Sterling Marlin 1987-1988 (58 races)

1987

Dale Jarrett 2007-2008 (29 races)

2008

Other Names to have sat behind the #44: Buckshot Jones (37 races), AJ Allmendinger (36 races), David Reutimann (32 races), Rex White (25 races), Jim Paschal (25 races), Fred Lorenzen (3 races), Maurice Petty (3 races), David Pearson (2 races), Greg Biffle (2 races), Junior Johnson (1 race), Tim Flock (1 race), and many others.

Drivers to take #44 to Victory Lane: Terry Labonte (6 wins), Rex White (2 wins), Lloyd Dane (2 wins), Bob Welborn (1 win), Jim Paschal (1 win), and Curtis Turner (1 win).