From: CUP: Petty Completes RPM Takeover
At the start of the 2008 season, Gillett agreed to buy Robby Gordon Motorsports for $23.5 million that included an additional four-year, $12 million base salary for Gordon as the driver but the deal fell through. Following the 2008 season, the team merged with Petty Enterprises to form Richard Petty Motorsports. Then without a manufacturer heading into 2010, it merged with Yates Racing to assume that team’s relationship with Ford.