I find it curious that another team would feel the need to publicly welcome a team to coming under the same manufacturer umbrella. But that's exactly what Richard Petty Motorsports did today following the announcement that Penske Racing will be joining the Ford family next season (while still running Dodges for the next 10 months).
Although I'll admit some of the phrases sound as though RPM isn't exactly thrilled with another team coming to Ford: why say anything along the lines of "evaluate all of our options"?
“We welcome Penske Racing to the Ford Racing Family in 2013. Additional teams mean more information for everyone and that's a very good thing from a competition standpoint.
“We have a partnership with Roush Fenway Racing and we are happy to be a part of the Ford Racing program. As we always do, we will evaluate all of our options and make decisions based on what is ultimately best for our race team.”
