Petty and Evernham to merge?

According to this NASCAR website it’s been no secret lately that both Evernham Motorsports and Petty Enterprises are looking for support outside NASCAR. Montreal Canadians owner George N. Gillett Jr. has gone on record has saying that he wants to get into the sport of NASCAR. Gillett approached Ray Evernham and the two reportedly have discussed an investment. There is now a whisper that Petty Enterprises may get into the mix with Gillett and Evernham. Richard Petty was recently a guest of Gillett at a Canadiens home game against the New York Rangers. Gillett is talking to both teams and there is the possibility that both organizations could eventually merge. "We buy a lot of our stuff from Evernham, so he wants to know, 'Are we still a customer, or are we going to somebody else?'" said Petty last weekend at Martinsville Speedway. "They've got to formalize what they're talking about. Everything's pretty much on hold for (Easter) vacation for the next week. I don't know how far along they are or whether I'm part of their discussions at all."