There will be another driver change this week for Richard Petty Motorsports, but it will be a brief one: Road-course specialist Billy Johnson will drive the No. 43 RPM Ford in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.
Johnson will replace Darrell “Bubba” Wallace for the Sonoma weekend only, with Wallace returning to the car the following weekend at Daytona.
Wallace is filling in for the injured Aric Almirola, the regular driver of the No. 43, who broke his back in a hard crash last month in Kansas.
Last weekend, Johnson competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and he drives for Ford’s IMSA team.