Richard Petty Motorsports’ primary shareholder George Gillett signed an excluse commercial collaboration with Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah al-Saud, a member of the Saudi Royal Family. The agreement should help bring a NASCAR circuit to the Middle East, as well as the Richard Petty Driving Experience. According to the Examiner, this was the first step to Gillett selling his stake in the team. RPM later issued a press release saying that there is no ownership change.