MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 29:  A.J. Allmendinger drives the #43 AdvoCare Ford during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 29, 2011 in Martinsville, Virginia.  (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Richard Petty's 'Famed' No. 43 Car Lost Its Luster Long Ago

By Ryan Klocke (Photo: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)