from SpeedNet : “The rumor of NASCAR Winston Cup driver Kyle Petty coming to Indianapolis in an attempt to make the 500 apparently has merit. Petty called Mike Guglielmucci of Bell Helmet last weekend saying he was “80 percent sure” he had a deal, presumably with either Ron Hemelgarn or John Menard. “His helmet is in the paint shop as we speak, and there’s a white one in my office waiting for him,” Guglielmucci said. Petty has never run an Indy car.”(SpeedNet thanks Fred) I find this hard to believe as Petty never took the rookie test as of yet, he would have to practice before Speedway officials would let him qualify, I guess we’ll see. Maybe it’s for John Andretti?? — UPDATE 1: see some more info on this situation at Racing Press – Indy Rumors
