Petty likes new seat: Kyle Petty was sold on the composite seat designed by PPI Motorsports long before he learned the hard way just how effective it would be when he needed it the most. Petty used the seat while testing during the offseason and began using it in competition beginning at Daytona. But in the Subway 400 at Rockingham, it was put to the test when he was caught up in a multicar crash. Somebody asked me on Tuesday (after the race) if I was sore and I said, From (what)? Youre going to have to give me a little information. What should I be sore from? Petty said March 1. And they said, The wreck on Sunday. I wasnt sore at all. That’ the intention of the seat, of course, but the results thrilled Petty. It really amazed me that the week had gone by and my neck wasnt sore. It hasnt been sore from my HANS for a while, and the seat was phenomenal, Petty added. So far, Petty and PPI Motorsports Ricky Craven are the only two drivers using the seat, which was approved by NASCAR during the offseason. One driver who plans on giving the seat a try is John Andretti, who has a background in Indy cars where he used a seat similar to the one designed by PPI.(Winston Cup Scene – need sub to read)(3-7-2002)
