Fresh from a successful test at Indianapolis Raceway Park, Andy Petree will drive his own truck in next weeks CTS race event at the .686-mile oval. “Whether or not we ran wasnt dependent upon (Tuesdays) test but I wanted to have tested before we formally announced we were running the race,” said Petree. “We took a Winston Cup car up there and learned some things, got me some time behind the wheel, and I think were going to have a good run in the race next week. Darrell Waltrip tested some with us, and that has to help.” Petree will make his second start in the Truck series, having been a major factor in pole qualifying and the race in April at Martinsville. Petree qualified third, and ran among the leaders until late in the race when a mechanical problem sidelined him. He is fielding a truck for Winston Cup star Tony Stewart in September at Richmond, and hasnt ruled out driving a second truck himself in that event. Petree tested a Winston Cup car at IRP but feels that will help his team not only with the Truck series races at IRP and Richmond, but also to this Winston Cup team at like speedways. One of the teams associate sponsors is expected to sponsor the Truck for IRP, and Petree said he is still talking with potential sponsors for the race at Richmond.(Williams Company PR)(7-23-2002)
