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Bill France Appearance UPDATE 4 Nelson Out? Denied:

Bill France Jr. is expected at Homestead this weekend, after a rough summer of treatments, to make his first appearance trackside in quite a while(PitNow)(11-12-2000) UPDATE: NASCAR president Bill France Jr., who has been sidelined undergoing cancer treatments this...

Petty News:

Kyle Petty, CEO of Petty Enterprises, announced Saturday that he and wife, Pattie Huffman Petty are founding The Victory Junction Gang Camp. The camp will serve as a retreat for seriously ill children and will be in honor of their son, Adam Petty. The new Camp will...

Petty to Honored:

The late Adam Petty will be remembered by fellow NASCAR drivers Lyndon Amick and Ken Schrader in Wednesday night's ARCA race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The #99 ARCA entry, owned by Schrader and driven by Amick, will carry special decals in memory of Petty, the 19 year...

Grissom/Petty to the BGN? UPDATE:

Grissom/Petty to the BGN? UPDATE: Petty Enterprises is trying to put together a deal for Steve Grissom to drive in the BGN in 2001.When Steve came to work for us, I gave him my word that we'd run him in (the Craftsman Truck Series) and move him along as quickly as ...

Grissom/Petty to the BGN?

Petty Enterprises is trying to put together a deal for Steve Grissom to drive in the BGN in 2001. "When Steve came to work for us, I gave him my word that we'd run him in (the Craftsman Truck Series) and move him along as quickly as possible," Kyle Petty said. "We ...

Driver Strike?? UPDATE 4:

from Ed Hinton of the Chicago Tribune/Orlando Sentinel - "Rumblings of the first NASCAR drivers strike in 31 years began at Darlington Raceway Saturday--not regarding Sunday's Southern 500, but the Sept. 17 race at New Hampshire International Speedway, the site of ...

Cut Off Switch Works:

Rob Morgan driver of the #46 Acxiom/AbiliTec Ford F-150 in the CTS was the first active driver in NASCAR to use the newly mandated throttle cut off switch in active competition. On lap 124 of the Craftsman 175, Morgan drove down the long front straightaway of the Chicago...

Petty Ride:

The Bristol BreakAway, the inaugural ride in the new Petty Touring Series of the Kyle Petty Charity Ride, was a great success on Sunday. Over 100 motorcycles made the trek from Bristol, TN to Winston-Salem, NC, where they stopped at the Brenner Children's Hospital. ...

HANS Device Mandatory?

Don`t be shocked if NASCAR suddenly mandates the "HANS" head-and-neck restraint system for use this season, rather than waiting for next year. CART and Formula One already have made the newly refined device mandatory for drivers next season, and NASCAR -- in the wake...

Petty Enterprises News UPDATE

On Tuesday, July 18th, there will be a press conference detailing Sprint's 2000-2001 sponsorship plans with Petty Enterprises (#'s 43 Cheerios and #44 Hot Wheels Pontiac in Cup; #45 Sprint Chevy in BGN; and #43 Dodge Truck). The announcement will take place at Lowes...

Kyle to skip New Hampshire? UPDATE 2 YES:

Kyle Petty has not decided whether he will go to New Hampshire for next weekend's Cup race, he said Thursday. The event would be the first time the Winston Cup Series has been at the track since Kyle's son, Adam, died in a crash there in practice May 12. Next Sunday...

Adam Petty’s Crash:

NASCAR officials found no sign of mechanical failure in the car Adam Petty was driving when he crashed and was killed in May at New Hampshire. Petty crashed into the turn-four wall at full speed. Crew chiefs said his throttle may have stuck, but NASCAR's Mike Helton...

Petty Crew Chief/BGN Team News UPDATE

a story in this weeks Winston Cup Scene reports that one of the people Kyle Petty has talked with to replace former crew chief Bobby Leslie was his former crew chief Bobby Kennedy. Kennedy is presently with the #7 Ultra Mattei Motorsports team and driver Michael Waltrip...

Petty PR UPDATE Kyle Speaks

Kyle Petty will address the media Friday, June 2, from 8:15 to 8:30am/et in the media center at the Dover Downs International Speedway. This will be the only time during the weekend that Petty will be available to the media. Petty is scheduled to drive the #45 Sprint...

Petty PR UPDATE Kyle Speaks:

Kyle Petty will address the media Friday, June 2, from 8:15 to 8:30am/et in the media center at the Dover Downs International Speedway. This will be the only time during the weekend that Petty will be available to the media. Petty is scheduled to drive the #45 Sprint...

Kyle to Drive? UPDATE Yes and The King Speaks

hearing that Kyle Petty will be driving the #44 Hot Wheels Pontiac in the Winston Cup race next week at Dover...

TV Guide

TV Guide will honor Adam Petty by putting the late NASCAR driver on the magazine's cover next week in selected areas of the country. The Petty cover will be available, starting Monday, in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, along with areas in Florida, Alabama...

Petty News

Petty Enterprises' Grand National team, which fielded the #45 car Adam Petty drove, will not compete in next week's BGN Carquest 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. NASCAR officials have confirmed that the Petty car is not entered in next week's race. Petty Enterprises has...

Petty News:

Petty News: Petty Enterprises' Grand National team, which fielded the #45 car Adam Petty drove, will not compete in next week's BGN Carquest 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. NASCAR officials have confirmed that the Petty car is not entered in next week's race. Petty Enterprises...

Petty Honor

To honor the memory of Adam Petty, killed in a practice-session crash last Friday at NHIS, Lowe's Motor Speedway officials have placed a 4-foot by 6-foot flag in Victory Lane at the speedway. The flag is embroidered with the words, "In Memory of Adam Petty #45 1980...