John Andretti - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Andretti Signed? UPDATE 2 YES:

With Rudd apparently closing in on a new sponsor for his own team, Robert Yates is looking at another driver to take over #28, according to sources close to the situation. That is not expected to be John Andretti, who was to sign a new deal with Richard Petty over ...

Petty/Andretti/Loomis/Hamilton:

PitNow has a story up that talks about how Petty Enterprises is faring in 1999. Amoung some of highlights: the rumor that John Andretti may end up in the #28 Yates Ford, while Andretti says he wants to say and the Petty's hope he does, Andretti was told by the Petty...

Elliott to Yates?

saw this in the PitNow notbook today and have heard it a bit the last day or so too: and now possibly Bill Elliott, according to sources close to Yates. Rudd said that he has a 30-day window to try to put together a sponsorship package for his own team. Elliott, like...

The Wells driver list:

The Wells driver list: Cal Wells, who owns Precision Performance Inc., has talked to at least seven drivers about his Tide-sponsored Winston Cup ride for the 2000 season. According to sources, Wally Dallenbach, who currently drives the #25 Bud Chevy's for Hendrick ...

The Wells driver list:

Cal Wells, who owns Precision Performance Inc., has talked to at least seven drivers about his Tide-sponsored Winston Cup ride for the 2000 season. According to sources, Wally Dallenbach, who currently drives the #25 Bud Chevy's for Hendrick Motorsports, has emerged...

New Sponsor? UPDATE:

hearing Red Wing Shoes may be looking to get into Cup or BGN as a team sponsor? no other details -- UPDATE: Petty Enterprises announced that Red Wing shoes has joined the team as an associate sponsor for the Cup cars driven by Kyle Petty and John Andretti and the Grand...

Andretti/Rudd/Yates:

Cal Wells is interested in John Andretti(for his Tide? Cup team), who drives for Richard Petty, but sources say that Robert Yates is, too. Part of Wells' interest could be the prospect of an Indy 500 ride too. Ricky Rudd is also under consideration for the ride with...

Henry’s Rumblings:

from the Stock Car Fans Newsletter(www.stockcarfans.com) - "Here we are 19 races into the season and we've still got one spot open on the Winner's Circle program. Now, I realize nobody is in this sport for the money (some of the numbers being thrown around in these...

Results Changes:

The finishing order for Saturday night's Pepsi 400 at Daytona was changed early Sunday morning after NASCAR reviewed a tape of the race. Robbie Loomis, crew chief for John Andretti's #43 Pontiac, asked NASCAR to review the tape because he thought the race's final caution...

Kyle and the IRL UPDATE 1:

Kyle Petty will be in Indianapolis Wednesday being fitted in an IRL car out of the Panther Racing stable. They plan on testing next week in Atlanta with the notion of running an IRL race when NASCAR has the week off. This was all just confirmed by a local Indianapolis...

Tethers:

NASCAR did not make it mandatory for its teams to use steel cables Sunday to insure that the front wheels did not come off the car. A majority of the 43-car field used the steel cables. Among those who used the steel cables were: Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon...

Petty Announcement:

A celebration of the first 50 years and the next 50 years of stock car racings most famous entity will continue with unique 50th Anniversary cars in August. Four Petty Enterprises teams will race in Indianapolis, Indiana featuring special paint schemes that highlight...

Petty/Players Inc

Petty/Players Inc UPDATE 1: Players Inc/Petty Enterprises will be unveiling their 1999 special schemes for the 1999 Cup and truck events this coming Monday( May 24th ) at a special television taping with the 1999 NFL first round rookies, Jimmy Hensley, John Andretti...

Petty/Players Inc UPDATE 1:

Players Inc/Petty Enterprises will be unveiling their 1999 special schemes for the 1999 Cup and truck events this coming Monday( May 24th ) at a special television taping with the 1999 NFL first round rookies, Jimmy Hensley, John Andretti, and Kyle Petty. The shoot...

Wild Rumor UPDATE 1:

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...

Better or Worse:

Who's made the greatest improvement in a year? When you discount drivers who were hurt last year and missed races or didn't have a full-time ride (Mike Skinner, Wally Dallenbach, Steve Park), the driver who's moved forward the most positions since California in '98...

NASCAR vs NHRA:

On Saturday, May 8th, four of NASCAR's top Winston Cup drivers will test their abilities on the 1/4 mile drag strip at National Trail Raceway for the JEG'S Ultimate Day Of Racing presented by Jericho Investments. Winston Cup drivers Sterling Marlin, Chad Little, Jerry...

Andretti from Alabama:

The Alabama House of Representatives voted Thursday to grant NASCAR Winston Cup stoc car driver John Andretti, who wheels the #43 STP Pontiac, with honorary citizenship. The vote came as a reaction to Andretti's earlier attempt to be "adopted" by the city of Talladega...

Andretti/Petty/STP fans:

Joy Pinto, STP's Public Relations Manager has asked if fans could help her out. Joy would like to have newspaper clippings, or copies of them, concerning John Andretti's win at Martinsville from your local papers. Feel free to send the articles to: Don Stone. PO Box...

Chicken Money:

Chicken Money: When the Petty cars get in the top 10, the crew get bonus' or what they call Chicken Money. The last two weeks they got Double Chicken money as both Kyle Petty and John Andretti were in the top 10. Andretti said because the team won at Martinsville, ...