Kyle Petty - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Kyle’s Ride Ends:

Kyle's Ride Ends: Charity was a big winner as the Sprint/Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America wound up at the Petty farm in Trinity, N.C., yesterday with a public concert and other events. Among those benefiting was Brenner's Children's Hospital, which received a...

Most Popular Driver Update:

Most Popular Driver Update: Shattering all previous vote totals, the 2002 Grands Biscuits National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award poll has surpassed 1 million fan votes in only four months of online voting. The highest vote total...

Special Paint Scheme for the #45 – MIB UPDATE:

Special Paint Scheme for the #45 - MIB UPDATE: Today, Sprint is announcing a new marketing campaign that leverages the company's promotional partnership with the highly anticipated summer film "Men in Black II" (MIB II), which opens in theaters nationwide on July 3...

Petty Sponsor Updates:

Petty Sponsor Updates: While General Mills and Georgia-Pacific already have signed contracts to return as sponsors at Petty Enterprises, the organization continues talks with Sprint, which sponsors Kyle Petty 's team, for next year.(Roanoke Times)(6-25-2002)...

More Nadeau at Petty Enterprises?

More Nadeau at Petty Enterprises? Kyle Petty said he was quite impressed with Nadeau's performance and Petty said he was interested in having Nadeau run some more races this season for his team.(Watkins Glen maybe?). "Maybe when we get past that point (the Chicago ...

Jarrett to take batting practice UPDATE add Petty:

Jarrett to take batting practice UPDATE add Petty: Dale Jarrett will take batting practice with the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, June 19, at Pac Bell Park in San Francisco.(PR)(6-18-2002) AND Kyle Petty will be appearing at Pac Bell Park before Thursday afternoon...

Kyle not Happy:

Kyle not Happy: Kyle Petty tied a season best with a 12th-place finish [actually his best was a 10th at Talladega] but wasn't particularly happy. While making his final pit stop with three laps remaining, Petty's car was blocked by Joe Nemechek, whose #25 Chevrolet...

More Penske to Dodge rumors:

More Penske to Dodge rumors: Roger Penske may be getting close to a decision on his car sponsorship [Ford vs Dodge] for next season, and NASCAR sources say he is leaning toward a switch to Dodge. That would fill the Dodge camp with a lot of teams and car owners: Bill...

MRN to cover Petty Charity Ride:

MRN to cover Petty Charity Ride: For the fourth year in a row, Motor Racing Network (MRN) will provide unprecedented coverage of the Sprint / Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America with this year's focus on raising donations and promoting awareness of the "Victory ...

More testing at VIR:

More testing at VIR: The challenging 3.27-mile natural-terrain road racing circuit at VIRginia International Raceway has been abuzz with activity this week as a number of NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams have been hard at work perfecting their set-ups for upcoming road...

Petty Changes:

Petty Changes: New crew chiefs were named for two Petty Enterprises NASCAR Winston Cup cars, CEO Kyle Petty announced today. Brandon Thomas has been named crew chief for the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge of driver John Andretti, while Greg Steadman moved from that...

Petty hopes Andretti stays UPDATE:

Petty hopes Andretti stays UPDATE: Kyle Petty said on Saturday that he hopes John Andretti returns for a sixth season in the #43 Cheerios Dodge, but also acknowledged that Andretti is exploring other options. "John's been out talking, and that's a fact of life in Winston...

Petty hopes Andretti stays:

Petty hopes Andretti stays: Kyle Petty said on Saturday that he hopes John Andretti returns for a sixth season in the #43 Cheerios Dodge, but also acknowledged that Andretti is exploring other options. "John's been out talking, and that's a fact of life in Winston ...

Winner of the Charity Ride

Winner of the Charity Ride Robert Bob M. Felts Jr. has always followed the Petty family, off and on the track. A month from today, Felts will be following Richard Petty and Kyle Petty on the final leg of this year' Charity Ride with a wonderful view from a touri ...

New Coke/NASCAR commercials:

New Coke/NASCAR commercials: Coca-Cola's newest NASCAR-themed TV commercial, entitled, "Race You," offers a humorous glimpse into how competitive the drivers are off the track - even when it comes to doing yard work or taking out the trash. "Race You," one of two new...

Petty to bring back BGN team?

Kyle Petty said a goal at Petty Enterprises is to form a BGN team and run a few races this season. Petty said the goal had been to put Steve Grissom in the team's BGN car or align with a BGN team. That was before Grissom replaced Buckshot Jones in one of the team's...

Petty to bring back BGN team?

Petty to bring back BGN team? Kyle Petty said a goal at Petty Enterprises is to form a BGN team and run a few races this season. Petty said the goal had been to put Steve Grissom in the team's BGN car or align with a BGN team. That was before Grissom replaced Buckshot...

No Indy 500 for Andretti…this year:

No Indy 500 for Andretti...this year: John Andretti isn't going to do the Indianapolis 500-Coca-Cola 600 double this year, but he makes it clear that's not the way he'd prefer it. "Kyle and I sat down and talked and decided we'd wait and talk about it in the future...

Kyle on MTV:

Kyle on MTV: A new MTV show, scheduled to debut in July, will feature Sprint Dodge driver, Kyle Petty, along with a variety of top musical talents. The show, "All Access," is a day-in-the-life type television show which follows each talent through a key time period...

Little E wins the The Aaron’s 499 at Talladega:

Little E wins the The Aaron's 499 at Talladega: #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr won the Aaron's 499, his first win (and Chevy's first) of 2002. It is Earnhardt's 6th career win and first win since Talladega last Oct. Nice run by #45-Kyle Petty 10th, his first top 10 since he ...