Kyle Petty - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

9/26/1998

I hear Autoweek(9-28 issue) posted this note: Insiders in Charlotte say to look for Kyle Petty's son Adam to move from ASA racing to the Busch Series next year, with Sprint and Coke on board as sponsors.(thanks Marty)(9-26-98)...

September 5, 1998

See the Official Press Release about the Wood Brothers and Elliott Sadler atThe Wood Brothers Racing Site.(9-5-98)Richard Childress has built one of the new Chevy Monte Carlos and plans to test it soon. No other teams have built one yet. Plans are for the car to ...

September 5, 1998

Richard Childress has built one of the new Chevy Monte Carlos and plans to test it soon. No other teams have built one yet. Plans are for the car to be used in 1999.(WC Scene)(9-5-98)During Happy Hour Dick Trickle spun the #90 Heilig-Meyers Ford and backed into the...

September 5, 1998

During Happy Hour Dick Trickle spun the #90 Heilig-Meyers Ford and backed into the outside wall doing extensive damage and forcing the team to unload the backup car. That means Trickle will have to give up his 19th stating spot and fall to the rear of the field.(...

September 5, 1998

NASCAR has told the Cup teams that will store all sticker tires with Goodyear overnight after Happy Hour.(9-5-98)2nd round qualifying is over: Only six drivers made attempts, Dennis Setzer was the fastest 2nd round attempt at 160.979mph. None of the six were able...

September 5, 1998

2nd round qualifying is over: Only six drivers made attempts, Dennis Setzer was the fastest 2nd round attempt at 160.979mph. None of the six were able to break into the top 36. LJ Racing withdrew from the race prior to 2nd round qualifying. The team, which was out...

September 5, 1998

UPDATE: Ted Musgrave has talked to Bill Elliott about driving the #13 FirstPlus Ford in 1999. He had hoped to drive the Travis Carter 2nd team car in 1999, but that deal fell through when a potential sponsor decided not to sign.(WC Scene)(9-4-98) - Musgrave will ...

September 5, 1998

UPDATE: I hear Newt Moore(from the #81 Filmar team) will be named the new crew chief for the #77 Jasper Engines Ford Team. Not sure what is up with the #81 or who will be the new crew chief there.(8-31-98) - A source close to the #81 Filmar team said crew chief Newt...

September 5, 1998

Filmar Racing(#81) Team Manager Eddie D'Hondt has also resigned and has taken a position with the #13 FirstPlus Financial team owned by Bill Elliott and Dan Marino.(NASCAR Online Notebook)(9-5-98)Four Pontiac teams are pushing hard to land Steve Hmiel, who was with...

September 5, 1998

Four Pontiac teams are pushing hard to land Steve Hmiel, who was with Jack Roush for 11 years but was fired this week in a major surprise. Those most interested are the Kyle Petty-Richard Petty team, the Ernie Irvan-Robin Pemberton team, the Burton-Bill Davis team, ...

September 5, 1998

Four Pontiac teams are pushing hard to land Steve Hmiel, who was with Jack Roush for 11 years but was fired this week in a major surprise. Those most interested are the Kyle Petty-Richard Petty team, the Ernie Irvan-Robin Pemberton team, the Burton-Bill Davis team, ...

September 4, 1998

It's official: The Wood Brothers have signed Elliott Sadler to a multi-year contract to drive the #21 CITGO Ford next year. "This is a tremendous opportunity for me," said Sadler. "I think that I am ready to compete in Winston Cup, particularly with the experience...

September 4, 1998

The plans for a second Wood Brothers team have been scrapped as no sponsor was secured for the car. This means that Matt Kenseth will stay in the Busch series for 1999.(GoRacing)(9-4-98)Joe Fink, resident trivia guru of theStockCarFans Newsletteris also running his...

September 4, 1998

Joe Fink, resident trivia guru of theStockCarFans Newsletteris also running his own survey: "What are the Best looking cars and the WORST looking cars on the WC...

September 4, 1998

Teams that failed to make the field in first round qualifying and are 26th or worse but are guaranteed to make the Pepsi Southern 500 based onownerspoints: #12-Jeremy Mayfield(6 in owners points); #5-Terry Labonte(9); #23-Jimmy Spencer(12); #36-Ernie Irvan(15); #11...

September 4, 1998

Teams that failed to make the field in first round qualifying and are 26th or worse but are guaranteed to make the Pepsi Southern 500 based on owners points: #12-Jeremy Mayfield(6 in owners points); #5-Terry Labonte(9); #23-Jimmy Spencer(12); #36-Ernie Irvan(15); #...

August 24, 1998

Something I missed in the Winston Cup Scene a few weeks ago(August 6th to be exact): In a story by the great Deb Williams, Petty Enterprises To Reorganize : Kyle Petty will again have Hot Wheels as his primary sponsor in 1999, I had a rumor up a few months back, ...

August 22, 1998

Race fans who bring three canned goods to one of Kyle Petty's souvenir trailers this weekend at Bristol will receive a free "Race to End Hunger" t-shirt, while supplies last. Fans responded in such numbers that t-shirts ran out during the Food City 500 in March. So...

August 19, 1998

Kyle Petty plans to use one of his father's cars in the NAPA AutoCare 500 on Sunday, September 27 at MArtinsville. Kyle Petty tested one of his #44 Hot Wheels Pontiacs and a STP painted Pontiac at Martinsville Speedway. Petty hasn't tested at...

August 8, 1998

Robbie Loomis(current crew chief of the #43 STP Pontiac) could be promoted to general manager at Petty Enterprises in a year or two, according to Petty team officials. But Loomis is also under consideration for a job with Felix Sabates...