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August 7, 1998

Kyle Petty's pe2 team is moving to Level Cross, NC and the #43 STP and #44 Hot Wheels Pontiacs will run from the shop.(WC Scene) (08-07-1998)...
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August 7, 1998

Kyle Petty blew an engine during practice for the Bud at the Glen and had to change engines for qualifying; Bobby Labonte got in that oil and wrecked his primary #18 Interstate Batteries Pontiac and had to go out late in qualifying in his back-up car; Bill Elliott...
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August 2, 1998

Two Charlotte-based companies are teaming with NASCAR to produce a syndicated television show aimed at stock-car racing's younger fans. "NASCAR Think Fast!" will debut in September in more than 125 markets. Sunbelt Video and Raycom Sports, both Charlotte-based, will...
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Brickyard testing speeds

Thursday Speeds from the Brickyard testing via SpeedNet: 1) Ernie Irvan 176.074mph; 2) Joe Nemechek 175.967; 3)Mark Martin 175.247; 4) Elton Sawyer 174.852; 5) Ricky Rudd 174.530; 6) Dale Jarrett 174.290; 7) Robert Pressley 174.169; 8) Brett Bodine 173.990; 9) Dale...
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Kyle Petty Man of the Year Award nominee

Kyle Petty has been named the 2nd quarter nominee for the True Value Man of the Year award.(WC Today Radio)...
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June 29, 1998

UPDATED: I hear that Morgan-McClure is ready to start that two car team for 1999 and that it's virtually a done deal for Land-Air Transport Corp. Headquaters in Greeneville TN that either Land-Air or Forward-Air, or both, will be the sponsors of a second Morgan McClure...
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Adam Petty wins ASA race at i-70 Speedway

Adam Petty won his first American Speed Association race last night at I-70 Speedway in Odessa, Mo., and made a cell phone call to his pop, Winston Cup driver Kyle Petty, from victory lane.(Richmond News-Dispatch - Skip Wood)(6-29-98)...
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Kyle Petty considering some NASCAR events for Adam

Per NASCAR Online in part from Sunday's Notebook: Kyle Petty said he was weighing the possibility of running Adam in some NASCAR events in the fall, since the 22-race ASA schedule ends in September. "I'm tickled to death." Kyle said. "I told him as bad as I've been...
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Testing at Road America

Tuesday several NASCAR Winston Cup teams will test at Road Atlanta Motor Sports Center. It started with Cale Yarborough(with Rich Bickle) booking the test session, to test for the upcoming Sears Point Save Mart 250 in two weeks. Other teams piggybacked on that and ...
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Hot Wheels’ sponsorship in doubt?

Getting all kinds of email from folks who are reading rumors on the www.pettyracing.com Message Board that Hot Wheels will leave the #44 PE2 team and Kyle Petty at the end of the season and that the car will be orange in 1999. No source of mine could confirm either...
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Shop relocation for Petty?

In a story dated 5/31 at The Journal Now website, Kyle Petty indicated a possible change of his race shop from Charlotte to Level Cross. Check out the article atThe JournalNow.(The Petty Page)(6-4-98) (06-04-1998)...
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Petty fighting hunger

Kyle Petty is continuing his efforts in fight hunger. Petty will reward fans bring three non-perishable items to either Kyle Petty souvenir trailer at Charlotte this weekend with a free Race to End Hunger T-Shirt, or $2.00 off any Kyle Petty racing T-shirt.(NSSN)(5...
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Paradigm-Motorsports deal falls through

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT from the desk of W. Steven Boller of TEAM PARADIGM: Important Notice to all Team Paradigm Supporters - It is with deepest regrets that Team Paradigm announces the following: "Our last website update was filled with expectation ... finally, after...
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Cup owner points

From Henry of Stock Car Fans: WC Owner points are used as tie-breakers in qualifying, and today we had ties for 3rd (Jeff Gordon/Rudd), 15th (Jeff Burton/Kyle Petty), 23rd (Dale Jarrett/Lake Speed), and 37th (Dick Trickle/Wally Dallenbach...
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Petty driving for Andretti

Kyle Petty will be driving John Andretti's #96 Big A Auto Parts BGN car at Texas as Mike Stefanik has a conflict of schedules.(John Andretti Fan Page)(3-31-98)...
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Testing at Darlington

More testing at Darlington on Thursday, the following tested: #10-Ricky Rudd 168.757; #29-Jeff Green 167.493; #44-Kyle Petty 166.981; #1-Mike Wallace 166.698; #4-Bobby Hamilton 165.966; #28-Kenny Irwin, Jr 167.265; #41-Steve Grissom 166.981. #42-Joe Nemechek; and #...
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More testing speeds for the second day of testing at Darlington

#42-Joe Nemechek 167.721; #13-Jerry Nadeau 167.436; #29-Jeff Green 167.265; #44-Kyle Petty 167.038; #91-Kevin LePage 166.981; #3-Dale Earnhardt 166.811; #10-Ricky Rudd 166.165; #1-Ron Hornaday 165.020; #4-Bobby Hamilton 164.964; #28-Kenny Irwin, Jr 164.743; #41-Steve...
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Scary moment for Kyle Petty

Kyle Petty's 2,780-mile ride to Las Vegas on his motorcycle included at least one scary moment. Near Golden, Colo., Petty lost control doing about 25 mph while enduring some dicey weather. Petty said he had been through patches of sun, rain...
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Adam Petty to run ASA

Sprint announced today that Adam Petty, son of Kyle Petty and grandson of Richard Petty, is set to take his first major step into his professional racing career. Seventeen-year-old Adam is the first fourth-generation professional athlete in the history of sports and...
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From the test at Texas Motor Speedway

Jeff Gordon tested on 1/27 at TMS and he reported speeds at about 8mph lower then the best time in practice last year by Kyle Petty. They were running with the expected changes to the air dam and rear spoiler(Rear spoilers down from 6 to 5 inches, and front valances...