Adam Petty News

Petty Statement and News

Petty Statement and News

May 18, 2000
The Petty family released the following statement: "On behalf of Kyle, Pattie, Austin, Montgomery Lee, and everyone in the Petty family, we are truly grateful for the outpouring of support, prayers and love we have received over the past few days. This is a very difficult

Petty to be Honored

Petty to be Honored

May 18, 2000
The life of Adam Petty will be celebrated by fellow NASCAR drivers Lyndon Amick and Ken Schrader at Saturday's ARCA race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The #99 ARCA entry, owned by Schrader and driven by Amick, will carry special decals honoring Petty, the fourth-generation

Petty’s Throttle

Petty’s Throttle

May 17, 2000
story at SpeedVision: How Can a Throttle Stick? by Bill King, Mark Martin talks about how a throttle hangs open and what can and cannot be done by a driver in that situation. Also noted is: According to the #45 Petty Enterprises crew, the throttle was not stuck on

Atlanta Mourns

Atlanta Mourns

May 17, 2000
The flags at Atlanta Motor Speedway have flown at half-staff since Friday, May 12, in memory of young race car driver Adam Petty, who lost his life in a practice crash at New Hampshire. Petty competed in the last two Busch Series races at Atlanta Motor Speedway, finishing

NASCAR Inside Winston Cup

NASCAR Inside Winston Cup

May 17, 2000
on SpeedVision - host Allen Bestwick and this week's expert panel(Johnny Benson, Ken Schrader and Phil Parsons) came directly from services for Adam Petty in High Point, N.C. The memorial was delivered by Adam's little sister, Montgomery Lee Petty. Afterwards, family

CBS Sportsline:

CBS Sportsline:

May 17, 2000
CBS Sportsline: Paying tribute to Adam Petty by Hank Parker Jr, Lydon Amick and Jason Jarrett(5-17-2000)

Adam Petty Service

Adam Petty Service

May 15, 2000
More than a thousand friends, relatives and members of the stock-car racing fraternity on Monday wept, prayed and mourned the loss of 19-year-old Adam Petty, the rising star in NASCAR's most famous family. Kyle and Patti Petty held hands and sobbed quietly as the Petty

Adam Petty Arrangements

Adam Petty Arrangements

May 13, 2000
The service celebrating the life of Adam Petty will be held at 11:00am/et, Monday, May 15, at High Point University in High Point, NC. The Petty family has requested a private ceremony for family and close friends in the NASCAR community due to space limitations(Williams

Adam Petty Dies in Crash at NHIS

Adam Petty Dies in Crash at NHIS

May 12, 2000
Adam Petty was airlifted to Concord Hospital after crashing Friday during practice at NHIS for the BGN race there. Last report has Petty in the emergency room, but there is no immediate word on whether his injuries were life-threatening(CNN/SI a 2:15pm/et report) ESPN2

Lowes Motor Speedway Testing Notes II:

Lowes Motor Speedway Testing Notes II:

May 10, 2000
Petty Enterprises brought two cars for Adam Petty to test at Lowes Motor Speedway, but there was a unique twist; one was a Pontiac Grand Prix and the other a Chevrolet Monte Carlo(LMS PR)(5-10-2000)

RIR Testing UPDATE 3:

RIR Testing UPDATE 3:

April 20, 2000
RIR Testing UPDATE 3: Testing at RIR “ Richmond International Raceway was rained out today. BGN teams were there to test: #24-David Green(yes, helping out), #18-Jason Leffler, #21-Mike Dillon, #2-Kevin Harvick, #45-Adam Petty and #98-Elton Sawyer(4-18-2000) UPDATE:

RIR Testing UPDATE:

RIR Testing UPDATE:

April 20, 2000
Testing at RIR - Richmond International Raceway was rained out today. Some team supposedly there were #36-Kenny Schrader, #90-Ed Berrier, #91-Todd Bodine, #16-Kevin Lepage, #22-Ward Burton and #93-Dave Blaney. Teams are expected to return Wednesday. No new on if #60

Adam does ok:

Adam does ok:

April 2, 2000
#45-Adam Petty, making his CUP debut, was running in the mid 20's when he lost an engine and ended up finishing 40th(4-2-20000

Petty Debut:

Petty Debut:

March 27, 2000
Adam Petty is scheduled to make his Winston Cup debut at Texas this coming weekend in the #45 Sprint Chevy. Petty tested there a few weeks ago. See story at the TMS site: Adam Petty Bids for First Winston Cup Race in Texas. See an image of the car on the Paint Scheme

Petty…Adam…to CUP? UPDATE:

Petty…Adam…to CUP? UPDATE:

February 12, 2000
Adam Petty hedged when asked if he will move from the Busch Series to Winston Cup next year. "We've got a decision, but we just haven't made an announcement yet," Petty said(St Petersburg Times) it was announced on NOL back on 11-11-99 that Adam Petty would make his