Christian Fittipaldi News

Mears wins 1st weekend ARCA race; UPDATE sweeps and wins the bonus:

Mears wins 1st weekend ARCA race; UPDATE sweeps and wins the bonus:

July 26, 2003
#41 Cup driver Casey Mears began his long weekend at Pocono Raceway with a victory Friday in an ARCA series race. Earlier in the day, Mears qualified his Winston Cup car in 10th position for Sunday's Pennsylvania 500. He also will drive Saturday in another ARCA event

Fittipaldi to race ARCA too at Pocono:

Fittipaldi to race ARCA too at Pocono:

July 21, 2003
Christian Fittipaldi will compete in the ARCA series at Pocono Raceway next weekend [the Saturday race, there are two as the June race was rained out and postponed to July 25th]. The car will be prepared by his Petty Enterprises team. The Brazilian, who joined Winston

Brickyard 400 Testing part II – Tuesday News and Speeds:

Brickyard 400 Testing part II – Tuesday News and Speeds:

July 17, 2003
A second round of NASCAR Winston Cup Series private testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway gets underway Monday, July 14 [and 15th]. Drivers scheduled to test are: #0-Jack Sprague, #01-Mike Wallace, #02-Hermie Sadler. #07-Ted Musgrave, #2-Rusty Wallace, #4-David

Stock Car Fans Rumblings – Chicagoland:

Stock Car Fans Rumblings – Chicagoland:

July 13, 2003
#12-Ryan Newman had enough gas to last today and powered to his 3rd win of the season in the Tropicana 400. It was the 4th career win for Newman (moving him into a tie for 63rd on the all- time win list) and the 45th for Roger Penske as a car owner. Still not enough

Testing at Watkins Glen:

Testing at Watkins Glen:

July 10, 2003
July 28th and 29th are the annual NASCAR Winston Cup test days at Watkins Glen International. The tentative lineup signed up to attend: #24-Jeff Gordon, #17-Matt Kenseth, #6-Mark Martin, #31-Robby Gordon, #88-Dale Jarrett, #40-Sterling Marlin, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #

Park on the pole at Daytona:

Park on the pole at Daytona:

July 3, 2003
#30-Steve Park won the pole for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona with a speed of 184.752mph, his 2nd Bud Pole of 2003 [1 with the #1 car, and 1 with the #30]. On the outside pole is Park's teammate, #29-Kevin Harvick. Petty Racing had a tough night qualifying, #45-Kyle Petty

Stock Car Fans Ramblings – Daytona:

Stock Car Fans Ramblings – Daytona:

July 3, 2003
#30-Steve Park grabbed his second Bud Pole of the season tonight at Daytona Internations Speedway, and it was in the same car that Jeff Green put on the pole for the 500 in February. It's the 4th pole of Park's career (he was the fastest qualifier at Fontana when he

Hmiel in the #43 at Daytona:

Hmiel in the #43 at Daytona:

June 24, 2003
Shane Hmiel, the 23-year-old hard-charger whose #48 Innovative Motorsports team has been a major player in the Busch Series, will drive the Daytona race for Petty Enterprises in the #43 Berry Burst Cheerios Dodge in the July 5 400-mile Winston Cup race at Daytona International

Popcorn colors:

Popcorn colors:

June 23, 2003
hearing the #43-Christian Fittipaldi will have the Pop Secret colors [as the #43 normally does for this race] at Rockingham's final November race, in the Pop Secret 400 [which goes to California in 2004](6-23-2003)

The ‘Pass’:

The ‘Pass’:

June 23, 2003
Race winner, #31-Robby Gordon, was involved in “one of those racing deals” on his way to victory, according to car owner Richard Childress. Gordon got the lead for the final time when he passed teammate #29-Kevin Harvick as the field came back to take a full course

Mayfield to Petty?

Mayfield to Petty?

June 14, 2003
So this weekend rookie Christian Fittipaldi is in the Petty car that Andretti drove the last five years, and Andretti is looking for a job. And Petty is hearing speculation that Jeremy Mayfield may be on his list as a driver. Mayfield's year and a half with car owner

No Rookie of the Year for Fittipaldi:

No Rookie of the Year for Fittipaldi:

June 13, 2003
Despite being inserted in Petty Enterprises #43 Cheerios Dodge with 22 races remaining in the season, Christian Fittipaldi will not run for rookie of the year. According to NASCAR officials at Michigan International Speedway on Friday, a driver needs to declare his

Andretti out Fittipaldi in the #43 UPDATE Andretti Surprised:

Andretti out Fittipaldi in the #43 UPDATE Andretti Surprised:

June 11, 2003
Christian Fittipaldi will drive the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge for most of the rest of this season, beginning with this weekend’s 400-mile race at Michigan Speedway. Petty Enterprises announced this morning Fittipaldi would replace John Andretti , who has driven

Fittipaldi to run three races with Bugles:

Fittipaldi to run three races with Bugles:

May 21, 2003
Christian Fittipaldi, nephew of open-wheel legend Emerson Fittipaldi, will attempt to qualify a Petty Enterprises #44 Dodge in three upcoming events, via sponsorship from Bugles. The car will have a Sam Bass-designed Bugles paint scheme. The car will be entered in

2003 International Motorsports Hall of Fame class inducted:

2003 International Motorsports Hall of Fame class inducted:

April 4, 2003
The International Motorsports Hall of Fame inducted its 2003 class Thursday night a class with a background as varied as racing itself. Mel Kenyon races and builds United States Auto Club midgets. Ray Fox built stock cars and served as a NASCAR inspector. Briggs Cunningham