Christian Fittipaldi News

Fittipaldi to run 24 hours of Daytona:

Fittipaldi to run 24 hours of Daytona:

December 27, 2002
Fittipaldi to run 24 hours of Daytona: Road racing veteran Christian Fittipaldi of Sao Paulo, Brazil will be teaming up with Bell Motorsports for the 2003 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. The open-wheel veteran will be racing his first 24 hour event since his victory in

Fittipaldi Testing at Daytona next week:

Fittipaldi Testing at Daytona next week:

December 17, 2002
Fittipaldi Testing at Daytona next week: Christian Fittipaldi, will be in Daytona Beach on December 20, 21 and 22 to test for Petty Enterprises. An extensive testing session in preparation for the 2003 season. Fittipaldi, 31, and a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, will

More Kentucky Testing:

More Kentucky Testing:

November 22, 2002
More Kentucky Testing: Christian Fittipaldi continued his stock car education while Hank Parker, Jr., mulled his racing future during Dodge testing for Petty Enterprises and Evernham Motorsports at Kentucky Speedway. Parker, Jr., visited Kentucky with Evernham Motorsports

Phoenix Rumblings:

Phoenix Rumblings:

November 10, 2002
Phoenix Rumblings: It was pit strategy at its finest again today as Robbie Reiser rolled the dice and went with a two-tire stop for track position.....and Matt Kenseth held that position for the final 52 circuits as he put his #17 DeWalt Ford in Victory Lane for the

Fittipaldi Debut at Phoenix:

Fittipaldi Debut at Phoenix:

November 5, 2002
Fittipaldi Debut at Phoenix: Christian Fittipaldi will make his NASCAR Winston Cup debut this week at the one-mile Phoenix International Raceway. He will run the #44 Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge in Sunday' Checker Auto Parts 500. "I’m excited with the opportunity and

Andretti and Fittipaldi stuff:

Andretti and Fittipaldi stuff:

November 4, 2002
Andretti and Fittipaldi stuff: #43-John Andretti hasn't signed a contract with Petty Enterprises for 2003, but Kyle Petty says: "He told me he was going to do our deal, so it's just a matter of time." Petty is optimistic about new driver Christian Fittipaldi, who will

Petty Jet Makes Emergency Landing UPDATE 2:

Petty Jet Makes Emergency Landing UPDATE 2:

October 31, 2002
Petty Jet Makes Emergency Landing UPDATE 2: Petty's corporate jet makes emergency landing: A corporate jet reportedly owned by Petty Enterprises and carrying race car driver Christian Fittipaldi has made an emergency landing at Sky Harbor International Airport.(AZ

Petty Looking for sponsor combo’s for the #44:

Petty Looking for sponsor combo’s for the #44:

October 30, 2002
Petty Looking for sponsor combo's for the #44: Petty Enterprises is looking to have co-sponsors [such as the #12 in the BGN does] for the #44 Dodge that Christian Fittipaldi will pilot next season. Because Fittipaldi will make his stock-car debut by racing in Cup,

Phoenix Testing and Fittapaldi to run #44 next week UPDATE:

Phoenix Testing and Fittapaldi to run #44 next week UPDATE:

October 30, 2002
Phoenix Testing and Fittapaldi to run #44 next week UPDATE: Out West #24-Jeff Gordon Was Practicing at Phoenix along with #10-Johnny Benson, #49-Derrike Cope, and CART driver Christian Fittapaldi, Who is going to attempt to qualify the Petty Enterprises #44 Georgia

Burton fastest in Tuesday testing at Atlanta:

Burton fastest in Tuesday testing at Atlanta:

October 8, 2002
Burton fastest in Tuesday testing at Atlanta: #99-Jeff Burton was fastest Tuesday during a two-day test of 12 Winston Cup and Busch teams testing for the Oct. 25-27 NAPA 500 weekend. With overcast skies and a cool breeze blowing, Burton improved his speeds from Monday

Atlanta Testing UPDATE speeds:

Atlanta Testing UPDATE speeds:

October 7, 2002
Atlanta Testing UPDATE speeds: not sure what other drivers are there, but Christian Fittipaldi is testing a Petty Enterprises Dodge today at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was the first time the former Formula One and current CART driver had driven a Winston Cup-style

Atlanta Testing:

Atlanta Testing:

October 2, 2002
Atlanta Testing: For the second straight day, #00-Buckshot Jones led the speed charts during a two-day test of ten Winston Cup and Busch teams testing for the Oct. 25-27 NAPA 500 weekend. Jones, driving for Michael Waltrip Racing, turned a lap of 187.869mph). Just

Waltrip on the Kansas Pole:

Waltrip on the Kansas Pole:

September 27, 2002
#99-Michael Waltrip ran a track-record lap at 174.831mph to win the pole for Saturday's Mr. Goodcents 300 at Kansas Speedway. It is his first BGN pole of 2002 and first since Richmond on Sept. 5, 1997. His previous best start this season was second last month at Michigan

Andretti leaving Petty? UPDATE 2:

Andretti leaving Petty? UPDATE 2:

September 7, 2002
Andretti leaving Petty? UPDATE 2: With Ricky Rudd out of the picture, Winston Cup team owner Chip Ganassi continues to look for a third driver for a new car that will begin competition for the team next season. John Andretti said he was leaving Petty Enterprises at

Petty Enterprises to two cars in 2003? UPDATE denied and more on Andretti:

Petty Enterprises to two cars in 2003? UPDATE denied and more on Andretti:

September 2, 2002
Petty Enterprises to two cars in 2003? UPDATE denied and more on Andretti: The Buzz has learned that Petty Enterprises may be making a sponsor switch between the #44 and #45 Dodge teams. Sprint has already announced they would not be returning to the #45 of Kyle Petty