Christian Fittipaldi News

Petty Enterprises to two cars in 2003?

Petty Enterprises to two cars in 2003?

August 28, 2002
Petty Enterprises to two cars in 2003? 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 after this year. With current sponsor

It’s Official – Fittipaldi to Petty:

It’s Official – Fittipaldi to Petty:

August 7, 2002
Petty Enterprises announced today that 31-year-old CART driver Christian Fittipaldi will drive a Petty Dodge beginning in 2003. The plans call for a combined BGN and Cup program beginning next season that will lead to a full-time Winston Cup program with the team in

It’s Official – Fittipaldi to Petty:

It’s Official – Fittipaldi to Petty:

August 7, 2002
It's Official - Fittipaldi to Petty: Petty Enterprises announced today that 31-year-old CART driver Christian Fittipaldi will drive a Petty Dodge beginning in 2003. The plans call for a combined BGN and Cup program beginning next season that will lead to a full-time

Fittipaldi adds a BGN race:

Fittipaldi adds a BGN race:

June 24, 2002
Christian Fittipaldi has added the Charter Communications 250 event at Gateway International Raceway to his limited 2002 BGN schedule. The race will take the green flag under the lights on July 20th. Taking advantage of a weekend off from his full-time CART schedule

Hornaday wins pole at Lowes:

Hornaday wins pole at Lowes:

May 24, 2002
#26-Ron Hornaday won the pole for the CarQuest Auto Parts 300 BGN race at Lowe's Motor Speedway with a speed of 182.094mph, 2nd was #99-Michael Waltrip at 181.549, followed by #25-Bobby Hamilton Jr. at 180.832, #21-Jeff Green at 180.620 and #66-Todd Bodine at 180.608

Testing at Richmond UPDATE:

Testing at Richmond UPDATE:

April 17, 2002
Testing at Richmond UPDATE: Eighteen NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series drivers are scheduled to test at Richmond International Raceway over a four-day period next week in preparation for their visit to "The Action Track" May 2-4. Tentatively scheduled

Wallace, Innovative and Stacker2 to Cup UPDATE:

Wallace, Innovative and Stacker2 to Cup UPDATE:

April 16, 2002
Wallace, Innovative and Stacker2 to Cup UPDATE: Jeff Hammond reported on FSN's Totally NASCAR that Kenny Wallace and the BGN team he drivers for, Innovative Motorsports, will run four Winston Cup races this year. The tentative schedule is: Daytona in July, Chicagoland

Fittipaldi and Petree?

Fittipaldi and Petree?

March 23, 2002
Fittipaldi and Petree? #55 and #33 car owner Andy Petree is expressing an interest in CART-Busch driver Christian Fittipaldi. Petree has cut back his two-car effort to a single-car [#55] team after losing sponsorship.(Winston Salem Journal)(3-23-2002)

Fittipaldi’s 2002 debut delayed:

Fittipaldi’s 2002 debut delayed:

March 20, 2002
Christian Fittipaldi, who was scheduled to make his 2002 BGN debut this weekend in the Channellock 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway, will instead debut the #30 Mike's Hard Lemonade Chevy at the Hardees 250 at Richmond on May 3. A conflict arose for Fittipaldi this weekend

Mike’s Hard Lemonade to sponsor? UPDATE 2:

Mike’s Hard Lemonade to sponsor? UPDATE 2:

February 20, 2002
hearing that Mike's Hard Lemonade will be an associated sponsor on the IMI #47 and #48 cars, and be a full sponsor on Christian Fittipaldi's #30 for 6 races in 2002(2-6-2002) UPDATE: Mike's Hard Lemonade will be an associated sponsor on the IMI #47 and #48 cars, and

Wallace returns to the #48 in 2002 3 UPDATE Stacker 2?:

Wallace returns to the #48 in 2002 3 UPDATE Stacker 2?:

January 11, 2002
Kenny Wallace will run 20 races in the #48 Busch Series car for owner George deBidart during tandem weekends. Shane Hmiel, son of DEI vice president of motorsports and technical director Steve Hmiel, will drive the #48 in 10 races.(NASCAR.com)(11-17-2001) UPDATE to

Nemecheck wins at Homestead:

Nemecheck wins at Homestead:

November 10, 2001
One week after scoring his second Winston Cup victory, #87-Joe Nemechek returned to victory lane, this time in Saturday's BGN race at Homestead. Nemechek's win was his third at the track on which his younger brother John died in a wreck in a NASCAR CTS race in 1997

Jeff Green on pole at Homestead:

Jeff Green on pole at Homestead:

November 9, 2001
#10-Jeff Green won the pole with a speed of 150.939mph, #02-Ryan Newman was 2nd fastest. #66-Casey Mears will start 21st and #30-Christian Fittipaldi will start 33rd in the BGN debuts. All three Sauter brothers made the race: Jay(34th), Tim(19th) and Johnny(35th).

Fittipaldi to run BGN at Homestead UPDATE 2 #48 needs a 2002 sponsor and a 2nd team:

Fittipaldi to run BGN at Homestead UPDATE 2 #48 needs a 2002 sponsor and a 2nd team:

November 8, 2001
Christian Fittipaldi, who has been a full-time CART driver since 1995, will be taking what is becoming a familiar route for open-wheel drivers as he will attempt to qualify and race in the BGN race at Homestead. Fittipaldi, who has never tried his hand at stock-car

Testing at Homestead:

Testing at Homestead:

October 31, 2001
Testing at Homestead: In testing, Christian Fittipaldi recorded a speed of 146.180mph in one of the day's better laps at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Tuesday. Along with Fittipaldi, NASCAR drivers including #2-Kevin Harvick, #66-Geoffrey Bodine, #24-Ricky Hendrick, #