John Andretti News

Education:

Education:

January 19, 2001
Education: Educators at Concord’s Cannon School will host Motorsports Engineering Day Friday in an effort to help students better understand the wide variety of job opportunities in the motorsports industry, as well as the tremendous impact auto racing has on area

Sadler now part of the Family:

Sadler now part of the Family:

January 19, 2001
Sadler now part of the Family: #21-Elliott Sadler is the latest addition to the Coca Cola Family Of Drivers. Which includes: #1-Steve Park; #9-Bill Elliott; #15-Michael Waltrip; #18-Bobby Labonte; #28-Ricky Rudd; #20-Tony Stewart; #43-John Andretti; #45-Kyle Petty; #

Dodge and General Mills:

Dodge and General Mills:

January 15, 2001
Dodge and General Mills: In celebration of Dodge's upcoming return to NASCAR Winston Cup racing after a 15-year absence, General Mills is teaming up with Dodge for the "Dodge Countdown to Daytona" promotion. This promotion will give NASCAR fans the first opportunity

Dodge Test at Vegas UPDATE 2:

Dodge Test at Vegas UPDATE 2:

January 8, 2001
Dodge Test at Vegas UPDATE 2: Hearing there is a private Dodge test scheduled for this Sunday and Monday(Jan 7th-8th) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Drivers scheduled to test are #22-Ward Burton and #93-Dave Blaney of Bill Davis Racing, #40-Sterling Marlin for Chip Ganassi

Petty Enterprises Changes UPDATE:

Petty Enterprises Changes UPDATE:

December 13, 2000
Rick Mann, head engine builder at Petty Enterprises, left the team after Atlanta to pursue other opportunities. Petty Enterprises continues to search for a replacement for Mann and hopes to have someone in place by January 1. Also the #44 PE Georgia Pacific team hired

Penthouse to Outhouse:

Penthouse to Outhouse:

November 19, 2000
#16 Kevin Lepage, who won the pole for this race a year ago, will not be in the NAPA 500 at Atlanta as Lepages final-round qualifying lap, 186.686 mph, was 50th, and he was unable to get a provisional spot over Jeff Burton, Ricky Rudd, Mike Skinner, Dale Earnhardt

STP Colors one more time UPDATE 2:

STP Colors one more time UPDATE 2:

November 17, 2000
John Andretti will run the STP colors one last time on the #43 Petty Pontiac at the season finale at Atlanta(RPM 2Night/ESPN2)(6-26-2000) UPDATE: The 2000 Cup season comes to a close this weekend as John Andretti and the #43 Cheerios/STP Pontiac head to Atlanta, driver

First Cars at Chicago:

First Cars at Chicago:

October 27, 2000
Cup driver John Andretti drove the #19 Dodge Dealers Intrepid R/T and IRL driver Scott Sharp in the #8 Delphi Automotive Systems IRL car turned the first laps on the 1.5 mile oval at Chicagoland Speedway on Wednesday, Oct 26th(MotorsportsTV)(10-26-2000) AND see a story

Andretti and USAC:

Andretti and USAC:

October 27, 2000
John Andretti and USAC legend Rollie Helmling are back together this week - but this time it's in Memphis, Tenn. Andretti and Helmling are fielding a car in Sunday's USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet Series race. Bud Kaeding of Campbell, California will drive for the

Homestead Testing UPDATE 4:

Homestead Testing UPDATE 4:

October 26, 2000
Homestead-Miami Speedway will be holding a test session for several of the top NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams on Tuesday/Wednesday, October 24-25. Some drivers that will test include: #26-Jimmy Spencer, #20-Tony Stewart, #18-Bobby Labonte, #99-Jeff Burton, #24-Jeff

Pit Crew Competition – #99 Wins:

Pit Crew Competition – #99 Wins:

October 21, 2000
The Union 76/Rockingham World Pit Crew Competition is on Saturday October 21, 2000, 11:00am/et at North Carolina Speedway. Bobby Labonte and the Interstate Batteries Pontiac team took home the trophy and the bragging rights as being the fastest pit crew on the NASCAR

Pop Secret, no longer a secret:

Pop Secret, no longer a secret:

October 18, 2000
Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn officials announced today that Donna Miner of Milbank, South Dakota, is the grand prize winner of the Pop Secret "Guess Richard Petty's Favorite Paint Scheme" Sweepstakes. Miner will be Petty's guest this weekend at the Pop Secret 400 NASCAR

Fox Promos:

Fox Promos:

October 3, 2000
Jeremy Mayfield, Michael Waltrip, Kyle Petty, John Andretti and Sterling Marlin will be the leaders when FOX Sports officially begins promoting its NASCAR involvement for the 2001 season in two weeks. The World Series will mark the first time the international promotional

Dodge Testing UPDATE:

Dodge Testing UPDATE:

September 25, 2000
Dodge Winston Cup teams test at Daytona for a critical, two-day manufacturer's test scheduled to start on Halloween day. Ray Evernham will lead the Dodge charge on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. The Speedway expects the entire Dodge roster to gather for this preliminary shakedown

Andretti to stick with the King:

Andretti to stick with the King:

August 18, 2000
John Andretti has heard rumors that he is leaving the #43 Cheerios/Petty Enterprises team at the end of the 2000 season, but says he is not leaving, but is flattered to get calls from other team owners. Andretti recently renewed his three year contract with team owner