John Andretti News

Petty Paint:

Petty Paint:

September 1, 1999
In celebration of the start of pro football's 1999 season, PLAYERS INC and Petty Enterprises will showcase special NFL player paint schemes on John Andretti's #43 STP Pontiac and Kyle Petty's #44 Hot Wheels Pontiac during the Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 to be

Andretti Signed? UPDATE 2 YES:

Andretti Signed? UPDATE 2 YES:

August 28, 1999
Andretti Signed? UPDATE 2 YES: With Rudd apparently closing in on a new sponsor for his own team, Robert Yates is looking at another driver to take over #28, according to sources close to the situation. That is not expected to be John Andretti, who was to sign a new

Short Track Wins UPDATE:

Short Track Wins UPDATE:

August 25, 1999
Nine different drivers win the last nine short-track races: Dale Jarrett, John Andretti, Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd, Jeff Burton, Mark Martin, Terry Labonte, Bobby Hamilton and Jeff Gordon -- UPDATE Make it Ten drivers, add Dale Earnhardt to the mix

Short Track Wins UPDATE:

Short Track Wins UPDATE:

August 25, 1999
Nine different drivers win the last nine short-track races: Dale Jarrett, John Andretti, Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd, Jeff Burton, Mark Martin, Terry Labonte, Bobby Hamilton and Jeff Gordon -- UPDATE Make it Ten drivers, add Dale Earnhardt to the mix -- UPDATE: Make

Andretti Signed?

Andretti Signed?

August 23, 1999
With Rudd apparently closing in on a new sponsor for his own team, Robert Yates is looking at another driver to take over #28, according to sources close to the situation. That is not expected to be John Andretti, who was to sign a new deal with Richard Petty over

Andretti Signed? UPDATE 2 YES:

Andretti Signed? UPDATE 2 YES:

August 23, 1999
With Rudd apparently closing in on a new sponsor for his own team, Robert Yates is looking at another driver to take over #28, according to sources close to the situation. That is not expected to be John Andretti, who was to sign a new deal with Richard Petty over

Petty/Andretti/Loomis/Hamilton:

Petty/Andretti/Loomis/Hamilton:

August 22, 1999
PitNow has a story up that talks about how Petty Enterprises is faring in 1999. Amoung some of highlights: the rumor that John Andretti may end up in the #28 Yates Ford, while Andretti says he wants to say and the Petty's hope he does, Andretti was told by the Petty

Elliott to Yates?

Elliott to Yates?

August 14, 1999
saw this in the PitNow notbook today and have heard it a bit the last day or so too: and now possibly Bill Elliott, according to sources close to Yates. Rudd said that he has a 30-day window to try to put together a sponsorship package for his own team. Elliott, like

The Wells driver list:

The Wells driver list:

August 13, 1999
The Wells driver list: Cal Wells, who owns Precision Performance Inc., has talked to at least seven drivers about his Tide-sponsored Winston Cup ride for the 2000 season. According to sources, Wally Dallenbach, who currently drives the #25 Bud Chevy's for Hendrick

The Wells driver list:

The Wells driver list:

August 13, 1999
Cal Wells, who owns Precision Performance Inc., has talked to at least seven drivers about his Tide-sponsored Winston Cup ride for the 2000 season. According to sources, Wally Dallenbach, who currently drives the #25 Bud Chevy's for Hendrick Motorsports, has emerged

New Sponsor? UPDATE:

New Sponsor? UPDATE:

August 12, 1999
hearing Red Wing Shoes may be looking to get into Cup or BGN as a team sponsor? no other details -- UPDATE: Petty Enterprises announced that Red Wing shoes has joined the team as an associate sponsor for the Cup cars driven by Kyle Petty and John Andretti and the Grand

Andretti/Rudd/Yates:

Andretti/Rudd/Yates:

August 6, 1999
Cal Wells is interested in John Andretti(for his Tide? Cup team), who drives for Richard Petty, but sources say that Robert Yates is, too. Part of Wells' interest could be the prospect of an Indy 500 ride too. Ricky Rudd is also under consideration for the ride with

Henry’s Rumblings:

Henry’s Rumblings:

July 31, 1999
from the Stock Car Fans Newsletter(www.stockcarfans.com) - "Here we are 19 races into the season and we've still got one spot open on the Winner's Circle program. Now, I realize nobody is in this sport for the money (some of the numbers being thrown around in these

Results Changes:

Results Changes:

July 4, 1999
The finishing order for Saturday night's Pepsi 400 at Daytona was changed early Sunday morning after NASCAR reviewed a tape of the race. Robbie Loomis, crew chief for John Andretti's #43 Pontiac, asked NASCAR to review the tape because he thought the race's final caution

Kyle and the IRL UPDATE 1:

Kyle and the IRL UPDATE 1:

June 9, 1999
Kyle Petty will be in Indianapolis Wednesday being fitted in an IRL car out of the Panther Racing stable. They plan on testing next week in Atlanta with the notion of running an IRL race when NASCAR has the week off. This was all just confirmed by a local Indianapolis