Kyle Petty News

Sponsor announcement for Petty’s at Phoenix UPDATE PVA.org:

Sponsor announcement for Petty’s at Phoenix UPDATE PVA.org:

November 8, 2007
Richard and Kyle Petty will be making a 2008 sponsorship announcement at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday morning, November 9th.(11-8-2007)

New home for Petty’s Cup teams to be announced UPDATE:

New home for Petty’s Cup teams to be announced UPDATE:

November 7, 2007
on Wednesday Petty Enterprises will announce a new location for its Nextel Cup operation in 2008.(PE PR), past rumor has the new shop being Robert Yates Racing [Mooresville, NC], who will move to Concord near Roush Racing.(11-7-2007) UPDATE: The winningest organization

Hill adds two artists:

Hill adds two artists:

November 1, 2007
Motorsports artist Garry Hill announced that his company, Garry Hill Automotive Fine Art, Incorporated is now representing artists Stephen Bonesteel and Lawrence Braun. Bonesteel is an accomplished stained glass artist and Braun is a noted sculptor. Bonesteel's work

Rumblings – Atlanta

Rumblings – Atlanta

October 28, 2007
Things got crazy at the end of the Pep Boys Auto 507 today, Jimmie Johnson was at the right place at the right time (after a strong two-tire call by Chad Knauss)....and Johnson was rewarded with the win at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Johnson ends up sweeping Atlanta (to

McCumbee Headed to Busch: UPDATE:

McCumbee Headed to Busch: UPDATE:

October 22, 2007
Petty Enterprises General Manager Jerry Freeze said Chad McCumbee will attempt to qualify a third Petty Enterprises car for the season-ending Nextel Cup Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, or try to qualify for the Busch Series race that weekend. "If this Busch opportunity

McCumbee could attempt Homestead; will drive 5 Cup races next year:

McCumbee could attempt Homestead; will drive 5 Cup races next year:

October 21, 2007
Petty Enterprises General Manager Jerry Freeze said Chad McCumbee will attempt to qualify a third Petty Enterprises car for the season-ending Nextel Cup Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, or try to qualify for the Busch Series race that weekend. "If this Busch opportunity

McCumbee Could Attempt Homestead; Will Drive 5 Cup Races Next Year:

McCumbee Could Attempt Homestead; Will Drive 5 Cup Races Next Year:

October 21, 2007
Petty Enterprises General Manager Jerry Freeze said Chad McCumbee will attempt to qualify a third Petty Enterprises car for the season-ending Nextel Cup Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, or try to qualify for the Busch Series race that weekend. "If this Busch opportunity

Labonte & Petty Could Switch Cars:

Labonte & Petty Could Switch Cars:

October 21, 2007
Bobby Labonte could find himself in the #45 instead of the 43 at Petty Enterprises should Kyle Petty fall out of the top 35 in Nextel Cup owners' points over the next five weeks. Petty said he would consider switching cars with his teammate so both would be guaranteed

Rumblings – Martinsville Speedway

Rumblings – Martinsville Speedway

October 21, 2007
It's gettin' to be a habit....Jimmie Johnson won his third consecutive race (and fourth overall) today at Martinsville Speedway as he was victorious in the Subway 506....a race won under caution in a g/w/c finish. This was the 7th win of the season for Johnson, and

U.S. Army/DEI Transport Driver Honored:

U.S. Army/DEI Transport Driver Honored:

October 19, 2007
Gale "Bandit" Wilson, the friendly crew member for the #01 U.S. Army/Dale Earnhardt Inc. NASCAR team, was caught off guard Saturday before the Nextel Cup race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. A long-time race team transport driver, Wilson was recognized with a special plaque

Testing at Kentucky AND:

Testing at Kentucky AND:

October 18, 2007
J.J. Yeley tested for Hall of Fame Racing at Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday, along with David Green testing for Michael Waltrip Racing. #45-Kyle Petty is scheduled to test on Wednesday [Oct 16th]. Also Jeff Green and the #66 Haas CNC Racing team are taking part in a

Petty to Move Into Top-Five in Career Starts:

Petty to Move Into Top-Five in Career Starts:

October 16, 2007
At Martinsville Speedway, #45-Kyle Petty becomes the driver with the fifth most starts all-time. He enters this weekend tied with Darrell Waltrip with 809 career starts. Petty has made 53 starts at Martinsville. He has five top-five and 15 top-ten finishes at the track

Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway

Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway

October 14, 2007
It may be Jimmie Johnson's house, but somebody must have loaned the keys to his teammate! Jeff Gordon took tonight's Bank of America 505.5 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in a cloud of speedy dry. With the DuPont Chevy sputtering all the way, Gordon took down his 6th win

New sponsor on the #21 at Lowe’s:

New sponsor on the #21 at Lowe’s:

October 10, 2007
The Wood Brothers/JTG team welcomes a new sponsor as their primary partner for the Bank of America 500 event at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday night. Bill Elliott will be behind the wheel of the #21 Heinz Ore-Ida Ford Fusion this weekend. Heinz will also be the

Ramblings – Talladea Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Talladea Qualifying Notes:

October 7, 2007
Michael Waltrip toured the 2.66 mile Talladega Superspeeday this afternoon in 50.648 sec (189.070 mph) to take the Bud Pole for tomorrow's UAW-Ford 500. The top 11 cars were all in the go-or-go-home category, but 9/10/11 won't be seen tomorrow. This was Waltrip's first