Kyle Petty News

Kyle Petty to host Sirius show from NY Auto Show:

Kyle Petty to host Sirius show from NY Auto Show:

April 6, 2007
#45-Kyle Petty will host a special two-hour program live, with Jack Arute, from the SIRIUS Satellite Radio display at the 2007 New York International Auto Show, exclusively on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, channel 128, Saturday, April 7, 2007 from 1:00 to 3:00pm/et. Following

No driver yet for #45 when Petty does TV UPDATE:

No driver yet for #45 when Petty does TV UPDATE:

April 5, 2007
Kyle Petty comments about a driver during his TNT Sabbatical: "A couple of guys are really good choices, and guys are calling and wanting to know what we're going to do and we really don't know yet. That was kind of the way we planned it. Just like I said at Daytona

Tim Andrews Making ARCA Debut

Tim Andrews Making ARCA Debut

April 4, 2007
This weekend, Tim Andrews and the Cunningham Motorsports team head to the 1.33-mile, concrete-surfaced Nashville Superspeedway for Saturday's ARCA 150. Saturday's race will be Andrews first in his part-time schedule with Cunningham Motorsports in 2007. The team will

Petty to Trade Paint on SPEED starting at Texas:

Petty to Trade Paint on SPEED starting at Texas:

April 3, 2007
SPEED will add NASCAR veteran #45-Kyle Petty to its popular weekly program Tradin' Paint, beginning April 14 at 7:30pm/et. "Adding Kyle as a regular panelist gives SPEED yet another credible voice in our coverage of NASCAR," said Frank Wilson, SPEED VP of Production

No driver yet for #45 when Petty does TV:

No driver yet for #45 when Petty does TV:

April 1, 2007
Kyle Petty comments about a driver during his TNT Sabbatical: "A couple of guys are really good choices, and guys are calling and wanting to know what we're going to do and we really don't know yet. That was kind of the way we planned it. Just like I said at Daytona

Rumblings – Martinsville Race Notes:

Rumblings – Martinsville Race Notes:

April 1, 2007
Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon had a ding-dong battle the final 18 laps today at Martinsville Speedway and Johnson prevailed by .065 seconds over his teammate/car owner in the Goody's Cool Orange 500. We witnessed a fine display of rubbing without wrecking the last

Petty may also look for invester:

Petty may also look for invester:

March 31, 2007
#45-Kyle Petty said Petty Enterprises may have to join Jack Roush, Richard Childress and other car owners and sign with a business partner, to keep making a go of it in this sport. Richard Petty was in Montreal this week checking out businesses [and at a Montreal Canadiens

Ribbon Cutting for Johnson’s Victory Lanes Bowling Alley at Victory Junction:

Ribbon Cutting for Johnson’s Victory Lanes Bowling Alley at Victory Junction:

March 31, 2007
Jimmie and Chandra Johnson unveiled Jimmie Johnson's Victory Lanes at the Victory Junction Gang Camp on Thursday, the first major initiative for the Jimmie Johnson Foundation. Just a year after announcing the formation of the foundation, the Johnson's joined Pattie

Petty Driving Experience teams up with Clemson for Safe Driving Program:

Petty Driving Experience teams up with Clemson for Safe Driving Program:

March 18, 2007
Richard Petty Driving Experience (RPDE), in partnership with Clemson University's Automotive Safety Research Institute (ASRI) announced the launch of its national Safe Driving Program. The program is intended to prevent or reduce highway crashes by high-risk adolescent

Kyle Petty Ride 2007 Plans announced:

Kyle Petty Ride 2007 Plans announced:

March 17, 2007
The 2007 Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride kicks off in Bar Harbor, Maine, on July 14 and will make overnight stops in Woodstock, Vt.; Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Gettysburg, Pa.; Hot Springs, Va.; Augusta, Ga.; St. Augustine, Fla.; and concludes on July 20 when riders

Kyle Petty Ride 2007 Plans announced:

Kyle Petty Ride 2007 Plans announced:

March 17, 2007
The 2007 Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride kicks off in Bar Harbor, Maine, on July 14 and will make overnight stops in Woodstock, Vt.; Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Gettysburg, Pa.; Hot Springs, Va.; Augusta, Ga.; St. Augustine, Fla.; and concludes on July 20 when riders

Larry Mac joins TNT UPDATE:

Larry Mac joins TNT UPDATE:

March 8, 2007
Larry McReynolds is branching out from his role as a NASCAR analyst on Fox Sports and Speed, joining the team that will work six Nextel Cup races for TNT this summer. "We are excited about adding Larry's knowledge to our team," said Jeff Behnke, executive producer

Bobby Labonte says Terry not contacted about #45 ride:

Bobby Labonte says Terry not contacted about #45 ride:

February 9, 2007
#43-Bobby Labonte said he's not spoken with his older brother Terry about pinch-hitting for Kyle Petty this summer when Petty steps out of the #45 Dodge to work as an analyst for TNT for five races.(SpeedTV.com)(2-9-2007)

TNT looking at no commercial breaks in 2007? UPDATE 3 Pepsi 400..but:

TNT looking at no commercial breaks in 2007? UPDATE 3 Pepsi 400..but:

February 8, 2007
Sports Business Journal reports that TNT is floating a package to potential advertisers that would allow advertising during the race broadcast and eliminate commercial breaks. The advertising would take place on the screen during the broadcast and allow continuous

Petty to TNT? to run less races UPDATE 4 yep:

Petty to TNT? to run less races UPDATE 4 yep:

February 7, 2007
hearing that Kyle Petty, driver of the #45 Petty Racing Dodge, will be part of the TNT broadcast crew that airs six Nextel Cup races in June and July of 2007 and that Petty would not drive in some or all those six races, being replaced by another driver, no idea who