Kyle Petty News

Garvey Looking for Busch Ride?:

Garvey Looking for Busch Ride?:

August 4, 2006
Mike Garvey is out of a Nextel Cup ride. His former team, [#51] Competitive Edge Motorsports, has been idled, and the sponsor, Marathon Oil has switched to Kyle Petty's #45 Dodge. But Garvey said Thursday that that's not all bad. Even though he qualified for four races

#51 Team ceases operations, sponsorship to Petty’s UPDATE 2 Garvey?:

#51 Team ceases operations, sponsorship to Petty’s UPDATE 2 Garvey?:

August 4, 2006
been told that the #51 Competitive Edge Motorsports team has ceased operations and have confirmed that Marathon Petroleum Company will become major associate sponsor with Petty Enterprises with the #45 Dodge of Kyle Petty being most involved in the sponsorship as an

Petty would step down as driver in right situation:

Petty would step down as driver in right situation:

July 22, 2006
How far would Kyle Petty go to insure the restoration of Petty Enterprises to the glory years of Richard Petty's seven Winston Cup (now NEXTEL Cup) Championships? Would he surrender the No. 45 Dodge to another driver and hang up his helmet? "Yes, I would retire tomorrow

Drivers list for Irvan’s L.A.P.S Walk at Pocono:

Drivers list for Irvan’s L.A.P.S Walk at Pocono:

July 19, 2006
Ernie Irvan has set the initial field of participating drivers for the first of his track walk events this summer to raise awareness for traumatic brain injury - the Leadership and Awareness to Promote Safety (LAPS) Walk, set to take place on Friday, July 21 after

Fifty-One Nextel Cup Drivers to Test at Indy July 10-12:

Fifty-One Nextel Cup Drivers to Test at Indy July 10-12:

July 7, 2006
Testing for the 13th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard will take place Monday, July 10, Tuesday, July 11 and Wednesday, July 12 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A total of 51 Nextel Cup Series drivers are scheduled to test on those days. Teams can only test a maximum

Rumblings – Infineon Raceway:

Rumblings – Infineon Raceway:

June 25, 2006
Jeff Gordon won today's Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway for his 9th win on a road course (5th in Sonoma) and 74th Cup win overall. He's now just two wins behind Dale Earnhardt in 7th on the all-time win list. Gordon led the most laps (44 of 'em) on his way

Pedigree to sponsor Biffle Foundation’s 2007 Calander:

Pedigree to sponsor Biffle Foundation’s 2007 Calander:

June 24, 2006
The Greg Biffle Foundation launched its 2007 NASCAR Pet Calendar featuring 12 top NASCAR drivers and the most spoiled family members – their pets. Pedigree, the Official Pet Care Product of NASCAR, signed on as a sponsor for the 2007 calendar. Dogs, cats, horses, and

Petty to be honored:

Petty to be honored:

June 20, 2006
Kyle Petty will be honored next week at the Stewart-Marchman Foundation's Annual Dinner and Auction. The June 28 dinner at the Daytona 500 Club begins at 7 p.m. with a social hour starting at 6 p.m. Some individual tickets are still available for $200 each. A limited

More testing at VIR for road course prep:

More testing at VIR for road course prep:

June 15, 2006
A number of Nextel Cup teams visited VIRginia International Raceway this week to work on their road-course set-ups for the upcoming races at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., and Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y. On Tuesday, Joe Gibbs Racing (#20-Tony

Petty still looking for sponsors:

Petty still looking for sponsors:

June 14, 2006
Petty Enterprises continues to look for sponsorship of Kyle Petty's #45-car for races at Chicago, New Hampshire, Phoenix and Homestead.(Roanoke Times)(6-14-2006)

NTB colors for Petty at Pocono:

NTB colors for Petty at Pocono:

June 6, 2006
#45-Kyle Petty will be carrying the colors of National Tire and Battery for the second time this season. The first race with National Tire and Battery as a sponsor Petty finished eighth at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.(Moore Consulting Group/Petty Racing PR), see an

Petty wins VOTE more:

Petty wins VOTE more:

May 22, 2006
Kyle Petty and the #45 MyCokeRewards Dodge finished 22nd in the Nextel Open. At the conclusion of the race Petty was announced as the winner of the Nextel Fan Vote. Petty was then awarded the opportunity to race in the Nextel All-Star Challenge. Comments from Petty

Riggs wins Nextel Open:

Riggs wins Nextel Open:

May 20, 2006
#10-Scott Riggs, the pole sitter, won the Nextel Open, leading all but the 1st lap and dominating the race to advance to the Nextel Challenge All-Star race and will start that race 19th. #45-Kyle Petty won the Nextel/NASCAR.com fan vote and will start the Challenge

Ramblings – Nextel Challenge:

Ramblings – Nextel Challenge:

May 19, 2006
First, Scott Riggs took the pole for the NEXTEL Open with a time of 28.953 seconds (186.509 mph) over Denny Hamlin. He'll lead 'em to the green for the 30 lapper tomorrow night....and you better hurry cause it'll be over before you know it! Tough night for a bunch

Kyle and Pattie Petty Honored:

Kyle and Pattie Petty Honored:

May 17, 2006
Action for Children North Carolina, North Carolina's premier statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the well-being of children and youth, will honor NASCAR driver Kyle Petty and wife Pattie Petty with the inaugural North Carolina Children's Lifetime