Kyle Petty News

Top-10 results of the fan vote for the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge:

Top-10 results of the fan vote for the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge:

June 2, 2005
1) Martin Truex Jr. (competed in the All-Star Race) 2) Jamie McMurray 3) Jason Leffler 4) Ken Schrader 5) Ricky Rudd 6) Kyle Petty 7) Jeff Burton 8) Kenny Wallace 9) Dave Blaney 10) Kyle Busch No totals and just the top 10.(6-2-2005)

Alabama NASCAR License Plates Available:

Alabama NASCAR License Plates Available:

May 31, 2005
Alabama motorist will have a chance to show their true racing colors Tuesday when the Alabama Department of Motor Vehicles allows state race fans to begin purchasing "Race Plates" as their official registration license plates. The 20 distinctive license plates are

Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

May 29, 2005
We ran 400 laps tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway, and the winner wasn't decided till the last turn of the last lap! Jimmie Johnson passed Bobby Labonte on the outside coming off turn 4 for the final time and pulled off the three-peat tonight in the Coca-Cola 600. Johnson

#725 for Petty:

#725 for Petty:

May 29, 2005
#45-Kyle Petty will start his 725 career Nexte Cup race in today's Coca Cola 600, Petty is 7th on the all-time start list.(5-29-2005)

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Lowe’s Motor Speedway

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Lowe’s Motor Speedway

May 26, 2005
Its back to work for the competitors in the NASCAR Busch Series following the second off-week of the season. The site of Saturday nights race Lowes Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. is NASCARs proverbial backyard, housing a majority of the sports team shops and driver

NASCAR Day – May 20th:

NASCAR Day – May 20th:

May 20, 2005
* NASCAR Day , NASCAR's largest annual charity event, is less than two weeks away (Friday, May 20) and AutoZone is leading the charge by creating a national promotion for their support of this event * AutoZone, title sponsor of the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division regional

Special Mother’s Day Scheme UPDATE:

Special Mother’s Day Scheme UPDATE:

May 7, 2005
#88-Dale Jarrett is scheduled to drive a car with a childhood image of Dale driving Ned Jarrett's race car at Darlington Raceway on Saturday, May 7th in honor of his mother for Mother's Day which is May 8th.(12-20-2004) UPDATE: #15-Michael Waltrip and #45-Kyle Petty

Testing dates set at Lowe’s Motor Speedway UPDATE – Speeds:

Testing dates set at Lowe’s Motor Speedway UPDATE – Speeds:

May 3, 2005
Lowe's Motor Speedway has scheduled 35 hours of open testing for NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Busch and NEXTEL Cup Series teams in preparation for the track's slate of May races, including the May 21 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge and the May 29 Coca-Cola 600. The testing

Petty to test at the Rock – TODAY:

Petty to test at the Rock – TODAY:

May 2, 2005
#45-Kyle Petty is scheduled to test his Darlington car at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, NC on Monday, May 2nd. While the track is not holding any races, it still is open for testing and the Buck Baker Racing School still holds classes there.(4-27/5-2-2005)

Petty to test at the Rock:

Petty to test at the Rock:

April 27, 2005
#45-Kyle Petty is scheduled to test his Darlington car at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, NC on Monday, May 2nd. While the track is not holding any races, it still is open for testing and the Buck Baker Racing School still holds classes there.(4-27-2005)

Petty’s son accepted to Military school:

Petty’s son accepted to Military school:

April 11, 2005
Austin Petty, the 23-year-old son of #45-Kyle Petty, has been accepted to Virginia Military Institute.(Richmond Times Dispatch)(4-11-2005)

StockCarFans – Ramblings – Martinsville:

StockCarFans – Ramblings – Martinsville:

April 9, 2005
We had two stoppages for rain today but they managed to get in qualifying for Sunday's Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville Speedway. And, we had a bit of a surprise as Scott Riggs nipped Ryan Newman for his first ever Bud Pole in Nextel Cup competition. Riggs was

Testing at Kentucky this week:

Testing at Kentucky this week:

April 4, 2005
Several NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series teams are scheduled to test at the speedway this week. The Tuesday, April 5 schedule includes Petty Enterprises drivers #45-Kyle Petty and #43-Jeff Green along with Morgan McClure driver #4-Mike Wallace. Evernham Motorsports driver #

Harvick wins at Bristol:

Harvick wins at Bristol:

April 3, 2005
#29-Kevin Harvick won the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, his first win in 55 races at Indy in 2003 and also the first win for RCR since Robby Gordon won at Watkins Glen in 2003 [a week later then Harvick]. It is Harvick's 5th career win and RCR's 77th win

Bristol Race Notes:

Bristol Race Notes:

April 3, 2005
* Kevin Harvick won the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, scoring his fifth NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 147th career start. His last victory came at Indianapolis in August 2003, 56 races ago. * Harvick is the fifth different race winner in five races in