Kyle Petty News

All-Star Panel Says One Hot Night is No. 1 Moment:

All-Star Panel Says One Hot Night is No. 1 Moment:

May 12, 2004
As the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge prepares for the celebration of its 20th anniversary, the previous 19 editions have evoked everlasting memories of many of the sport's greatest stars providing the fans with brilliant racing, stunning finishes and occasionally

Petty Testing engines at Lowe’s:

Petty Testing engines at Lowe’s:

May 10, 2004
Petty Enterprises broke two engines at California, and they weren't the first engines to blow this year. The #45 and #44 Petty Enterprises cars will test this week at Charlotte. The #44, a developmental car driven by Christian Fittipaldi [not so far in 2004], will

California Cup Illegal Parts:

California Cup Illegal Parts:

May 3, 2004
#25-Brian Vickers, NASCAR confiscated a 1x2 inch piece of cardboard used to change the height of the fuel cell rack. #45-Kyle Petty, NASCAR confiscated four foot long thin strips used to change the height of the fuel cell rack.(Insider Racing News)(5-3-2004)

Harsh [but correct] words by Kyle:

Harsh [but correct] words by Kyle:

May 2, 2004
Kyle Petty says NASCAR should boycott Talladega Superspeedway after fans littered the track last weekend with trash and debris because that race finished under caution. "They should not allow a race back at Talladega for throwing beer cans on the race track," Petty

10th Anniversary All-Star Kyle Petty Charity Motorcycle Ride Set to Roll This Weekend:

10th Anniversary All-Star Kyle Petty Charity Motorcycle Ride Set to Roll This Weekend:

April 30, 2004
NASCAR driver Kyle Petty will celebrate a different kind of milestone this weekend. Following Sunday's race at California Speedway, Petty will hop on his Victory Motorcycle and travel more than 3,000 miles as part of the 2004 Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across

Infineon Testing Day 2:

Infineon Testing Day 2:

April 29, 2004
#42-Jamie McMurray posted the fastest lap Wednesday during a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup test session at Infineon Raceway. McMurray recorded the fastest lap ever recorded on the newly repaved 10-turn, 1.99-mile road course for NEXTEL Cup stock cars at 1 minute, 15.0 seconds [

Parts taken and work being done on cars at ‘Dega UPDATE:

Parts taken and work being done on cars at ‘Dega UPDATE:

April 25, 2004
NASCAR inspectors confiscated a few parts in the Cup garage Friday morning before qualifying. Unapproved fuel cell gaskets were taken from the cars of #30-Johnny Sauter and #17-Matt Kenseth and unapproved windshield braces from the cars of #32-Ricky Craven and #48-

Testing at Infineon Raceway:

Testing at Infineon Raceway:

April 23, 2004
hearing a few Nextel Cup teams will test at Infineon Raceway on April 27-28th, so far the drivers who plan to test include: #18-Bobby Labonte, #21-Ricky Rudd, #9-Kasey Kahne, #45-Kyle Petty and #16-Greg Biffle.(4-23-2004)

Petty finishes 11th and 2nd:

Petty finishes 11th and 2nd:

April 11, 2004
Kyle Petty [with Gunnar Jeannette] finished the Food City 250 at Phoenix International Raceway in 11th [of 40 listed] overall, and 2nd in the GT class [won by Boris Said and Bill Auberlen] in the #45 Gunnar Racing / Porsche GT3 RS. Max Angelelli held off Scott Pruett

Kyle Petty to Talk to Teens about Safety:

Kyle Petty to Talk to Teens about Safety:

April 10, 2004
Petty Enterprises driver #45-Kyle Petty is scheduled to take part in Georgia-Pacific Corp.'s Teen Safety 500 program for five suburban Pittsburgh schools next Wednesday [April 14th]. Students from Elizabeth Forward, South Allegheny, Thomas Jefferson, West Mifflin and

Championship Chase Count = 26:

Championship Chase Count = 26:

April 8, 2004
With only seven races in the books, only 26 drivers are within 400 points of the leader, #97-Kurt Busch. That's the magic number to be invited to the playoffs. Those who are more than 400 points behind include Ken Schrader, Kyle Petty, Brendan Gaughan, Jeff Burton,

Victory Junction accepting camper applications:

Victory Junction accepting camper applications:

April 4, 2004
The Victory Junction Gang Camp [VJGC] for children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses being built in North Carolina is now accepting applications for campers this summer. The camp, founded by Kyle Petty and his family in honor of their late son, Adam, is scheduled

Dale Jr. still leads Most Popular Driver Voting:

Dale Jr. still leads Most Popular Driver Voting:

April 2, 2004
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has picked up right where he left off-he leads the Grands!® Biscuits NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award voting after the first seven weeks of nationwide fan participation. Since its mid-February launch, the voting Web site, www.mostpopulardriver

Kyle Petty Returns to Rolex Series for Phoenix 250:

Kyle Petty Returns to Rolex Series for Phoenix 250:

March 24, 2004
Kyle Petty announced that he will return to the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series next month, competing in the Phoenix 250 at Phoenix International Raceway, April 10 [off weekend for Nextel Cup]. The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver will rejoin Gunnar Racing, this time

Teen who helps others, joins forces with Kyle:

Teen who helps others, joins forces with Kyle:

March 23, 2004
Zach Frye was eight years old when he met Kyle Petty on a South Carolina beach 10 years ago. Petty was vacationing, gathering sand dollars with his daughter Montgomery Lee. Kyle invited Zach to join them. A decade later, that chance meeting paid dividends to needy