Kyle Petty News

Atlanta Qualifying Notes:

Atlanta Qualifying Notes:

March 13, 2004
* Ryan Newman won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Bud Pole for the Golden Corral 500, lapping Atlanta Motor Speedway in 28.640 seconds at 193.575 mph. Geoffrey Bodine holds the track-qualifying record of 28.074 seconds, 197.478 mph, set Nov. 15, 1997. * This is Newman's 20th

Tenth Anniversary Charity Ride to Kickoff May 1 in California:

Tenth Anniversary Charity Ride to Kickoff May 1 in California:

March 12, 2004
The Chick-fil-A family is teaming up with the First Family of Stock Car Racing for the 2004 Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America to benefit the Victory Junction Gang Camp for kids. This spring's ride marks the first of a multi-year partnership between

Todd Bodine on Animal Planet:

Todd Bodine on Animal Planet:

March 11, 2004
Todd Bodine and his family were filmed by a television production company at their Davidson, N.C., home earlier in the week for an upcoming special about NASCAR drivers and their pets on Animal Planet. The Bodines have a stable of six horses. Lynn, his wife, rides

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings:

March 9, 2004
[Note: all comments are made in the blurb by SCF, NOT Jayski] Nothing's sweeter than a repeater, and we went back-to-back Jack! Matt Kenseth won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 today [March 7th] at Las Vegas MotorSpeedway....and he was much the best. In what looked like

Speedway Children’s Charities NASCAR Driver Auction raises $182,900:

Speedway Children’s Charities NASCAR Driver Auction raises $182,900:

March 5, 2004
The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities held its sixth annual NASCAR Driver Auction on Thursday, March 4 in Sam's Town Live! at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Las Vegas. The charity auction raised a record-setting $182,900 for the children of

Georgia-Pacific Brings Safe Teen Driving Program to Las Vegas:

Georgia-Pacific Brings Safe Teen Driving Program to Las Vegas:

March 3, 2004
Georgia-Pacific Corp. brings its Teen Safety 500 program to two Las Vegas high schools on Thursday, March 4. Cimarron-Memorial High School and Centennial High School have been selected to participate in this innovative program that extends Georgia-Pacific’s

N.C. Zoo clears way for ‘Days of Thunder’:

N.C. Zoo clears way for ‘Days of Thunder’:

March 2, 2004
A new ride simulation attraction, "Days of Thunder," is providing N.C. Zoo visitors with extra excitement. And the action ride represents a joint venture between the zoo and another Randolph County undertaking slated to open this summer - the Victory Junction Gang

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Rockingham:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Rockingham:

February 23, 2004
Since Matt Kenseth is one of the "Gillette Young Guns" we'll say he won by a whisker! That close shave had to help, cause Kenseth won today's Subway 400 at North Carolina Speedway by the whopping margin of .010 seconds over Kasey Kahne. With less than 10 laps to go

Daytona Penalties Doled Out:

Daytona Penalties Doled Out:

February 21, 2004
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig was fined $20,000 by NASCAR for weights improperly attached to a bar reinforcing the rear bumper on the #97 Ford entered for driver Kurt Busch for the Daytona 500. The fine against Fennig was the highest announced Saturday by NASCAR officials

Stewart to run Watkins Glen road race:

Stewart to run Watkins Glen road race:

February 19, 2004
With The Glen.com 200 Grand American race scheduled for the Sirius at the Glen NASCAR Nextel Cup weekend, Aug. 12-15. The event will get a boost from an appearance by former Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart. "The more attention we can draw toward that event just helps

StockCarFans.com RUMBLINGS — DAYTONA:

StockCarFans.com RUMBLINGS — DAYTONA:

February 17, 2004
They all knew who they had to beat....it just wasn't gonna get done today! Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead for good on lap 181 and led the rest of the way to grab his first ever Daytona 500 victory. Six years to the day from his dad's only victory in the 500, the

Petty in the NY Times UPDATE:

Petty in the NY Times UPDATE:

February 15, 2004
Kyle Petty, driver of the #45 Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge, will have an op-ed piece appear in the New York Times, Sunday, Feb. 15. The piece, which will run in the sports section, is the first op-ed piece written by a NASCAR driver for the Times.(2-13-2004) the link

NASCAR Sponsors Debuting during the Daytona 500:

NASCAR Sponsors Debuting during the Daytona 500:

February 14, 2004
The Daytona 500, one of the largest and most-watched sporting events of the year, is more than just NASCAR’s richest and most prestigious race. It is a television event used by some of America’s largest and most successful companies to launch new advertising campaigns

Newsweek Article – Safety:

Newsweek Article – Safety:

February 9, 2004
Petty Enteprises is the only NASCAR Nextel Cup team featured in a Newsweek magazine article appearing in editions of February 9. Subscribers will receive the magazine early this week, while it will begin appearing on newstands nationwide later in the week. The national

Kyle Petty denies retirement talk:

Kyle Petty denies retirement talk:

January 28, 2004
Kyle Petty isn't quite ready to hang up his driving suit. Petty on Monday denied a published report that he would step out of the #45 Georgia-Pacific Dodge and into retirement at some point this season. "I don't know where that (rumor) came from; I don't have a clue