Kyle Petty News

Petty Sorry:

Petty Sorry:

July 14, 2003
After finishing 27th at Chicago, #45-Kyle Petty apologized for being too harsh on his engine builder, Mike Ege, last week at Daytona. Only one of three Petty Enterprises cars qualified for the Pepsi 400. "They worked 96 hours straight to send us to Chicago with something

Petty Not Changing Engine Builders:

Petty Not Changing Engine Builders:

July 12, 2003
Kyle Petty said Friday he had no intention of removing Mike Ege Racing Engines as the engine builder for Petty Enterprises, despite his scathing statements last week at Daytona. Petty said he went public with his criticism of Ege because private efforts to get Ege'

Testing at Watkins Glen:

Testing at Watkins Glen:

July 10, 2003
July 28th and 29th are the annual NASCAR Winston Cup test days at Watkins Glen International. The tentative lineup signed up to attend: #24-Jeff Gordon, #17-Matt Kenseth, #6-Mark Martin, #31-Robby Gordon, #88-Dale Jarrett, #40-Sterling Marlin, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #

Waltrip’s Carb Pulled, other parts taken UPDATE 2 Fines and Points, no Suspension:

Waltrip’s Carb Pulled, other parts taken UPDATE 2 Fines and Points, no Suspension:

July 9, 2003
NASCAR officials confiscated the carburetor from Michael Waltrip's #15 Chevy during pre-qualifying inspection Thursday morning at Daytona International Speedway. Winston Cup series director John Darby said the carburetor had problems with openings through which air

#45 Unapproved Jacking Bolt UPDATE Penalized and docked points:

#45 Unapproved Jacking Bolt UPDATE Penalized and docked points:

July 9, 2003
Kyle Petty 's #45 Dodge had unapproved rear jacking bolts confiscated during an inspection before practice.( Roanoke Times )(7-7-2003) UPDATE: The #45 Petty Enterprises Dodge was found to have unapproved rear jacking bolts during opening-day inspection. Crew chief

Waltrip’s Carb Pulled, other parts taken UPDATE Two Week Suspension?:

Waltrip’s Carb Pulled, other parts taken UPDATE Two Week Suspension?:

July 7, 2003
NASCAR officials confiscated the carburetor from Michael Waltrip's #15 Chevy during pre-qualifying inspection Thursday morning at Daytona International Speedway. Winston Cup series director John Darby said the carburetor had problems with openings through which air

Petty: Engines to Blame UPDATE:

Petty: Engines to Blame UPDATE:

July 5, 2003
Why did two Petty Enterprises cars [#43 and #44] miss the Pepsi 400 at Daytona? What went wrong? Simple, Kyle Petty said. The engines weren't up to snuff. "It's the way things go, especially at a restrictor-plate race," Petty said. "Somewhere, we've gotten behind on

New Car Chief for the #38 and #24 crew changes:

New Car Chief for the #38 and #24 crew changes:

July 5, 2003
Since #38 Elliott Sadler lost his car chief to the #88 team [as crew chief, Shawn Parker], Sadler has just one top-ten finish in the last five races. Former Roush Racing and Hendrick Motorsports crewman Dave Smith has joined the M&M's team as car chief and front tire

Park on the pole at Daytona:

Park on the pole at Daytona:

July 3, 2003
#30-Steve Park won the pole for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona with a speed of 184.752mph, his 2nd Bud Pole of 2003 [1 with the #1 car, and 1 with the #30]. On the outside pole is Park's teammate, #29-Kevin Harvick. Petty Racing had a tough night qualifying, #45-Kyle Petty

Hmiel in the #43 at Daytona:

Hmiel in the #43 at Daytona:

June 24, 2003
Shane Hmiel, the 23-year-old hard-charger whose #48 Innovative Motorsports team has been a major player in the Busch Series, will drive the Daytona race for Petty Enterprises in the #43 Berry Burst Cheerios Dodge in the July 5 400-mile Winston Cup race at Daytona International

Fireproof Hoods:

Fireproof Hoods:

June 24, 2003
Ryan Newman pulled aside veteran driver Bill Elliott at Infineon Raceway last weekend to ask him about the fireproof hoods, which are common in other series but are used by only a handful of NASCAR drivers, Elliott and Kyle Petty included. Newman, who sustained slight

Hands of Victory Charity:

Hands of Victory Charity:

June 23, 2003
hearing #45-Kyle Petty will run a "Hands of Victory" scheme at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Oct. A portion of all sales will be donated to the Hands of Victory Charity - not sure what that is.(6-23-2003)

Andretti out Fittipaldi in the #43 UPDATE Andretti Surprised:

Andretti out Fittipaldi in the #43 UPDATE Andretti Surprised:

June 11, 2003
Christian Fittipaldi will drive the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge for most of the rest of this season, beginning with this weekend’s 400-mile race at Michigan Speedway. Petty Enterprises announced this morning Fittipaldi would replace John Andretti , who has driven

Georgia-Pacific, Petty and USO:

Georgia-Pacific, Petty and USO:

June 3, 2003
Volunteers from Georgia-Pacific, the maker of Brawny paper towels, presented Delaware's United Service Organization with a check for $2,000 Monday. Kyle Petty attended the press conference at Dover's City Hall in support of Georgia-Pacific, his racecar sponsor. Mr.

and Petty not happy with Bodine:

and Petty not happy with Bodine:

June 3, 2003
Kyle Petty also got into the act after Todd Bodine bumped him out of the race. Petty walked past Bodine's crew chief, Derick Finley, and pointed to his sunglasses -- probably not as a goodwill gesture to help Bodine see more clearly on the track.( Charlotte Observer