Kyle Petty News

Victory Junction Celebrates its Ceremonial Groundbreaking in Kansas:

Victory Junction Celebrates its Ceremonial Groundbreaking in Kansas:

May 15, 2009
Victory Junction celebrated its ceremonial ground breaking on Wednesday, with over 500 guests in attendance, at their new location in Kansas City, Kansas. The year-round, medical camp for children with chronic medical conditions and serious illnesses will be located

Coca-Cola Drops Green Flag on Summer with ‘Quarter-Mile Cookout’ at LMS:

Coca-Cola Drops Green Flag on Summer with ‘Quarter-Mile Cookout’ at LMS:

May 14, 2009
Coca-Cola will ignite the summer barbecue season Memorial Day weekend by firing up the nation's longest grill at the site of NASCAR's longest race, the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Requiring more than 7,000 pounds of Kingsford Charcoal, the monster-sized

Pettys’ Kansas Victory Junction camp gets a big gift:

Pettys’ Kansas Victory Junction camp gets a big gift:

March 4, 2009
Pettys' Kansas Victory Junction camp gets a big gift: KBS Constructors of Topeka announced today it will build a $1.5 million state-of-the-art medical facility free of charge at the Victory Junction camp scheduled to open in Kansas City, Kan., in 2011. KBS Constructors

Petty not happy bout merger:

Petty not happy bout merger:

February 15, 2009
Kyle Petty is displeased with the way Petty Enterprises was consumed by Gillett Evernham Motorsports "” then renamed Richard Petty Motorsports "” and was "crushed" the new team co-opted a bit of his personal history. "Petty Enterprises ceased to exist when it left (

Petty Unveils Historic Retro Look for #44 Valvoline Dodge:

Petty Unveils Historic Retro Look for #44 Valvoline Dodge:

February 6, 2009
Richard Petty Motorsports unveiled today a paint scheme with historical significance at Daytona International Speedway. The newly-formed Richard Petty Motorsports #44 Valvoline Dodge Charger, driven by AJ Allmendinger during Daytona Speedweeks, will feature a tribute

NASCAR Drivers kick off 2009 season in Rolex 24 at Daytona:

NASCAR Drivers kick off 2009 season in Rolex 24 at Daytona:

January 23, 2009
The Daytona 500 and the start of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season is less than three weeks away but a number of drivers and owners will make an early visit to Daytona International Speedway for Saturdays Rolex 24 at Daytona. Since 1962, NASCAR stars have been

Evernham, Kyle Petty take backseat on merged team:

Evernham, Kyle Petty take backseat on merged team:

January 21, 2009
Ray Evernham and Kyle Petty are unlikely to have significant roles -- if any -- in the newly formed Richard Petty Motorsports. The team was created earlier this month when Petty Enterprises merged its sponsor-strapped organization with Gillett Evernham Motorsports.

No more Tradin’ Paint:

No more Tradin’ Paint:

January 20, 2009
Speed Channel will not bring back the show"Tradin Paint, the show that featured John Roberts, Kyle Petty and a journalist discussing some of the issues of the day. The show will be replaced with what sounds like a game show based on NASCAR trivia for fans at the track

GEM is now RPM:

GEM is now RPM:

January 19, 2009
At the top of Richard Petty's list of deal-breakers when merger talks began between Petty Enterprises and Gillett Evernham Motorsports was to keep the Petty name in the title of the new company. He got his wish. The fourth Sprint Cup organization will be known as Richard

Super 8 and Labonte?…..no:

Super 8 and Labonte?…..no:

January 13, 2009
readers been emailing about Super 8 Motel's being Bobby Labonte's new sponsor, based off a Coca Cola ad/photo on their site which has Labonte dressed in a Super 8 Motel driver suit. But have been told that the photo shoot was in October 2008 when Labonte was still

New ride for Petty? UPDATE denied:

New ride for Petty? UPDATE denied:

January 2, 2009
hearing that after the Daytona 500 with James Hylton, the #08 EM Motorsports team will run Kyle Petty in up to 14 races with sponsorship from Wells Fargo and others TBA.(1-2-2009) UPDATE: been told that this is not true and nothing is signed.(1-2-2009)

Motorsports writer travels world for charity:

Motorsports writer travels world for charity:

December 28, 2008
In the spirit of the season, veteran motorsports writer Al Pearce deserves substantial recognition for a charitable project that has taken him around the world in the past 13 months. Pearce is a writer who literally has gone the extra mile in supporting two causes

Interesting trends in NASCAR:

Interesting trends in NASCAR:

December 24, 2008
As Christmas looms, a lot of unknowns remain about the 2009 Sprint Cup season. There are so many gray areas these days, but this breakdown gives some interesting statistical information on cars, sponsors and drivers for 2009. It also adds some clarity about NASCAR

Earnhardt laps field in consumer index:

Earnhardt laps field in consumer index:

December 18, 2008
#99-Carl Edwards and #48-Jimmie Johnson made gains, but #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. remained the runaway leader in the Davie Brown Index, which quantifies an athlete's relevance to consumer behavior. In polling of avid NASCAR fans conducted after the 2008 season by the

Kyle has no clue about what is up at PE:

Kyle has no clue about what is up at PE:

December 9, 2008
If you want to know what's going down at Petty Enterprises these days, don't ask Kyle Petty. So says Kyle Petty, son of Richard and grandson of Lee, who founded the race organization in Level Cross, N.C., in 1949. Richard Petty is part owner of Petty Enterprises, which