Kyle Petty News

Blaney wins his first pole:

Blaney wins his first pole:

February 21, 2003
#77-Dave Blaney won the pole for the Subway 400 at North Carolina Speedway, with a speed of 154.683. It is Blaney's first ever Bud Pole (and first ever front row start). Blaney joins Davey Allison (1987), Kyle Petty (1990) and Hut Stricklin (1995) winning their first

Rusty to the back? Bad Carb? UPDATE 3 – Rusty’s Twin 125 finish disqualified and crew chief fined:

Rusty to the back? Bad Carb? UPDATE 3 – Rusty’s Twin 125 finish disqualified and crew chief fined:

February 14, 2003
hearing from sources that #2-Rusty Wallace will be sent to the rear of the field for Sunday's Daytona 500 after NASCAR found an illegal carburetor in inspection after today's qualifying race. Inspection will continue through the evening. It will not affect who will

24 Hours of Daytona News – Live Scoring:

24 Hours of Daytona News – Live Scoring:

January 28, 2003
Lance Norick, who has 154 career starts on the Truck Series circuit and plans to run a limited BGN [#26 Dr Pepper car] schedule this year, will join the Morgan-Dollar Motorsports team in the Rolex 24 At Daytona this weekend. Rob Morgan, the co-owner and co-driver for

Fittipaldi to Petree? UPDATE:

Fittipaldi to Petree? UPDATE:

January 15, 2003
Jeff Hammond reported on Speed Channel's Daytona Testing show [6:30pm/et] that is Andy Petree Racing finds a sponsor for the 2003 season, Christian Fittipaldi will drive the #55 Chevy the full season, with the Petty's OK.(1-14-2003) UPDATE: after Christian Fittipaldi

Rolex 24 At Daytona on TV:

Rolex 24 At Daytona on TV:

January 14, 2003
Grand American Road Racing Association announced that it has reached an agreement with SPEED Channel to broadcast 16 hours of live coverage of the 41st Rolex 24 At Daytona, Feb. 1-2. SPEED Channel's live coverage of America's great road race will begin on Saturday,

Pemberton back to Roush? UPDATE:

Pemberton back to Roush? UPDATE:

January 10, 2003
Where will Robin Pemberton, who recently split with Petty Enterprises , end up? Insiders are betting on his returning to the Jack Roush camp, where he once starred during Mark Martin's early days on the tour.( Winston Salem Journal )(1-9-2003) UPDATE: Robin Pemberton

Pemberton leaves Petty Enterprises? UPDATE yes:

Pemberton leaves Petty Enterprises? UPDATE yes:

January 6, 2003
it was reported on Sunday's LTN Network radio show that Robin Pemberton has left Petty Enterprises at Team Manager.(1-6-2003) UPDATE: Petty Enterprises will further restructure its competitive setup, as part of the earlier announcements regarding its two full-time

Fittipaldi to run 24 hours of Daytona:

Fittipaldi to run 24 hours of Daytona:

December 27, 2002
Fittipaldi to run 24 hours of Daytona: Road racing veteran Christian Fittipaldi of Sao Paulo, Brazil will be teaming up with Bell Motorsports for the 2003 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. The open-wheel veteran will be racing his first 24 hour event since his victory in

Bodine news – all three, Todd back with the #26? Geoffrey testing the #26 and for Brett, run Daytona with APR? in the 24 hours of Daytona?

Bodine news – all three, Todd back with the #26? Geoffrey testing the #26 and for Brett, run Daytona with APR? in the 24 hours of Daytona?

December 26, 2002
Bodine news - all three, Todd back with the #26? Geoffrey testing the #26 and for Brett, run Daytona with APR? in the 24 hours of Daytona? Geoffrey Bodine along with Jerry Nadeau embarks on a tour with the Armed Forces Entertainment Program in support of "Operation

New Crew Chief for Andretti? UPDATE, yes and Andretti is signed, plus Thomas to Gibbs:

New Crew Chief for Andretti? UPDATE, yes and Andretti is signed, plus Thomas to Gibbs:

December 14, 2002
New Crew Chief for Andretti? UPDATE, yes and Andretti is signed, plus Thomas to Gibbs: hearing that Gary Putnam, crew chief from the #44 Petty Dodge is being moved over to crew chief the #43 and John Andretti while Brandon Thomas, who was the #43 crew chief is being

Special Paint for Kyle:

Special Paint for Kyle:

December 13, 2002
Special Paint for Kyle: #45-Kyle Petty will run a different scheme in the Brickyard 400, no idea what it is....yet.(12-13-2002)

Talladega rained out Tuesday and delayed Wednesday:

Talladega rained out Tuesday and delayed Wednesday:

December 12, 2002
Talladega rained out Tuesday and delayed Wednesday: The wet weather that postponed Tuesday' Dodge test session at Talladega Superspeedway was also wet enough to delay Wednesday' testing until nearly 2:00pm/et. The Dodge test session at Talladega was to have ended Tuesday

Kyle to race in the Rolex 24:

Kyle to race in the Rolex 24:

December 11, 2002
Kyle to race in the Rolex 24: Kyle Petty will drive a Porsche at the 24 Hours of Daytona teaming up with Orbit Racing in Feb.(Orbit Racing)(12-11-2002)

Testing at Talladega in Dec? UPDATE 3:

Testing at Talladega in Dec? UPDATE 3:

December 9, 2002
Testing at Talladega in Dec? UPDATE 3: According to NASCAR sources there will be a speedway test at Talladega Superspeedway for the Dodge and Ford teams in December. The test was arranged after the Dodge and Ford teams explained that they’re basically working with

Most Popular Driver is……Bill Elliott:

Most Popular Driver is……Bill Elliott:

December 6, 2002
Most Popular Driver is......Bill Elliott: Continuing his dominance of fan popularity, Bill Elliott edged out fellow racer Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the Grands! Biscuits NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award for 2002. Elliott and Earnhardt Jr. battled for the leader