Kyle Petty News

Teams Face Penalties:

Teams Face Penalties:

July 14, 2002
Teams Face Penalties: Several Winston Cup teams face penalties this week for parts confiscated during the inspection process this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway. Among the items taken and displayed in the NASCAR hauler were unapproved jacking bolts from the cars of

Driver to debut in Chicago in the #49 Jay Robinson car:

Driver to debut in Chicago in the #49 Jay Robinson car:

July 11, 2002
Chicagoland will be the first ever BGN career start for Charlotte, NC native Dan Shaver as a Driver. Through the mid and late 90's, Shaver owned the #49 BGN team that fielded cars for drivers Kyle Petty, Stanton Barret, Patty Moise and Greg Sacks. The team was sponsored

Hamilton will NOT return to the #55 in 2003 UPDATE 2 nothing signed:

Hamilton will NOT return to the #55 in 2003 UPDATE 2 nothing signed:

July 9, 2002
Hamilton will NOT return to the #55 in 2003 UPDATE 2 nothing signed: #55-Bobby Hamilton said Saturday he's not returning to Andy Petree Racing next season. "I just don't like change. I'm afraid there might be changes in the organization in different areas or whatever

Petty Looking for a 2003 sponsor for the #45:

Petty Looking for a 2003 sponsor for the #45:

July 5, 2002
Petty Looking for a 2003 sponsor for the #45: Petty Enterprises is seeking primary sponsorship for the #45 Dodge driven by Kyle Petty for the 2003 season and beyond.. Sprint recently notified Petty Enterprises that it will not pick up the option in its contract to

Nadeau may run some more races at PE:

Nadeau may run some more races at PE:

July 4, 2002
Nadeau may run some more races at PE: Petty Enterprises CEO Kyle Petty said Thursday he would like to see driver Jerry Nadeau run more races for his organization. Nadeau substituted for Steve Grissom at the Sonoma road course race two weeks ago and was leading with

Kyle’s Ride Ends:

Kyle’s Ride Ends:

July 1, 2002
Kyle's Ride Ends: Charity was a big winner as the Sprint/Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America wound up at the Petty farm in Trinity, N.C., yesterday with a public concert and other events. Among those benefiting was Brenner's Children's Hospital, which received a

Most Popular Driver Update:

Most Popular Driver Update:

June 26, 2002
Most Popular Driver Update: Shattering all previous vote totals, the 2002 Grands Biscuits National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award poll has surpassed 1 million fan votes in only four months of online voting. The highest vote total

Special Paint Scheme for the #45 – MIB UPDATE:

Special Paint Scheme for the #45 – MIB UPDATE:

June 26, 2002
Special Paint Scheme for the #45 - MIB UPDATE: Today, Sprint is announcing a new marketing campaign that leverages the company's promotional partnership with the highly anticipated summer film "Men in Black II" (MIB II), which opens in theaters nationwide on July 3

Petty Sponsor Updates:

Petty Sponsor Updates:

June 25, 2002
Petty Sponsor Updates: While General Mills and Georgia-Pacific already have signed contracts to return as sponsors at Petty Enterprises, the organization continues talks with Sprint, which sponsors Kyle Petty 's team, for next year.(Roanoke Times)(6-25-2002)

More Nadeau at Petty Enterprises?

More Nadeau at Petty Enterprises?

June 24, 2002
More Nadeau at Petty Enterprises? Kyle Petty said he was quite impressed with Nadeau's performance and Petty said he was interested in having Nadeau run some more races this season for his team.(Watkins Glen maybe?). "Maybe when we get past that point (the Chicago

Jarrett to take batting practice UPDATE add Petty:

Jarrett to take batting practice UPDATE add Petty:

June 19, 2002
Jarrett to take batting practice UPDATE add Petty: Dale Jarrett will take batting practice with the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, June 19, at Pac Bell Park in San Francisco.(PR)(6-18-2002) AND Kyle Petty will be appearing at Pac Bell Park before Thursday afternoon

Kyle not Happy:

Kyle not Happy:

June 17, 2002
Kyle not Happy: Kyle Petty tied a season best with a 12th-place finish [actually his best was a 10th at Talladega] but wasn't particularly happy. While making his final pit stop with three laps remaining, Petty's car was blocked by Joe Nemechek, whose #25 Chevrolet

More Penske to Dodge rumors:

More Penske to Dodge rumors:

June 15, 2002
More Penske to Dodge rumors: Roger Penske may be getting close to a decision on his car sponsorship [Ford vs Dodge] for next season, and NASCAR sources say he is leaning toward a switch to Dodge. That would fill the Dodge camp with a lot of teams and car owners: Bill

MRN to cover Petty Charity Ride:

MRN to cover Petty Charity Ride:

June 14, 2002
MRN to cover Petty Charity Ride: For the fourth year in a row, Motor Racing Network (MRN) will provide unprecedented coverage of the Sprint / Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America with this year's focus on raising donations and promoting awareness of the "Victory

More testing at VIR:

More testing at VIR:

June 6, 2002
More testing at VIR: The challenging 3.27-mile natural-terrain road racing circuit at VIRginia International Raceway has been abuzz with activity this week as a number of NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams have been hard at work perfecting their set-ups for upcoming road