Kyle Petty

Kyle Eugene Petty (born June 2, 1960) is an American former stock car racing driver and current racing commentator. He is the son of racer Richard Petty, grandson of racer Lee Petty, and father of racer Adam Petty, who was killed in a crash during practice in May 2000.[1] Petty last drove the No. 45 Dodge Charger for Petty Enterprises, where he formerly served as CEO, his last race was in 2008.

Kyle Petty
Petty in 2011
BornKyle Eugene Petty
(1960-06-02) June 2, 1960
Randleman, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements1987 Coca-Cola 600 Winner
Awards1998, 2000 NASCAR USG Person of the Year
1999, 2000 NASCAR Illustrated Person of the Year
2000, 2004 National Motorsports Press Association Myers Brothers Award
NASCAR Cup Series career
829 races run over 30 years
Best finish5th (1992, 1993)
First race1979 Talladega 500 (Talladega)
Last race2008 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 (Phoenix)
First win1986 Miller High Life 400 (Richmond)
Last win1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
8 173 8
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
55 races run over 10 years
Best finish21st (1986)
First race1982 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Last race2000 Miami 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 11 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish100th (1997)
First race1997 The No Fear Challenge (California)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of September 24, 2017.

Early career

Petty was born in Randleman, North Carolina.[2] He made his major-league stock car debut at the age of 18. He won the very first race he entered, the 1979 Daytona ARCA 200, in one of his father's old 1978 Dodge Magnum race cars,[3] at the time, Petty became the youngest driver to win a major-league stock car race. Later in the season, he made his Winston Cup Series debut, again driving a passed down STP Dodge Magnum numbered No. 42 (a number used by his grandfather Lee Petty) for his family's team. He ran five races and had a ninth-place finish in his first series race, the 1979 Talladega 500. In 1980, he made a total of fifteen starts in the No. 42 (after crashing the last of his father's Dodge Magnums in one of the Daytona 125 qualifying races) and had six top-ten finishes, garnering a twenty-eighth-place points finish. He began the 1981 season driving his father's No. 43 for one race, before running a full schedule in his regular No. 42, finishing in the top-ten ten times and finishing twelfth in points.

Kyle Petty's 1983 Pontiac Grand Prix

He began the 1982 season with two top-ten finishes, but later began splitting time between his No. 42 and the No. 1 UNO/STP car owned by Hoss Ellington, and ended the season fifteenth in points. In 1983, he picked up funding from 7-Eleven and accordingly switched his number to 7. He had only two top-ten finishes but improved to thirteenth in the standings. He followed that season up with six top-tens the following year, but fell three spots in points.

1985–1996
Petty's 1985 car

Petty took his number and sponsorship to Wood Brothers Racing in 1985,[3] where he had a then career-high seven top-fives and his first top-ten points finish. The next season, he won his first career race in the infamous 1986 Miller High Life 400 at Richmond and finished tenth in the final standings. In 1987, he switched to the #21 and received new sponsorship from Citgo, as well as winning the 1987 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. He failed to pick up a win in 1988, and fell to thirteenth in points, causing him to be released from the ride.

He signed on to a part-time schedule in 1989 for the new SABCO Racing team. Originally beginning the season unsponsored, he and SABCO later picked up sponsorship from Peak Antifreeze after he drove their car to a top-ten finish at the Daytona 500, filling in for Eddie Bierschwale, as well as Ames Department Stores. Petty and the #42 Pontiac team competed in nineteen races that season, his best finish being a 4th at Atlanta. Peak became the team's full-time sponsor in 1990, and Petty finished eleventh in points after winning the GM Goodwrench 500 at North Carolina Speedway with a 26-second margin of victory. Mello Yello would replace Peak as sponsor of the #42 in 1991, and Petty was running eleventh in points when he suffered a broken leg at a crash in the Winston 500 at Talladega, causing him to miss the next eleven races. His abbreviated schedule combined with only one top-ten in the second half of the season caused him to finish the season 31st in points.

In 1992, Petty rebounded to a career-best fifth-place finish in points, as well winning two separate races that season at Watkins Glen and Rockingham. The 1992 season would be the only year that he would win multiple races in a single season. Kyle came very close to winning the championship in 1992, he had a flat tire at Phoenix (2nd to last race) and broke an engine in the last race otherwise he would have been neck and neck with Elliott and Kulwicki for the title. He duplicated his points finish in 1993 as well as picking up a win in the Champion Spark Plug 500 at Pocono. He dropped ten spots in points in 1994 after he failed to finish higher than fourth, and lost the Mello Yello sponsorship at the end of the season. Coors Light became his new sponsor beginning in 1995, and Kyle won his final career Cup race in the Miller Genuine Draft 500 at Dover. He fell further down to 30th in points after only finishing in the top-ten five times and failing to qualify for the fall race at Bristol Motor Speedway. He improved to a 27th-place points finish the next season despite missing two races due to injury and failing to qualify for the season-ending race at Atlanta. He parted way with SABCO at the end of the season. In 1996, the popular rock group Soundgarden recorded a song called "Kyle Petty, Son of Richard."[4]

1997–2006
Petty made his 500th Cup start at Phoenix International Raceway in 1997
The 44 car in 1997

Beginning with the 1997 season, Petty formed his own team, PE2 Motorsports, and fielded the No. 44 Hot Wheels Pontiac Grand Prix for himself. He had two top-five finishes and nine top-ten finishes, and finished 15th in points, the highest points placement of all the new teams to run during the 1997 season. He only had two top-tens in 1998, and fell back to 30th in points, causing him to return to Petty Enterprises and run his team from their shop, and became Petty Enterprises' new CEO. He began the 1999 season with two early DNQs, and finished 26th in points despite finishing in the top-ten nine times. Petty also made guest appearances on ESPN to provide commentary during Busch Series races. He had one top-ten early in 2000, the same year in which his son Adam died while practicing for a Busch Series race at New Hampshire International Speedway. He missed the next two races and returned to drive the No. 44 for the rest of the summer, before moving to the Busch Series full-time to finish out the season in Adam's No. 45 Sprint Chevrolet. He had four top-tens in the car over a span of fourteen races, and attempted two Cup races with the No. 45 Sprint PCS Chevrolet in 2000, finishing 31st at Martinsville. He also filled in at the Brickyard 400 for Penske Racing after their regular driver, Jeremy Mayfield, had to miss the race due to a concussion, Petty finished 32nd. Steve Grissom drove the No. 44 Hot Wheels Pontiac for the rest of the 2000 Winston Cup season and qualified 5 races in 2000. Kyle Petty had to drive the 45 Sprint PCS Chevrolet and the No. 44 Hot Wheels Pontiac and qualified in 19 races in 2000, causing him to finish 41st in the points standings in the 2000 Winston Cup Series.

Petty's 2004 24 Hours of Daytona Porsche, co-driven with Paul Newman

In 2001, Petty brought the No. 45 to Cup full-time and switched to Dodge. He failed to qualify for twelve races that season and failed to finish higher than sixteenth, causing him to finish 43rd in points. He qualified for every race in 2002 and had a top-ten at Talladega, raising him to 22nd in the points. After 2002, Sprint left the team and Brawny/Georgia Pacific became his new sponsor. He missed three races in 2003 (including one due to injury) and fell back to 37th in the standings.

In 2003, during the Food City 500, Petty crashed his No. 45 car in a hard driver's side impact, recording a hit of 80 g's. Petty held the record for hardest hit until Elliott Sadler crashed at Pocono in 2010.[5] He moved up four spots in 2004 and had a best finish of 12th. In 2005, he competed in every race for the first time in three years and had two top-tens and finished 27th in points. When Georgia Pacific left after 2005, Wells Fargo, Schwan's, and Marathon Oil became the team's new primary sponsors and Petty duplicated his top-ten total in 2006, but fell five spots further in points.

2007–2008
Petty's car at Daytona in 2008
Petty's 2007 Dodge Avenger

At the 2007 Coca-Cola 600, Petty had his first top-five finish in ten years, finishing 3rd in the Coke Zero Dodge. He then raced the Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma in a Petty Enterprises car while broadcasting for TNT. On lap 1 as the cars began lap 2, Petty crashed with Matt Kenseth, causing him to accidentally swear during the broadcasting.

He later took several races off to work as a color commentator for TNT's Nextel Cup coverage, replacing Benny Parsons after Parsons passed in January. He returned to the 45 after a five race break but surrendered the car for two additional races later in the season. Early in the 2008 season, Petty Enterprises was purchased by Boston Ventures, causing Petty to step aside as the team's CEO. When the #45 car fell out of the top-35 in owner's points, he took a large portion of the season off, including races that did not conflict with his broadcasting duties. After fourteen races, his best finish was a 24th at Richmond. He finished 39th in his final 2008 start in the fall race at Phoenix International Raceway after getting swept up into a multi-car crash. According to the Yahoo! sports blog "From The Marbles,” he was being slowly pushed out the door at Petty Enterprises. In December, Petty told NASCAR.com, "I don't work for Petty Enterprises. When they did their deal and sold to Boston Ventures....they pretty much let me know there wasn't a place for me there going into 2009."[6]

Any time he appeared on television with Speed, he wears a hat with a number 45 with a black line across the number, in memory of his son Adam. In the early 2010s he appeared on Fox Sports shows NASCAR Trackside, NASCAR Victory Lane, and NASCAR RaceDay as a television personality. Since 2015, he works for NBC Sports, appearing on all of their NASCAR related shows and broadcasts.

Personal life

Petty has been married twice, to Pattie Petty (1979–2012) and Morgan Petty in 2015. Kyle has six children: Adam Kyler Petty (1980–2000), Austin Kemp Petty (b. 1982) Montgomery Lee Petty Schlappi (b. 1985), Overton Owens Petty (b. 2018), Cotten Cable Petty (b. 2020), and Davant Isley Petty (b. 2022). Austin also has a son named Adam Petty, Jr. (b. 2013).

Charity

Petty is active in many charitable causes, such as Victory Junction, a facility that serves serious illness and chronic medical condition children, which he established to honor his late son, as well as an annual charity motorcycle ride across the country called the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America.[7]

Music career

Petty is also known for his brief attempts as a professional country musician. He was signed to a record contract by RCA Records in 1986 and began work on an album with Don Light. His lone single from this period was "The Other Guy", which led to appearances on Hee Haw and opening for acts such as Randy Travis and The Oak Ridge Boys. Due to disagreements with his record company and management, Petty later abandoned the album project.[8]

Later, Petty recorded a track entitled "Oh King Richard", a tribute to his father Richard written by Rodney Crowell that was released in 1995 as part of a NASCAR-themed country music compilation album. A music video for the song was produced, featuring Petty playing an acoustic guitar in front of his father's No. 43 racecar, as Richard watched highlights of his career on a screen.[9]

Acting career

Petty appeared in the 1983 film Stroker Ace, as himself, and provided voice work for the character of Cal Weathers (the nephew of Strip Weathers, voiced by Richard Petty) in the 2017 film Cars 3.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Pts Ref
1979 Petty Enterprises 42 Dodge RSD DAY CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL
9		 MCH
13		 BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT
18		 NWS CAR ATL
32		 37th 559 [10]
Chevy ONT
14
1980 Dodge RSD DAY
DNQ		 RCH 28th 1690 [11]
Chevy CAR
31		 ATL
14		 BRI DAR NWS
8		 MAR
15		 TAL NSV DOV
21		 CLT
7		 TWS RSD MCH
7		 DAY NSV POC
7		 TAL
9		 MCH
12		 BRI DAR RCH CLT
9		 CAR
35		 ATL ONT
35
Olds MAR
27
RahMoc Enterprises 75 Chevy DOV
23		 NWS
1981 Petty Enterprises 43 Chevy RSD
20		 12th 3335 [12]
42 Buick DAY
32		 RCH
24		 CAR
8		 ATL
41		 BRI
11		 NWS
22		 DAR
25		 MAR
15		 TAL
30		 NSV
7		 DOV
20		 CLT
5		 TWS
29		 RSD
6		 MCH
21		 DAY
6		 NSV
6		 POC
8		 TAL
7		 MCH
19		 BRI
28		 DAR
24		 RCH
22		 DOV
7		 MAR
19		 NWS
18		 CLT
20		 CAR
37		 ATL
8		 RSD
37
1982 Pontiac DAY
23		 RCH
20		 BRI
11		 ATL
26		 CAR
27		 DAR
18		 NWS
14		 MAR
27		 TAL
4		 NSV
27		 DOV
29		 CLT
17		 POC
11		 RSD
12		 MCH
6		 NSV
23		 BRI
30		 RCH
14		 DOV
2		 NWS
10		 MAR
21		 CAR
29		 ATL
31		 RSD 15th 3024 [13]
Ellington Racing 1 Buick DAY
38		 POC
15		 TAL
39		 MCH
15		 CLT
29
Chevy DAR
14
1983 Petty Enterprises 7 Pontiac DAY
33		 RCH
14		 CAR
15		 ATL
35		 DAR
31		 NWS
30		 MAR
11		 TAL
30		 NSV
17		 DOV
11		 BRI
11		 CLT
8		 RSD
6		 POC
13		 MCH
16		 DAY
30		 NSV
20		 POC
11		 TAL
11		 MCH
14		 BRI
11		 DAR
35		 RCH
12		 DOV
26		 MAR
12		 NWS
16		 CLT
18		 CAR
24		 ATL
20		 RSD
13		 13th 3261 [14]
1984 Ford DAY
40		 RCH
17		 CAR
31		 ATL
38		 BRI
26		 NWS
5		 DAR
24		 MAR
8		 TAL
15		 NSV
11		 DOV
13		 CLT
37		 RSD
8		 POC
12		 MCH
12		 DAY
30		 NSV
15		 POC
8		 TAL
22		 MCH
17		 BRI
24		 DAR
32		 RCH
6		 DOV
14		 MAR
10		 CLT
17		 NWS
20		 CAR
24		 ATL
22		 RSD
28		 16th 3159 [15]
1985 Wood Brothers Racing DAY
37		 RCH
7		 CAR
5		 ATL
11		 BRI
6		 DAR
12		 NWS
12		 MAR
11		 TAL
2		 DOV
3		 CLT
14		 RSD
5		 POC
14		 MCH
12		 DAY
5		 POC
7		 TAL
25		 MCH
4		 BRI
16		 DAR
10		 RCH
8		 DOV
15		 MAR
5		 NWS
28		 CLT
22		 CAR
31		 ATL
29		 RSD
27		 9th 3528 [16]
1986 DAY
16		 RCH
1		 CAR
11		 ATL
28		 BRI
9		 DAR
9		 NWS
8		 MAR
5		 TAL
31		 DOV
19		 CLT
20		 RSD
41		 POC
8		 MCH
32		 DAY
5		 POC
8		 TAL
9		 GLN
9		 MCH
28		 BRI
30		 DAR
14		 RCH
20		 DOV
3		 MAR
6		 NWS
14		 CLT
13		 CAR
10		 ATL
7		 RSD
15		 10th 3537 [17]
1987 21 DAY
35		 CAR
16		 RCH
7		 ATL
9		 DAR
13		 NWS
2		 BRI
7		 MAR
12		 TAL
3		 CLT
1		 DOV
24		 POC
3		 RSD
24		 MCH
3		 DAY
17		 POC
20		 TAL
9		 GLN
12		 MCH
27		 BRI
28		 DAR
14		 RCH
18		 DOV
23		 MAR
9		 NWS
6		 CLT
10		 CAR
6		 RSD
3		 ATL
13		 7th 3737 [18]
1988 DAY
18		 RCH
18		 CAR
19		 ATL
5		 DAR
40		 BRI
7		 NWS
5		 MAR
17		 TAL
8		 CLT
16		 DOV
33		 RSD
14		 POC
12		 MCH
33		 DAY
24		 POC
18		 TAL
15		 GLN
34		 MCH
8		 BRI
13		 DAR
28		 RCH
6		 DOV
6		 MAR
22		 CLT
11		 NWS
16		 CAR
9		 PHO
17		 ATL
22		 13th 3296 [19]
1989 SABCO Racing 42 Pontiac DAY
DNQ		 CAR ATL
4		 RCH
DNQ		 DAR
28		 BRI NWS MAR TAL
28		 MCH
6		 DAY
14		 POC
14		 TAL
7		 GLN MCH
9		 BRI
27		 DAR
14		 RCH
32		 DOV
11		 MAR
30		 CLT
29		 NWS
31		 CAR
10		 PHO
21		 ATL
6		 30th 2099 [20]
Hendrick Motorsports Chevy CLT
17		 DOV SON POC
1990 SABCO Racing Pontiac DAY
24		 RCH
11		 CAR
1*		 ATL
6		 DAR
13		 BRI
10		 NWS
10		 MAR
16		 TAL
7		 CLT
17		 DOV
9		 SON
16		 POC
10		 MCH
8		 DAY
10		 POC
35		 TAL
8		 GLN
17		 MCH
16		 BRI
28		 DAR
25		 RCH
6		 DOV
8		 MAR
23		 NWS
10		 CLT
4		 CAR
20*		 PHO
41		 ATL
41		 11th 3501 [21]
1991 DAY
16*		 RCH
25		 CAR
1*		 ATL
39		 DAR
6		 BRI
21		 NWS
18		 MAR
2		 TAL
33		 CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR
22		 RCH
26		 DOV
12		 MAR
12		 NWS
16		 CLT
15		 CAR
9		 PHO
20		 ATL
19		 31st 2078 [22]
1992 DAY
6		 CAR
29		 RCH
20		 ATL
8		 DAR
27		 BRI
19		 NWS
28		 MAR
18		 TAL
10		 CLT
3*		 DOV
29		 SON
12		 POC
6		 MCH
4		 DAY
14		 POC
7		 TAL
6		 GLN
1*		 MCH
6		 BRI
4		 DAR
7		 RCH
12		 DOV
3		 MAR
4		 NWS
3		 CLT
3*		 CAR
1*		 PHO
19		 ATL
16		 5th 3945 [23]
1993 DAY
31		 CAR
32		 RCH
5*		 ATL
7		 DAR
7		 BRI
3		 NWS
2		 MAR
5		 TAL
18		 SON
5		 CLT
14		 DOV
29		 POC
1*		 MCH
12		 DAY
33		 NHA
8		 POC
27		 TAL
4		 GLN
26		 MCH
18		 BRI
30		 DAR
16		 RCH
9		 DOV
14		 MAR
10		 NWS
4		 CLT
7		 CAR
13		 PHO
3		 ATL
11		 5th 3860 [24]
1994 DAY
39		 CAR
8		 RCH
5		 ATL
13		 DAR
11		 BRI
20		 NWS
4		 MAR
26		 TAL
13		 SON
11		 CLT
26		 DOV
11		 POC
12		 MCH
17		 DAY
34		 NHA
8		 POC
27		 TAL
19		 IND
25		 GLN
37		 MCH
6		 BRI
15		 DAR
12		 RCH
38		 DOV
6		 MAR
24		 NWS
26		 CLT
30		 CAR
36		 PHO
6		 ATL
22		 15th 3339 [25]
1995 Team SABCO DAY
12		 CAR
10		 RCH
33		 ATL
14		 DAR
35		 BRI
35		 NWS
31		 MAR
9		 TAL
31		 SON
28		 CLT
29		 DOV
1*		 POC
39		 MCH
42		 DAY
7		 NHA
37		 POC
28		 TAL
6		 IND
25		 GLN
39		 MCH
42		 BRI
DNQ		 DAR
24		 RCH
25		 DOV
26		 MAR
11		 NWS
30		 CLT
15		 CAR
32		 PHO
39		 ATL
33		 30th 2638 [26]
1996 DAY
18		 CAR
11		 RCH
20		 ATL
22		 DAR
12		 BRI
15		 NWS
30		 MAR
30		 TAL
18		 SON
30		 CLT
23		 DOV
18		 POC
20		 MCH
38		 DAY
24		 NHA
28		 POC
26		 TAL
12		 IND
38		 GLN
23		 MCH BRI DAR
17		 RCH
18		 DOV
8		 MAR
8		 NWS
31		 CLT
41		 CAR
25		 PHO
29		 ATL
DNQ		 27th 2696 [27]
1997 PE2 Motorsports 44 Pontiac DAY
14		 CAR
29		 RCH
10		 ATL
13		 DAR
33		 TEX
27		 BRI
29		 MAR
40		 SON
13		 TAL
40		 CLT
14		 DOV
5		 POC
14		 MCH
26		 CAL
31		 DAY
7		 NHA
13		 POC
8		 IND
13		 GLN
26		 MCH
23		 BRI
36		 DAR
32		 RCH
20		 NHA
12		 DOV
3		 MAR
26		 CLT
9		 TAL
7		 CAR
22		 PHO
9		 ATL
6		 15th 3455 [28]
1998 DAY
11		 CAR
24		 LVS
22		 ATL
36		 DAR
29		 BRI
38		 TEX
17		 MAR
34		 TAL
38		 CAL
42		 CLT
30		 DOV
42		 RCH
24		 MCH
36		 POC
31		 SON
26		 NHA
8		 POC
21		 IND
14		 GLN
6		 MCH
29		 BRI
12		 NHA
33		 DAR
28		 RCH
39		 DOV
41		 MAR
29		 CLT
18		 TAL
20		 DAY
22		 PHO
36		 CAR
39		 ATL
29		 30th 2675 [29]
1999 Petty Enterprises DAY
7		 CAR
43		 LVS
DNQ		 ATL
43		 DAR
31		 TEX
DNQ		 BRI
8		 MAR
10		 TAL
13		 CAL
26		 RCH
7		 CLT
30		 DOV
32		 MCH
27		 POC
19		 SON
8		 DAY
36		 NHA
41		 POC
16		 IND
41		 GLN
8		 MCH
31		 BRI
29		 DAR
28		 RCH
15		 NHA
33		 DOV
20		 MAR
7		 CLT
32		 TAL
19		 CAR
23		 PHO
7		 HOM
7		 ATL
24		 26th 3103 [30]
2000 DAY
25		 CAR
31		 LVS
29		 ATL
26		 DAR
25		 BRI
24		 TEX
DNQ		 MAR
38		 TAL
9		 CAL
26		 RCH
28		 CLT DOV
DNQ		 MCH
39		 POC
41		 SON
19		 DAY
30		 NHA POC
40		 IND
DNQ		 GLN
41		 MCH
DNQ		 BRI
22		 DAR RCH NHA DOV TAL
QL†		 CAR PHO 41st 1441 [31]
Penske-Kranefuss Racing 12 Ford IND
32
Petty Enterprises 45 Pontiac MAR
31		 CLT HOM
DNQ		 ATL
2001 Dodge DAY
16		 CAR
DNQ		 LVS
DNQ		 ATL
42		 DAR
35		 BRI
41		 TEX
DNQ		 MAR
42		 TAL
DNQ		 CAL
35		 RCH
22		 CLT
DNQ		 DOV
DNQ		 MCH
27		 POC
34		 SON
22		 DAY
29		 CHI
DNQ		 NHA
26		 POC
31		 IND
DNQ		 GLN
39		 MCH
25		 BRI
DNQ		 DAR
26		 RCH
25		 DOV
43		 KAN
DNQ		 CLT
DNQ		 MAR
DNQ		 TAL
33		 PHO
43		 CAR
43		 HOM
16		 ATL
30		 NHA
23		 43rd 1673 [32]
2002 DAY
41		 CAR
37		 LVS
30		 ATL
15		 DAR
14		 BRI
12		 TEX
21		 MAR
20		 TAL
10		 CAL
17		 RCH
23		 CLT
13		 DOV
20		 POC
13		 MCH
12		 SON
17		 DAY
19		 CHI
24		 NHA
37		 POC
27		 IND
25		 GLN
29		 MCH
25		 BRI
15		 DAR
13		 RCH
17		 NHA
39		 DOV
16		 KAN
15		 TAL
16		 CLT
20		 MAR
37		 ATL
14		 CAR
30		 PHO
32		 HOM
31		 22nd 3501 [33]
2003 DAY
13		 CAR
35		 LVS
31		 ATL
34		 DAR
36		 BRI
34		 TEX
INQ‡		 TAL
11		 MAR
34		 CAL
28		 RCH
27		 CLT
30		 DOV
43		 POC
27		 MCH
34		 SON
27		 DAY
23		 CHI
27		 NHA
32		 POC
34		 IND
40		 GLN
42		 MCH
16		 BRI
34		 DAR
27		 RCH
34		 NHA
30		 DOV
32		 TAL
DNQ		 KAN
23		 CLT
40		 MAR
25		 ATL
25		 PHO
35		 CAR
32		 HOM
DNQ		 37th 2414 [34]
2004 DAY
21		 CAR
39		 LVS
12		 ATL
28		 DAR
34		 BRI
25		 TEX
21		 MAR
18		 TAL
24		 CAL
39		 RCH
27		 CLT
38		 DOV
37		 POC
37		 MCH
18		 SON
32		 DAY
24		 CHI
26		 NHA
27		 POC
19		 IND
23		 GLN
18		 MCH
29		 BRI
37		 CAL
35		 RCH
34		 NHA
21		 DOV
17		 TAL
29		 KAN
38		 CLT
27		 MAR
22		 ATL
29		 PHO
28		 DAR
35		 HOM
DNQ		 33rd 2811 [35]
2005 DAY
17		 CAL
18		 LVS
25		 ATL
36		 BRI
8		 MAR
18		 TEX
24		 PHO
31		 TAL
43		 DAR
28		 RCH
33		 CLT
17		 DOV
19		 POC
41		 MCH
30		 SON
27		 DAY
19		 CHI
27		 NHA
29		 POC
30		 IND
13		 GLN
20		 MCH
33		 BRI
25		 CAL
41		 RCH
27		 NHA
21		 DOV
8		 TAL
24		 KAN
29		 CLT
15		 MAR
14		 ATL
25		 TEX
21		 PHO
19		 HOM
27		 27th 3288 [36]
2006 DAY
39		 CAL
25		 LVS
29		 ATL
8		 BRI
18		 MAR
30		 TEX
39		 PHO
31		 TAL
18		 RCH
26		 DAR
18		 CLT
25		 DOV
27		 POC
40		 MCH
35		 SON
21		 DAY
28		 CHI
28		 NHA
28		 POC
42		 IND
27		 GLN
30		 MCH
31		 BRI
34		 CAL
35		 RCH
34		 NHA
37		 DOV
25		 KAN
29		 TAL
38		 CLT
22		 MAR
10		 ATL
17		 TEX
11		 PHO
25		 HOM
28		 32nd 2928 [37]
2007 DAY
42		 CAL
22		 LVS
28		 ATL
34		 BRI
20		 MAR
22		 TEX
35		 PHO
30		 TAL
18		 RCH
25		 DAR
25		 CLT
3		 DOV
34		 POC MCH SON
39		 NHA DAY CHI IND
32		 POC
34		 GLN
43		 MCH BRI CAL
28		 RCH
35		 NHA
37		 DOV
40		 KAN
21		 TAL
28		 CLT
18		 MAR
21		 ATL
13		 TEX
42		 PHO
29		 HOM
34		 35th 2312 [38]
2008 DAY
34		 CAL
38		 LVS
41		 ATL
32		 BRI
28		 MAR
DNQ		 TEX PHO
DNQ		 TAL
32		 RCH
27		 DAR
41		 CLT
36		 DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN
QL¤		 MCH BRI
31		 CAL
38		 RCH
24		 NHA DOV
40		 KAN
41		 TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO
39		 HOM 44th 879 [39]
† - Qualified for Steve Grissom · ‡ Qualified but replaced by Christian Fittipaldi · ¤ - Qualified for Boris Said
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1980 Petty Enterprises Dodge DNQ
1981 Buick 11 32
1982 Pontiac 12 23
1983 7 33
1984 Ford 15 40
1985 Wood Brothers Racing 6 37
1986 7 16
1987 20 35
1988 21 18
1989 SABCO Racing Pontiac DNQ
1990 22 24
1991 6 16
1992 33 6
1993 1 31
1994 26 39
1995 Team SABCO 13 12
1996 29 18
1997 PE2 Motorsports Pontiac 30 14
1998 39 11
1999 Petty Enterprises Pontiac 24 7
2000 42 25
2001 Dodge 28 16
2002 34 41
2003 30 13
2004 33 21
2005 33 17
2006 12 39
2007 29 42
2008 39 34

Busch Series
NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 NBSC Pts Ref
1982 36 Pontiac DAY RCH BRI MAR DAR HCY SBO CRW RCH LGY DOV HCY CLT ASH HCY SBO CAR CRW SBO HCY LGY IRP
25		 BRI HCY RCH MAR
22		 CLT HCY MAR 101st 185 [40]
1986 Randy Hope Motorsports 47 Buick DAY
12		 CAR HCY MAR
17		 BRI DAR
28		 SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT
9		 SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO RAL OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR ROU CLT
26		 CAR MAR 42nd 456 [41]
1988 Petty Enterprises 30 Ford DAY
12		 HCY CAR
14		 MAR DAR
37		 BRI
18		 LNG NZH SBO NSV CLT
14		 DOV
34		 ROU LAN LVL MYB OXF SBO HCY LNG IRP
8		 ROU BRI DAR
15		 RCH DOV
30		 MAR CLT
37		 CAR
25		 MAR 43rd 537 [42]
1989 Highline Racing 82 Pontiac DAY CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI NZH SBO LAN NSV CLT
33		 DOV DOV
4		 MAR CLT CAR MAR 61st 370 [43]
81 Buick ROU
7		 LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH
1990 42 Pontiac DAY
32		 RCH
30*		 CAR
2*		 MAR HCY DAR
37		 BRI
3		 LAN SBO NZH
36		 HCY CLT
25		 DOV
DNQ		 ROU VOL MYB OXF NHA
22		 SBO DUB IRP
13		 ROU BRI
16		 DAR RCH DOV
30		 MAR CLT NHA CAR MAR 35th 1079 [44]
1995 Team SABCO 42 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM
DNQ		 NA - [45]
1996 Shaver Motorsports 49 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NZH CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
34		 CAR HOM
17		 72nd 173 [46]
1997 DAY
24		 CAR RCH TAL
4		 NHA NZH CLT
38		 DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY
35		 IRP MCH
DNQ		 BRI DAR RCH
33		 DOV CLT CAL CAR HOM 60th 422 [47]
Pontiac ATL
DNQ		 LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV
1998 Andretti-Laird Racing 96 Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX
12		 HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM 91st 127 [48]
2000 Petty Enterprises 45 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV
26		 SBO MYB GLN MLW
8		 NZH
5		 PPR GTY
9		 IRP
15		 MCH
11		 BRI
19		 DAR
13		 RCH
29		 DOV
40		 CLT
17		 CAR
15		 MEM
21		 PHO
16		 HOM
9		 31st 1710 [49]

Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 NCTC Pts Ref
1997 McCray Racing 42 Chevy WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL
11		 PHO LVS 100th 130 [50]

Winston West Series
NASCAR Winston West Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NWWSC Pts Ref
1979 Petty Enterprises 4 Chevy RSD MMR RSD EVG YAK POR AAS SHA CRS SON EVG SRP POR ASP ONT PHO
8		 60th 43 [51]
1980 42 RSD ONT S99 RSD LAG EVG POR SON MMR ONT PHO
3		 76th – [52]
1981 Buick RSD S99 AAS MMR RSD LAG POR WSP EVG SHA RSD SON RSD PHO
3		 36th 48 [53]
1984 Jefferson Racing 7 Ford RSD YAK SIR
17		 POR EVG SHA WSR SON MMR RSD PHO 40th 34 [54]

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ARSC Pts Ref
1979 Petty Enterprises 44 Dodge AVS DAY
1*		 NSV FRS SLM DSP IMS TAL FRS N/A – [55]

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
Year Make 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points Ref
1994 Dodge DAY
5		 DAR
5		 TAL
7		 MCH
8		 7th 35 [56]

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