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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 remained as operating owner until his son Kyle Petty took over day-to-day operations a decade later. However, in 2008, Kyle Petty was released by Petty Enterprises , and, because of lack of sponsorship, Petty Enterprises was bought out by Gillett-Evernham Motorsports.
Adam Kyler Petty (July 10, 1980 – May 12, 2000) was an American professional stock car racing driver. A member of the Petty racing family, he was the fourth generation from the Petty family to drive in races in the highest division of NASCAR racing, mostly in what was then known as the NASCAR Busch Series. He was believed to be the first ...
His son Richard then became the king of NASCAR with seven Cup Series titles and 200 wins. Richard Petty became the first driver to win seven titles and is the only driver with more than 105 Cup ...
Former NASCAR driver and analyst Kyle Petty spoke one-on-one with The Observer, opening up about NASCAR’s origins, being an ‘outsider-insider,’ and grieving the death of his son.
Richard Petty, with a record 200 Cup Series wins, seven championships and a first-ballot inductee into the Hall of Fame, is considered NASCAR's greatest driver. ... Adam Petty was the oldest son ...
The year of 1979 saw Richard's son, Kyle Petty, start his career winning the very first race he entered - the Arca 200 at Daytona International Speedway, Petty drove five cup races for PE in 1979. Kyle Petty's 1983 Pontiac Grand Prix. In 1983, the No. 42 became the #7 due to Kyle Petty's 7-Eleven-sponsorship. Kyle earned eight Top 5's, but no ...
Kyle Petty, Richard’s son, made 829 starts in the Cup Series races and remains a racing analyst for TV partner NBC. The 86-year-old Petty is now the ambassador at Legacy Motor Club, which bought ...