Kyle Petty bio

Personal Info.

Name: Kyle Petty

Birthdate:  June 2, 1960

Hometown: Randleman, NC

Residence: Trinity, NC

Wife: Pattie

Children: Adam, Austin,
Montgomery Lee

Team Information

Sponsor: Georgia Pacific

Owner: Pattie Petty

Crew Chief: Greg Steadman

Car: Dodge 

Driving History:

1979-1984: Drove for Petty Enterprises Accumulated: 29 top-10's, 4 Top-5's

1985-1988: Drove for the Wood Brothers Accumulated: 48 Top-10's, 19 Top-S's, 2 wins, 1 outside pole

1989-1996: Drove for SABCO and Accumulated: 69 Top-10's, 26 Top-5?s, 6 wins, 8 poles, 4 outside poles
*Finished career high 5th in the NASCAR Winston Cup Standings in 1992, 1993
*Became the first Petty to win more than $1 million in one season, 1992
*Took the pole at the Daytona 500, 1993

1997-1998: Drove for pe2 (or Petty Enterprises: partnership with father, Richard Petty)
Accumulated: 11 Top-10's, two Top-5's

1999: Drove for Petty Enterprises (joined forces with Richard Petty in Randleman, NC, became home of both the #43 and #44 Winston Cup teams) Accumulated: 9 Top-5's
*Petty Enterprises celebrates 50 years of racing

2000- Raced in 19 Winston Cup events collecting one top-ten and one outside pole. Also competed in the NASCAR Busch Series earning four top-tens and 11 top-20's in 15 starts.

2001- Returned to NASCAR Winston Cup racing full-time driving the #45 Sprint Dodge. Made his 600th career start in June earning him 13th on the all-time list of NASCAR Winston Cup Starts.

History:

First Stock Car Race-Entered ARCA 200 at the Daytona International Speedway, finishing in first place, February 12, 1979.

First Winston Cup Start- Entered the Talladega 500, finishing ninth, August 5, 1979.

First Winston Cup Pole- March 2, 1990; drove for SABCO Racing, took pole at the Goodwrench 500 at the North Carolina Speedway (Rockingham, NC), and also won the event.

First Winston Cup Win- February 23,1986; drove for the Wood Brothers, won the Miller High Life 400 at the Richmond International Speedway (Richmond, Va.)

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