I absolutely LOVE Kyle Petty (as you can see). You're probably asking why Kyle, since he hasn't won a championship and really hasn't won a whole lot of races. Well, I admire Kyle! He is a good, honest man ... doesn't resort to "dirty tricks" on the track ... is a good sportsman ... has a GREAT sense of humor (known as a prankster) ... and does a lot for children and children's charities (not to mention he has a killer smile!!) 2000 was a very tough year for Kyle. Kyle's oldest son Adam was racing a full schedule in the Busch Grand National division - and was set to run a limited schedule on the Winston Cup series, preparing him for the move this year to Winston Cup full-time! Adam was quite a talented driver, and was predicted to rival his grandfather, Richard. The Petty family was back strong, thanks to Adam - the first fourth generation star in any sport. Sadly, on May 12, 2000, Adam's life was cut short. During practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Adams car crashed into the wall in turn 3. After much thought, Kyle stepped down from the #44 Hot Wheels Pontiac, and from Winston cup for the remainder of the season - replaced by Steve Grissom. Instead, Kyle drove Adams #45 Sprint Chevrolet in the Busch series for the remainder of the season - and subsequently brought the #45 team to Winston cup this year, as was intended with Adam. We all wish Kyle a most successful year with this very special team. I am sure Adam is smiling down from heaven upon him! While surfing the net for more Kyle pages, I stumbled across an interesting site. Click the above picture to see my comments to someone's opinion of Kyle Won the first stock car race he entered (Arca 200 at Daytona) First 3rd gen. driver to win a Nascar Winston Cup Race (1986) First Petty to win $1 million or more in one season (in 1992) Earned more money racing than his father. 1996-Nominated Man of the Year for charitable work Posted the best finish for a first year team in 1997 Kyle accepted the 41st Annual TOSCO 76/NMPA Myer Brothers Award (12/2000) Kyle is presently 43rd in the Points Standings Race Start Finish Daytona 500 28 16 K-Mart/Duralube 400 DNQ DNQ UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 DNQ DNQ Cracker Barrell 500 18 42 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 43 35 Food City 500 7 41 Harrahs 500 DNQ DNQ Virginia 500 Talladega 500 NAPA 500 Pontiac Excitement 400 The Winston (non-points race) Coca Cola 600 MBNA Platinum 400 K-Mart 400 Pocono 500 Save Mart/Kragen 350 Pepsi 400 Chicago 500 New England 300 Pennsylvania 500 Brickyard 400 Global Crossing @ the Glen >Pepsi 400 Sharpie 500 Pepsi Southern 500 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 New Hampshire 300 MBNA.com 400 Kansas City 500 UAW-GM Quality 500 Old Dominion 500 Talladega 500 Duralube 500 Pop Secret 400 Pennzoil 400 NAPA 500 [Main Page] [Holiday Pages] [Background Sets] [Candles] [Links} "On The Road Again With Kyle Petty"