# 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. Petty last drove the No. 45 Dodge Charger for Petty Enterprises, where he was CEO; his last race was in 2008.

## Early career

Petty was born in Randleman, North Carolina. He made his major-league stock car debut at the age of 18. He won the first race he entered, the 1979 Daytona ARCA 200, in one of his father's old 1978 Dodge Magnum race cars, at the time, Petty became the youngest driver to win a major-league stock car race.

## NASCAR career
### 1979-1984

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.
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 took his number and sponsorship to Wood Brothers Racing in 1985, 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 ways with SABCO at the end of the season. In 1996, the popular rock group Soundgarden recorded a song called "Kyle Petty, Son of Richard."

### 1997–2006

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.
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. 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

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."
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), and three other children. Petty also has a grandchild.

### Charity

Petty is active in many charitable causes, such as Victory Junction, a facility for 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.

### 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.
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.

### 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 | |
| 1979 | Petty Enterprises | 42 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ONT 14 | | | | | | | | | 37th | 559 |
| 1980 | Petty Enterprises | 42 | Dodge | RSD | DAY DNQ | RCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28th | 1690 | |
| 1980 | Petty Enterprises | 42 | 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 | | | | | | | | | 28th | 1690 |
| 1980 | Petty Enterprises | 42 | Olds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28th | 1690 | |
| 1980 | RahMoc Enterprises | 75 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 23 | NWS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28th | 1690 |
| 1981 | Petty Enterprises | 43 | Chevy | RSD 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 3335 | |
| 1981 | Petty Enterprises | 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 | | | | | | | | | 12th | 3335 |
| 1982 | Petty Enterprises | 42 | 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 | |
| 1982 | Ellington Racing | 1 | Buick | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAY 38 | | POC 15 | TAL 39 | MCH 15 | | | | | | CLT 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 3024 |
| 1982 | Ellington Racing | 1 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 3024 | |
| 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 | |
| 1984 | Petty Enterprises | 7 | 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 | |
| 1985 | Wood Brothers Racing | 7 | Ford | 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 | |
| 1986 | Wood Brothers Racing | 7 | Ford | 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 | |
| 1987 | Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | Ford | 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 | |
| 1988 | Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | Ford | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 1989 | Hendrick Motorsports | 42 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | CLT 17 | DOV | SON | POC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30th | 2099 |
| 1990 | SABCO Racing | 42 | 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 | |
| 1991 | SABCO Racing | 42 | Pontiac | 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 | |
| 1992 | SABCO Racing | 42 | Pontiac | 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 | |
| 1993 | SABCO Racing | 42 | Pontiac | 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 | |
| 1994 | SABCO Racing | 42 | Pontiac | 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 | |
| 1995 | Team SABCO | 42 | Pontiac | 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 | |
| 1996 | Team SABCO | 42 | Pontiac | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 1998 | PE2 Motorsports | 44 | Pontiac | 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 | |
| 1999 | Petty Enterprises | 44 | Pontiac | 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 | |
| 2000 | Petty Enterprises | 44 | Pontiac | 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 | |
| 2000 | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | 12 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IND 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41st | 1441 |
| 2000 | Petty Enterprises | 45 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 31 | CLT | | | | HOM DNQ | ATL | | | | 41st | 1441 |
| 2001 | Petty Enterprises | 45 | 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 | |
| 2002 | Petty Enterprises | 45 | Dodge | 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 | |
| 2003 | Petty Enterprises | 45 | Dodge | 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 | |
| 2004 | Petty Enterprises | 45 | Dodge | 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 | |
| 2005 | Petty Enterprises | 45 | Dodge | 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 | |
| 2006 | Petty Enterprises | 45 | Dodge | 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 | |
| 2007 | Petty Enterprises | 45 | Dodge | 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 | |
| 2008 | Petty Enterprises | 45 | Dodge | 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 | |
| $^†$ - 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 | DNQ |
| 1981 | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 11 | 32 |
| 1982 | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 12 | 23 |
| 1983 | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 7 | 33 |
| 1984 | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 15 | 40 |
| 1985 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 6 | 37 |
| 1986 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 7 | 16 |
| 1987 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 20 | 35 |
| 1988 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 21 | 18 |
| 1989 | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1990 | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 22 | 24 |
| 1991 | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 6 | 16 |
| 1992 | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 33 | 6 |
| 1993 | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 1 | 31 |
| 1994 | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 26 | 39 |
| 1995 | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 13 | 12 |
| 1996 | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 29 | 18 |
| 1997 | PE2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 30 | 14 |
| 1998 | PE2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 39 | 11 |
| 1999 | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 24 | 7 |
| 2000 | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 42 | 25 |
| 2001 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 28 | 16 |
| 2002 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 34 | 41 |
| 2003 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 30 | 13 |
| 2004 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 33 | 21 |
| 2005 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 33 | 17 |
| 2006 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 12 | 39 |
| 2007 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 29 | 42 |
| 2008 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 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 |
| 1982 | Kerry Bodenhamer | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1989 | Highline Racing | 81 | Buick | | | | | | | | | | | | | ROU 7 | LVL | VOL | MYB | SBO | HCY | DUB | IRP | ROU | BRI | DAR | RCH | | | | | | | | | | | 61st | 370 |
| 1990 | Highline Racing | 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 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| 1997 | Shaver Motorsports | 49 | Chevy | 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 |
| 1997 | Shaver Motorsports | 49 | Pontiac | | | | ATL DNQ | LVS | DAR | HCY | TEX | BRI | NSV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 60th | 422 |
| 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 |
| 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 |

#### 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 | |

#### 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 |
| 1979 | Petty Enterprises | 4 | Chevy | RSD | MMR | RSD | EVG | YAK | POR | AAS | SHA | CRS | SON | EVG | SRP | POR | ASP | ONT | PHO 8 | 60th | 43 |
| 1980 | Petty Enterprises | 42 | Chevy | RSD | ONT | S99 | RSD | LAG | EVG | POR | SON | MMR | ONT | PHO 3 | | | | | | 76th | – |
| 1981 | Petty Enterprises | 42 | Buick | RSD | S99 | AAS | MMR | RSD | LAG | POR | WSP | EVG | SHA | RSD | SON | RSD | PHO 3 | | | 36th | 48 |
| 1984 | Jefferson Racing | 7 | Ford | RSD | YAK | SIR 17 | POR | EVG | SHA | WSR | SON | MMR | RSD | PHO | | | | | | 40th | 34 |

### 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 | – | |

### 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 | |