# Petty Enterprises

Petty Enterprises (formerly Lee Petty Engineering) was a NASCAR racing team based in Level Cross, North Carolina, USA. It was founded by Lee Petty with his two sons Richard Petty and Maurice Petty. The team was later owned by Richard Petty, his son Kyle Petty and Boston Ventures. At the time of its folding the team operated the No. 43 and No. 45 Dodge Chargers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Petty Enterprises ran from 1949 until 2008. The team closed shop in January 2009 and merged with Gillett Evernham Motorsports after sponsorship could not be found for any of the cars in the Petty stable; the merged team took the name Richard Petty Motorsports, adopting a logo similar to that of Petty Enterprises' logo. In 2021, Richard Petty Motorsports became Petty GMS Motorsports, and in 2023 the team rebranded as Legacy Motor Club.
Petty Enterprises formerly held the title of winningest team in NASCAR Cup Series for 61 years, beginning in 1960 with a win by Lee Petty. At the time of the team's final victory, it totaled 268 wins in the series. In 2021, Hendrick Motorsports eclipsed the record, winning its 269th race in the Coca-Cola 600 with Kyle Larson.

## Old race shop in Level Cross

The facilities in Randleman that was vacated by the race team is still owned by the Petty family and is now (since 2010) a small business called The Petty Garage and specializes in custom cars, vintage restorations, and other specialty automotive work. The last few years has seen it host Mopar (Chrysler Co. vehicles) appreciation meets.

## Cup Series
### Car No. 42 history
#### Lee Petty (1949-1961)

Founded as Lee Petty Engineering, Lee Petty brought Petty Enterprises their first starts, the first of these at Occoneechee Speedway, where Petty finished ninth. The team's first win came that year in Lee's fifth start at Heidelberg Raceway, with Petty and the team finishing 2nd in points that season. Petty won one race in each of the years 1950 and 1951, before collecting three victories in 1952. Lee grabbed five wins in 1953 and finished second in points before winning the championship in 1954. He followed that with six wins the next season and two more the following year, making him one of the most dominating drivers in the series at that time. In 1957, Petty won four races as the team began running additional teams. Petty would accumulate a total of 54 career wins, one of them being the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959, and three national championships. But during the 100 Mile Qualifying Races for the 1961 Daytona 500, Petty was involved in a horrific crash with Johnny Beauchamp, this would hospitalize both drivers, and Petty would only make a handful of starts between 1962 and 1965.
Lee's sons, Richard and Maurice Petty, would also make a few starts in their father's cars in the early part of their careers. Several other drivers raced a handful of times in the No. 42, including Marvin Panch, Paul Lewis, Tiny Lund, G.C. Spencer, and Dan Gurney.

#### Kyle Petty (1979-1984)

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.
In 1983, the No. 42 became the #7 due to Kyle Petty's 7-Eleven-sponsorship. Kyle earned eight Top 5's, but no wins during that stretch. Petty left to drive for the Wood Brothers in 1985, taking the sponsor with him and causing the team to shut down.

#### Car No. 42 Results

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 | Owners | Pts |
| 1979 | Kyle Petty | 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 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ONT 14 | 37th | 559 |
| 1980 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Dodge | RSD | DAY DNQ | RCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28th | 1690 |
| 1980 | Kyle Petty | 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 | DOV | NWS | | CLT 9 | CAR 35 | ATL | ONT 35 | 28th | 1690 |
| 1980 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Olds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 27 | | | | | | | 28th | 1690 |
| 1981 | Richard Petty | 42 | Chevy | RSD 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 3335 |
| 1981 | Kyle Petty | 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 | Kyle Petty | 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 | DAY | NSV 23 | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI 30 | DAR | RCH 14 | DOV 2 | NWS 10 | CLT | MAR 21 | CAR 29 | ATL 31 | RSD | | 15th | 3024 |
| 1983 | Kyle Petty | 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 | Kyle Petty | 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 |

### Car No. 43 history
#### Pre-Richard Petty years (1954-1958)

Believed to be one of the most recognizable numbers in motorsports, the No. 43 team debuted in 1954, when Lee Petty expanded to a two car team and put Bob Welborn in the driver's seat. Welborn competed in two races that season; West Palm Beach and Savannah, finishing 11th and 20th, respectively. The #43 would not return with Petty Enterprises until 1957, this time with Bill Lutz behind the wheel. Lutz drove his Oldsmobile to a 6th-place finish at Daytona Beach. The 43 car would once again take a break from competition until 1959, when Lee placed his son Richard in the car.

#### Richard Petty (1959-1992)

Richard made ten starts in 1959, accumulating five top tens, and four top fives making him the 1959 Rookie of the Year. Petty returned in 1960, making forty starts, with three wins, sixteen top fives, and thirty top tens. He finished second in NASCAR Grand National Series points, scoring his first career win at Charlotte Fairgrounds Speedway. Petty scored ten wins throughout 1961 and 1962, finishing eighth and second in championship standings. Although he had tremendous success early in his career, his true breakout year was 1963. In '63, Petty scored fourteen wins, thirty top fives, thirty-nine top tens, and eight poles. However, he still fell short of the championship, finishing second to Joe Weatherly.
1964 saw Richard win his first Grand National title, and first Daytona 500. Joining in the Chrysler boycott of NASCAR due to the ban of the Hemi engine, Petty spent most of 1965 drag racing, and only made fourteen out of fifty-five races on the circuit. In 1966, Petty returned to NASCAR. Winning yet another Daytona 500, and finishing third in points. 1967 was a monumental year for Richard. He compiled twenty-seven wins out of forty-eight starts, including a record ten wins in a row. One of these victories was the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. This would be his only win in the Southern 500. His dominance in this season dubbed him the nickname of, "King Richard." He had previously been known as the "Randleman Rocket." He also scored his second Grand National Series championship during that season. Petty continued this success in 1968, although he finished third in final points ranking. In 1969, Petty switched brands to Ford, as Richard believed his Plymouth was not as competitive on superspeedways. He requested to run a Dodge Daytona, but Chrysler executives insisted he stay with Plymouth. He would take home ten race wins, and finish second in points. In 1970 Plymouth developed their own version of the Dodge Daytona, the Plymouth Superbird. It had the features Richard wanted, and he switched back to Plymouth for the 1970 season. 1971 was a year of "threes" for Petty, he won his third Daytona 500 and third championship, edging over Virginia driver, James Hylton. Richard would win twenty-one races that year, making him the first stock car racing driver in history to win over $1,000,000. At the end of the 1971 season, Chrysler announced they would no longer factory-back the Pettys.
In 1972, STP began a long, very successful sponsorship arrangement with the team. However, it put an end to the years of famous all "Petty Blue" cars. Initially, STP insisted the car be all orangish-red. But after a lengthy negotiation session, they decided on a car that would be a combination of the "Petty Blue" and the "STP Red." This paint scheme would become the one of all STP sponsored race car, most notably Gordon Johncock's 1982 Indianapolis 500 winning automobile. Thanks to his eight victories, twenty-five top fives, and twenty-eight top tens, Petty won his fourth series title, making him the inaugural Winston Cup champion. In 1973, Petty completed his first full-time season in a Dodge Charger (he had tested them in 1972.) 1973 also saw Petty's fourth Daytona 500 victory, outlasting Buddy Baker's K&K Insurance Racing Dodge. A year later, all NASCAR races were shortened due to the energy crisis. Petty would win the "Daytona 450," along with nine other races, winning his fifth championship.
1975 was another historic year for Petty, as he won the World 600 in Charlotte for the first time in his career, en route to twelve more victories and his sixth series title. The thirteen wins is a modern era (1972–Present) record, tied by Jeff Gordon in 1998. In 1976, Petty was involved in one of the most famous finishes in NASCAR history. He and David Pearson were battling for the win on the last lap of the Daytona 500. When Petty tried to pass Pearson coming out of turn four, his right bumper and Pearson's left front bumper touched. Pearson and Petty both spun and hit the wall. Petty's car came to rest just yards before the start/finish line, but his engine had stalled. Pearson had struck the wall and clipped another car, but his engine was running. Although Team Petty tried to push-start Richard, Pearson would end up winning the race. 1978 was another big year for Petty, not because of his success, but because of his lack of success. This very well could've been the only year in Petty's prime where he did not visit the Winner's Circle. The team could not get their Dodge Magnum to handle the way they wanted, even though they spent countless hours trying to improve the car's performance.
Unhappy with his 1978 results, Petty decided to part ways with Chrysler, and began racing General Motors vehicles. This change proved very successful as Petty scored six top ten finishes in the last ten races of the season. He would go on to have even better results in 1979. He kicked off the season with winning the Daytona 500, the sixth of his career, and the first live flag-to-flag broadcast of a NASCAR race. This race became infamous for a fistfight between competitors Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough after the race. Allison and Yarborough were running first and second on the last lap when they crashed, allowing Petty to sneak by. The race is also regarded as being the turning point of modern-day NASCAR. The East Coast was snowed in by a blizzard, giving CBS a captive audience. He ran most of the remaining races that season in a Chevrolet, winning four additional times, and his seventh and final NASCAR championship, beating Darrell Waltrip by eleven points. That would be the record for closest championship battle until 1992.
1980 was not a very good year for Petty, he only won twice. This is widely considered to be the first season of Richard's downfall. 1981 was slightly more promising. Prior to the 1981 season, NASCAR dictated that all teams had to downsize their cars to a 110" wheel-base. Even though Petty had been successful with General Motors cars, he wanted to return to his Mopar roots. So, in 1981 Petty revealed a brand new 1981 Dodge Mirada and took it to Daytona in January for testing. Petty's fans were also mostly Dodge fans, so when word got out about the Mirada, over 15,000 people attended just to watch Petty test. Unfortunately for Richard, the Dodge's top speed averaged at 186 miles per hour, about 8 miles per hour slower than his fellow GM and Ford competitors. So, Petty abandoned the Dodge Mirada, and purchased a Buick Regal for the Daytona 500. Petty would end up winning the 500 for the seventh and last time thanks to a strategic late-race pit stop. While Petty would win three races in 1981, Petty was still disappointed in his results and concluded that the Regals were poor in reliability and ill-handling. For the 1982 season, he moved to the Pontiac Grand Prix. At first, the Grand Prix behaved much like the 1978 Dodge Magnum, but towards the end of the year things began to improve. Richard would end the season with three victories, nine top fives, and twenty-one top tens.
Richard would leave Petty Enterprises after the 1983 season, moving to Curb Racing in hopes his statistics would improve. In 1986 Richard returned to his family's team. The following years would come with little success for struggling Petty, scoring a combined zero wins, fifteen top fives, and thirty-two top tens.
On October 1, 1991, Petty announced he would retire from racing after the 1992 season. Petty's final top ten finish came in the 1991 Budweiser at the Glen, which is the same race that claimed the life of veteran driver JD McDuffie. Petty's final season was dubbed the "Fan Appreciation Tour." This tour took him around the country, participating in special events, ceremonies, and fan meeting sessions. Petty would lead the field on the pace lap at every race as a salute to the fans.
Petty led the first five laps of the Pepsi 400 at Daytona, but dropped out on lap 84. Petty's final race came at the season-ending Hooters 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Petty was involved in an accident on lap 94, but the team managed to restore the car and send him back out with two laps to go and Richard Petty was running at the finish in 35th position before taking one last lap after the race in a fender-less race car, with tear-filled eyes and a hand out the window, waving goodbye to his many fans.
Legacy Motor Club and Daytona International Speedway unveiled the first of 28 unique statues featuring Petty’s famed hat.

#### Wally Dallenbach Jr. / John Andretti (1994)

In 1994, the No. 43 car made a return with Wally Dallenbach Jr. as the driver. Dallenbach tallied three top 10's and one top 5, but struggled to qualify races. He was replaced mid-season by John Andretti.

#### Bobby Hamilton (1995-1997)

For 1995, 1991 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Bobby Hamilton was hired to drive. Hamilton would score four top fives, and scored his first win with the team the following year at Phoenix, this would be Petty Enterprises first win since 1983. In 1997 Hamilton won at Rockingham, but left the team at the end of the season to drive for Morgan-McClure Racing.

#### John Andretti (1998-2003)

In 1998, journeyman John Andretti was hired and he gave the team three Top 5's in his first year, and another win at Martinsville the following. This would ultimately be the final win for Petty Enterprises. In 2000, Andretti began to fail and he only scored two Top 10's. The next year, he did score one Top 5 at Bristol.
The team lost longtime sponsor STP in mid-2000 and changed to General Mills. The #43 team began a noticeable downward slide, and would not win another race in Cup competition until 2014 as Richard Petty Motorsports.

#### Christian Fittipaldi (2003) and Jeff Green (2003-2005)

2003 saw Andretti get released fourteen races into the season in favor of Brazilian driver Christian Fittipaldi, who struggled and was also released after ten races. Jeff Green took over for 2004–2005, with a best finish of seventh at Martinsville in 2004.

#### Bobby Labonte (2006-2008)

In 2006, the team brought in 2000 Winston Cup champion Bobby Labonte and former Hendrick Motorsports crew chief Robbie Loomis. Many analysts saw this combination as the key to putting Petty Enterprises back into victory lane. The team's first year together showed promise, Labonte finished 21st in the points with eight top tens. Late in the 2007 season, Petty Enterprises moved its shop into the old Robert Yates Racing facility in Mooresville, North Carolina. It would be the first time since the inception of the company that it wouldn't be located in Randleman, North Carolina. "PE believes that this is necessary to move forward with the team," Richard Petty said. "It's kind of hard for us and the people in the community to accept maybe we're not there anymore. We just feel for us to move forward and keep up with where NASCAR is going, we just felt we had to try to go somewhere else." That year, Labonte improved to 18th in points. Labonte fell back to 21st in points in 2008, posting just two top-10 finishes Earlier in the year, General Mills announced they would leave the team to sponsor Richard Childress Racing's fourth cup car in 2009. Rumors surfaced in early December 2008 that Petty Enterprises may cease operations and liquidate its assets, since Boston Venture was unable to secure sponsorship for the No. 43.

#### Merger with Evernham Motorsports (2009)

In January 2009, Petty Enterprises merged with Gillett Evernham Motorsports and the No. 43 car was absorbed into the team. Labonte left the team before the 2009 season, leaving the car with no driver and no sponsor for 2009. By January 2009, the only employees left were Robbie Loomis and Richard Petty himself. CEO David F. Zucker was reassigned to the Richard Petty Driving Experience, which Boston Ventures also controlled.
The team's merger with Gillett Evernham Motorsports moved the No. 43 over to that team, In 2021, RPM merged with GMS Racing and the No. 43 moved there where it is currently driven by Erik Jones.

#### Car No. 43 Results

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 | Owners | Pts |
| 1972 | Richard Petty | 43 | Plymouth | RSD 1 | DAY 26 | RCH 1 | ONT 4 | CAR 2 | ATL 6 | BRI 3 | DAR 2 | NWS 1 | MAR 1 | | | | | RSD 23* | | | BRI 2 | TRN 3 | | | | NSV 2 | | RCH 1* | DOV 2 | MAR 1 | NWS 1 | | CAR 2 | | | | | | | 1st | 8701.4 |
| 1972 | Richard Petty | 43 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 5 | CLT 19 | DOV 2 | MCH 3 | | TWS 1* | DAY 2 | | | ATL 2 | TAL 7 | MCH 4 | | DAR 3 | | | | | CLT 10 | | TWS 3 | | | | | | | | 1st | 8701.4 |
| 1973 | Richard Petty | 43 | Dodge | RSD 21 | DAY 1 | RCH 1* | CAR 23 | BRI 2 | ATL 34 | NWS 1* | DAR 7 | MAR 21 | TAL 35 | NSV 13 | CLT 13 | DOV 4 | TWS 1 | RSD 2 | MCH 3 | DAY 2 | BRI 21 | ATL 33 | TAL 14 | NSV 2 | DAR 4 | RCH 1* | DOV 7 | NWS 2* | MAR 1 | CLT 2 | CAR 35 | | | | | | | | | 5th | 6877.95 |
| 1974 | Richard Petty | 43 | Dodge | RSD 2 | DAY 1 | RCH 2 | CAR 1* | BRI 23 | ATL 6 | DAR 20 | NWS 1* | MAR 2 | TAL 3 | NSV 1 | DOV 3 | CLT 2 | RSD 25 | MCH 1* | DAY 2 | BRI 3 | NSV 13* | ATL 1 | POC 1* | TAL 1 | MCH 2 | DAR 35 | RCH 1* | DOV 1* | NWS 2 | MAR 29 | CLT 2 | CAR 3 | ONT 15* | | | | | | | 1st | 5037.75 |
| 1975 | Richard Petty | 43 | Dodge | RSD 7 | DAY 7 | RCH 1* | CAR 3 | BRI 1* | ATL 1* | NWS 1* | DAR 26 | MAR 1* | TAL 19 | NSV 7 | DOV 3 | CLT 1* | RSD 1 | MCH 2 | DAY 1 | NSV 2 | POC 2 | TAL 2 | MCH 1 | DAR 2* | DOV 1* | NWS 1* | MAR 22 | CLT 1* | RCH 28 | CAR 35 | BRI 1* | ATL 3 | ONT 16 | | | | | | | 1st | 4783 |
| 1976 | Richard Petty | 43 | Dodge | RSD 25 | DAY 2 | CAR 1* | RCH 2 | BRI 27 | ATL 28 | NWS 2 | DAR 23 | MAR 4 | TAL 4 | NSV 2 | DOV 6 | CLT 2 | RSD 9 | MCH 4 | DAY 22 | NSV 2 | POC 1 | TAL 20 | MCH 3 | BRI 2 | DAR 2 | RCH 3 | DOV 2 | MAR 4 | NWS 3 | CLT 8 | CAR 1* | ATL 28 | ONT 27 | | | | | | | 2nd | 4449 |
| 1977 | Richard Petty | 43 | Dodge | RSD 3 | DAY 26 | RCH 6 | CAR 1* | ATL 1 | NWS 2 | DAR 3 | BRI 3 | MAR 3 | TAL 20 | NSV 5 | DOV 3 | CLT 1* | RSD 1* | MCH 2 | DAY 1* | NSV 3 | POC 2 | TAL 11 | MCH 8 | BRI 22 | DAR 4 | RCH 2 | DOV 23 | MAR 4 | NWS 24* | CLT 32 | CAR 2 | ATL 6 | ONT 2 | | | | | | | 2nd | 4614 |
| 1978 | Richard Petty | 43 | Dodge | RSD 16 | DAY 33 | RCH 22 | CAR 4 | ATL 26 | BRI 25 | DAR 5 | NWS 2 | MAR 3 | TAL 11 | DOV 7 | CLT 8 | NSV 3 | RSD 2 | MCH 6 | DAY 4 | NSV 23 | POC 30 | TAL 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 3949 |
| 1978 | Richard Petty | 43 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 14 | BRI 5 | DAR 3 | RCH 20 | DOV 27 | MAR 6 | NWS 4 | CLT 27 | CAR 6 | ATL 2 | ONT 34 | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 3949 |
| 1979 | Richard Petty | 43 | Chevy | RSD 32 | | CAR 32 | RCH 5 | | NWS 2* | | DAR 2 | MAR 1* | | NSV 2* | | CLT 2 | TWS 6 | RSD 3 | MCH 5 | | NSV 5 | POC 2 | | MCH 1 | BRI 2 | DAR 9 | RCH 6 | DOV 1 | MAR 2 | CLT 4 | NWS 3 | CAR 1 | ATL 6 | ONT 5 | | | | | | 1st | 4830 |
| 1979 | Richard Petty | 43 | Olds | | DAY 1 | | | ATL 11 | | BRI 4 | | | TAL 4 | | DOV 30 | | | | | DAY 5 | | | TAL 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st | 4830 |
| 1980 | Richard Petty | 43 | Chevy | RSD 3 | | RCH 3 | CAR 2 | ATL 33 | BRI 8 | DAR 9 | NWS 1* | MAR 3 | | NSV 1 | DOV 2 | CLT 4 | TWS 2 | RSD 8 | MCH 5 | | NSV 5 | POC 33 | | MCH 5 | BRI 4 | DAR 9 | RCH 2 | DOV 17 | NWS 18 | MAR 15 | CLT 27 | CAR 14 | ATL 21 | ONT 30 | | | | | | 4th | 4255 |
| 1980 | Richard Petty | 43 | Olds | | DAY 25 | | | | | | | | TAL 31 | | | | | | | DAY 5 | | | TAL 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | 4255 |
| 1981 | Kyle Petty | 43 | Chevy | RSD 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 3880 |
| 1981 | Richard Petty | 43 | Buick | | DAY 1 | RCH 3 | CAR 3 | ATL 38 | BRI 29 | NWS 1 | DAR 33 | MAR 28 | TAL 39 | NSV 4 | DOV 19 | CLT 24 | TWS 4 | RSD 3 | MCH 6 | DAY 3 | NSV 9 | POC 2 | TAL 40 | MCH 1* | BRI 24 | DAR 30 | RCH 11 | DOV 10 | MAR 18 | NWS 21 | CLT 30 | CAR 4 | ATL 26 | RSD 7 | | | | | | | | 8th | 3880 |
| 1982 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 27 | RCH 2 | BRI 7 | ATL 2 | CAR 30 | DAR 31 | NWS 5 | MAR 15 | TAL 27 | NSV 9 | DOV 24 | CLT 8 | POC 7 | RSD 36 | MCH 26 | DAY 25 | NSV 7 | POC 2* | TAL 3 | MCH 2 | BRI 26 | DAR 2 | RCH 13 | DOV 30 | NWS 4 | CLT 8 | MAR 3 | CAR 6 | ATL 15 | RSD 31 | | | | | | | 5th | 3814 |
| 1983 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 38 | RCH 8 | CAR 1 | ATL 5 | DAR 25 | NWS 10 | MAR 17 | TAL 1* | NSV 6 | DOV 7 | BRI 5 | CLT 2 | RSD 10 | POC 3 | MCH 11 | DAY 33 | NSV 19 | POC 10 | TAL 4 | MCH 6 | BRI 9 | DAR 12 | RCH 6 | DOV 9 | MAR 9 | NWS 12 | CLT 1 | CAR 26 | ATL 5 | RSD 10 | | | | | | | 4th | 4042 |
| 1986 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 36 | RCH 20 | CAR 3 | ATL 11 | BRI 14 | DAR 7 | NWS 29 | MAR 28 | TAL 7 | DOV 6 | CLT Wth$^†$ | RSD 6 | POC 19 | MCH 13 | DAY 22 | POC 34 | TAL 37 | GLN 10 | MCH 18 | BRI 7 | DAR 40 | RCH 4 | DOV 12 | MAR 16 | NWS 3 | CLT 35 | CAR 8 | ATL 2 | RSD 21 | | | | | | | | 14th | 3314 |
| 1987 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 3 | CAR 15 | RCH 23 | ATL 14 | DAR 3 | NWS 6 | BRI 2 | MAR 22 | TAL 16 | CLT 4 | DOV 36 | POC 29 | RSD 6 | MCH 12 | DAY 26 | POC 8 | TAL 37 | GLN 14 | MCH 11 | BRI 5 | DAR 3 | RCH 5 | DOV 9 | MAR 13 | NWS 9 | CLT 5 | CAR 17 | RSD 4 | ATL 30 | | | | | | | | 8th | 3708 |
| 1988 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 34 | RCH 3 | CAR 41 | ATL 23 | DAR 41 | BRI 6 | NWS 6 | MAR 32 | TAL 20 | CLT 15 | DOV 15 | RSD 6 | POC 26 | MCH 24 | DAY 20 | POC 28 | TAL 21 | GLN 17 | MCH 39 | BRI 8 | DAR 33 | RCH 34 | DOV 38 | MAR 27 | CLT 38 | NWS 18 | CAR 25 | PHO 35 | ATL 36 | | | | | | | | 22nd | 2644 |
| 1989 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 17 | CAR 16 | ATL 27 | RCH DNQ | DAR 15 | BRI DNQ | NWS DNQ | MAR 24 | TAL 23 | CLT 19 | DOV 20 | SON 26 | POC 25 | MCH 30 | DAY 20 | POC 38 | TAL 21 | GLN 13 | MCH 18 | BRI DNQ | DAR 35 | RCH 33 | DOV 30 | MAR 24 | CLT 34 | NWS 32 | CAR 34 | PHO 42 | ATL 28 | | | | | | | | 29th | 2148 |
| 1990 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 34 | RCH 35 | CAR 32 | ATL 25 | DAR 21 | BRI 26 | NWS 29 | MAR 20 | TAL 29 | CLT 27 | DOV 21 | SON 26 | POC 38 | MCH 11 | DAY 36 | POC 9 | TAL 29 | GLN 18 | MCH 33 | BRI 29 | DAR 34 | RCH 21 | DOV 16 | MAR 29 | NWS 17 | CLT 20 | CAR 21 | PHO 23 | ATL 17 | | | | | | | | 26th | 2556 |
| 1991 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 19 | RCH 11 | CAR 15 | ATL 38 | DAR 37 | BRI 17 | NWS 16 | MAR 14 | TAL 40 | CLT 20 | DOV 17 | SON 34 | POC 11 | MCH 35 | DAY 22 | POC 31 | TAL 18 | GLN 9 | MCH 23 | BRI 12 | DAR 16 | RCH 24 | DOV 20 | MAR 30 | NWS 19 | CLT 12 | CAR 16 | PHO 41 | ATL 22 | | | | | | | | 24th | 2817 |
| 1992 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 16 | CAR 16 | RCH 21 | ATL 16 | DAR 32 | BRI 27 | NWS 31 | MAR 29 | TAL 15 | CLT 41 | DOV 20 | SON 21 | POC 16 | MCH 15 | DAY 36 | POC 20 | TAL 15 | GLN 28 | MCH 18 | BRI 16 | DAR 20 | RCH 16 | DOV 28 | MAR 18 | NWS 27 | CLT 27 | CAR 25 | PHO 22 | ATL 35 | | | | | | | | 26th | 2731 |
| 1994 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 17 | CAR 27 | RCH DNQ | ATL DNQ | DAR 41 | BRI 17 | NWS 16 | MAR DNQ | TAL 41 | SON 4 | CLT 25 | DOV 10 | POC 17 | MCH DNQ | DAY DNQ | NHA DNQ | POC 16 | TAL 8 | IND 23 | GLN 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32nd | 2575 |
| 1994 | John Andretti | 43 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 17 | BRI 30 | DAR 16 | RCH 11 | DOV 25 | MAR 21 | NWS 17 | CLT 24 | CAR 25 | PHO 43 | ATL 13 | | | | | | | | 32nd | 2575 |
| 1995 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 18 | CAR 36 | RCH 9 | ATL 17 | DAR 9 | BRI 4 | NWS 13 | MAR 8 | TAL 15 | SON 14 | CLT 9 | DOV 24 | POC 15 | MCH 25 | DAY 40 | NHA 16 | POC 19 | TAL 21 | IND 11 | GLN 33 | MCH 8 | BRI 20 | DAR 14 | RCH 5 | DOV 2 | MAR 4 | NWS 16 | CLT 10 | CAR 30 | PHO 31 | ATL 25 | | | | | | 14th | 3576 |
| 1996 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 20 | CAR 24 | RCH 6* | ATL 16 | DAR 16 | BRI 32 | NWS 8 | MAR 6 | TAL 11 | SON 17 | CLT 31 | DOV 21 | POC 5 | MCH 15 | DAY 16 | NHA 20 | POC 39 | TAL 17 | IND 31 | GLN 38 | MCH 13 | BRI 10 | DAR 19 | RCH 7 | DOV 10 | MAR 3* | NWS 8 | CLT 19 | CAR 28 | PHO 1 | ATL 6 | | | | | | 9th | 3639 |
| 1997 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 15 | CAR 28 | RCH 5 | ATL 10 | DAR 37 | TEX 20 | BRI 13 | MAR 2 | SON 19 | TAL 31 | CLT 29 | DOV 17 | POC 39 | MCH 32 | CAL 23 | DAY 20 | NHA 31 | POC 32 | IND 20 | GLN 28 | MCH 26 | BRI 22 | DAR 20 | RCH 38 | NHA 3 | DOV 13 | MAR 3 | CLT 21 | TAL 20 | CAR 1 | PHO 3 | ATL 7 | | | | | 16th | 3450 |
| 1998 | John Andretti | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 18 | CAR 13 | LVS 41 | ATL 20 | DAR 13 | BRI 19 | TEX 42 | MAR 18 | TAL 33 | CAL 31 | CLT 7 | DOV 12 | RCH 22 | MCH 20 | POC 13 | SON 3 | NHA 6 | POC 12 | IND 7 | GLN 8 | MCH 9 | BRI 38 | NHA 3 | DAR 14 | RCH 5 | DOV 9 | MAR 37 | CLT 12 | TAL 21 | DAY 14 | PHO 6 | CAR 34 | ATL 32 | | | | 11th | 3682 |
| 1999 | John Andretti | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 43 | CAR 19 | LVS 12 | ATL 28 | DAR 9 | TEX 38 | BRI 4 | MAR 1 | TAL 9 | CAL 17 | RCH 39 | CLT 19 | DOV 13 | MCH 8 | POC 28 | SON 3 | DAY 19 | NHA 18 | POC 42 | IND 37 | GLN 29 | MCH 10 | BRI 40 | DAR 18 | RCH 9 | NHA 41 | DOV 41 | MAR 43 | CLT 17 | TAL 32 | CAR 7 | PHO 8 | HOM 16 | ATL 33 | | | 17th | 3394 |
| 2000 | John Andretti | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 22 | CAR 12 | LVS 25 | ATL 18 | DAR 20 | BRI 33 | TEX 32 | MAR 14 | TAL 11 | CAL 25 | RCH 18 | CLT 31 | DOV 13 | MCH 9 | POC 21 | SON 43 | DAY 14 | NHA 40 | POC 41 | IND 42 | GLN 37 | MCH 27 | BRI 20 | DAR 37 | RCH 11 | NHA 7 | DOV 22 | MAR 13 | CLT 18 | TAL 20 | CAR 23 | PHO 28 | HOM 37 | ATL 19 | | | 23rd | 3169 |
| 2001 | John Andretti | 43 | Dodge | DAY 39 | CAR 21 | LVS 37 | ATL 14 | DAR 6 | BRI 2 | TEX 31 | MAR 35 | TAL 37 | CAL 26 | RCH 34 | CLT DNQ | DOV 19 | MCH 37 | POC 39 | SON 30 | DAY 22 | CHI 23 | NHA 23 | POC 27 | IND 14 | GLN 14 | MCH 26 | BRI 21 | DAR 21 | RCH 30 | DOV 19 | KAN 39 | CLT 26 | MAR 33 | TAL 34 | PHO 39 | CAR 29 | HOM 22 | ATL 25 | NHA 36 | 31st | 2943 |
| 2002 | John Andretti | 43 | Dodge | DAY 37 | CAR 15 | LVS 36 | ATL 36 | DAR 22 | BRI 34 | TEX 22 | MAR 42 | TAL 38 | CAL 24 | RCH 20 | CLT 15 | DOV 32 | POC 31 | MCH 23 | SON 10 | DAY 24 | CHI 22 | NHA 25 | POC 23 | IND 26 | GLN 11 | MCH 20 | BRI 19 | DAR 42 | RCH 29 | NHA 22 | DOV 29 | KAN 14 | TAL 18 | CLT 23 | MAR 13 | ATL 43 | CAR 18 | PHO 14 | HOM 39 | 28th | 3161 |
| 2003 | John Andretti | 43 | Dodge | DAY 34 | CAR 39 | LVS 18 | ATL 29 | DAR 38 | BRI 31 | TEX 19 | TAL 14 | MAR 30 | CAL 8 | RCH 30 | CLT 39 | DOV 34 | POC 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41st | 2911 |
| 2003 | Christian Fittipaldi | 43 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 35 | SON 40 | | CHI 29 | NHA 37 | POC 24 | IND DNQ | | MCH 33 | BRI 41 | DAR 43 | RCH 43 | NHA 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41st | 2911 |
| 2003 | Shane Hmiel | 43 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAY DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41st | 2911 |
| 2003 | Scott Maxwell | 43 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GLN DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41st | 2911 |
| 2003 | Jeff Green | 43 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 16 | TAL 18 | KAN 27 | CLT 27 | MAR 24 | ATL DNQ | PHO 37 | CAR 19 | HOM 40 | 41st | 2911 |
| 2004 | Jeff Green | 43 | Dodge | DAY 33 | CAR 28 | LVS 34 | ATL 19 | DAR 24 | BRI 29 | TEX 35 | MAR 24 | TAL 19 | CAL 37 | RCH 37 | CLT 27 | DOV 31 | POC 15 | MCH 27 | SON 27 | DAY 30 | CHI 28 | NHA 24 | POC 33 | IND 14 | GLN 17 | MCH 23 | BRI 29 | CAL 27 | RCH 25 | NHA 19 | DOV 21 | TAL 39 | KAN 29 | CLT 35 | MAR 7 | ATL 21 | PHO 23 | DAR 14 | HOM 37 | 30th | 3054 |
| 2005 | Jeff Green | 43 | Dodge | DAY 16 | CAL 27 | LVS 23 | ATL 28 | BRI 29 | MAR 22 | TEX 43 | PHO 21 | TAL 25 | DAR 22 | RCH 24 | CLT 11 | DOV 30 | POC 15 | MCH 38 | SON 29 | DAY 34 | CHI 24 | NHA 31 | POC 19 | IND 15 | GLN 24 | MCH 24 | BRI 22 | CAL 25 | RCH 16 | NHA 17 | DOV 27 | TAL 21 | KAN 26 | CLT 19 | MAR 37 | ATL 29 | TEX 18 | PHO 28 | HOM 30 | 29th | 3241 |
| 2006 | Bobby Labonte | 43 | Dodge | DAY 35 | CAL 31 | LVS 30 | ATL 43 | BRI 5 | MAR 32 | TEX 10 | PHO 8 | TAL 29 | RCH 24 | DAR 22 | CLT 17 | DOV 13 | POC 12 | MCH 28 | SON 35 | DAY 42 | CHI 12 | NHA 23 | POC 8 | IND 40 | GLN 24 | MCH 19 | BRI 23 | CAL 26 | RCH 22 | NHA 40 | DOV 7 | KAN 17 | TAL 10 | CLT 5 | MAR 3 | ATL 12 | TEX 16 | PHO 27 | HOM 41 | 21st | 3567 |
| 2007 | Bobby Labonte | 43 | Dodge | DAY 21 | CAL 28 | LVS 13 | ATL 16 | BRI 22 | MAR 43 | TEX 28 | PHO 8 | TAL 20 | RCH 15 | DAR 19 | CLT 13 | DOV 18 | POC 19 | MCH 34 | SON 33 | NHA 18 | DAY 35 | CHI 20 | IND 19 | POC 30 | GLN 24 | MCH 9 | BRI 8 | CAL 11 | RCH 16 | NHA 22 | DOV 27 | KAN 42 | TAL 35 | CLT 12 | MAR 22 | ATL 41 | TEX 16 | PHO 18 | HOM 23 | 18th | 3517 |
| 2008 | Bobby Labonte | 43 | Dodge | DAY 11 | CAL 25 | LVS 17 | ATL 12 | BRI 38 | MAR 25 | TEX 20 | PHO 12 | TAL 34 | RCH 13 | DAR 18 | CLT 11 | DOV 32 | POC 11 | MCH 31 | SON 39 | NHA 10 | DAY 13 | CHI 29 | IND 16 | POC 33 | GLN 42 | MCH 27 | BRI 23 | CAL 21 | RCH 21 | NHA 13 | DOV 14 | KAN 24 | TAL 6 | CLT 17 | MAR 37 | ATL 26 | TEX 39 | PHO 19 | HOM 33 | 21st | 3448 |

### Car No. 44 history
#### Maurice Petty (1960-1961)

The No. 44 debuted in 1960 with driver Maurice Petty, Petty finished eighth. Maurice returned with the #44 in 1961, finishing twenty-first at Bowman Gray Stadium.

#### Rick Wilson (1993)

After Richard Petty's retirement, the No. 43 was renumbered as the No. 44 and Rick Wilson was signed to drive for 1993. Wilson struggled, only placing in the top 10 once at Sonoma, and was released at the end of the season.

#### Kyle Petty (1997-2000)

The No. 44 returned when Kyle Petty formed his own PE2 Motorsports team for the 1997 season. After 1998 the team merged into Petty Enterprises and Kyle became the team's new CEO. Midway through 2000 after his son Adam Petty was killed while practicing for a Busch Series race at New Hampshire International Speedway, Kyle elected to finish out Adam's Busch season in his No. 45 and would switch to using the No. 45 in Cup from the 2001 season onwards. Steve Grissom would complete the season in the No. 44.

#### Buckshot Jones (2001-2002)

The No. 44 became a Dodge team in 2001 with a sponsorship from Georgia-Pacific and Buckshot Jones driving. In his first year driving the car, Jones finished 41st in points, failing to qualify six times and not recording a single Top 10 finish. Jones returned in 2002 but again struggled, and was released approximately mid-season. Petty Enterprises hired several substitute drivers including Jerry Nadeau, who nearly led the team to victory at Sonoma in June, and Greg Biffle, who ran the last three races.
After being used sparingly over the next season, recent Petty signee Christian Fittipaldi was to take over the car for 2004, but was released.
In 2009, Petty said the No. 44 would return with McCumbee, but McCumbee said "the plans are up in the air" due to lack of funding. With the recent merger with Gillett Evernham Motorsports, those plans were completely scrapped and McCumbee was without a ride for 2009. The No. 44 instead took the place for the No. 10 at Richard Petty Motorsports, with A. J. Allmendinger driving.

#### Car No. 44 Results

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 | Owners | Pts |
| 1993 | Rick Wilson | 44 | Pontiac | DAY 34 | CAR 17 | RCH 25 | ATL 24 | DAR 26 | BRI 25 | NWS 23 | MAR 17 | TAL 16 | SON 8 | CLT 32 | DOV 11 | POC 12 | MCH 34 | DAY 11 | NHA 28 | POC 21 | TAL 23 | GLN 22 | MCH 28 | BRI 28 | DAR 30 | RCH 29 | DOV 34 | | NWS 33 | CLT 36 | CAR 26 | PHO 20 | ATL 23 | | | | | | | 28th | 2647 |
| 1993 | Jimmy Hensley | 44 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28th | 2647 |
| 1997 | Kyle Petty | 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 | Kyle Petty | 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 | Kyle Petty | 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 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | DAY 25 | CAR 31 | LVS 29 | ATL 26 | DAR 25 | BRI 24 | TEX DNQ | MAR 38 | TAL 9 | CAL 26 | RCH 28 | | DOV DNQ | MCH 39 | POC 41 | SON 19 | DAY 30 | | POC 40 | IND DNQ | GLN 41 | MCH DNQ | BRI 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 1860 |
| 2000 | Steve Grissom | 44 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT DNQ | | | | | | NHA 36 | | | | | | DAR 26 | RCH 27 | NHA DNQ | DOV 27 | MAR DNQ | CLT DNQ | TAL 16 | CAR DNQ | PHO DNQ | HOM DNQ | ATL DNQ | | | | 37th | 1860 |
| 2001 | Buckshot Jones | 44 | Dodge | DAY 29 | CAR 35 | LVS 36 | ATL 19 | DAR 41 | BRI 33 | TEX 33 | MAR 38 | TAL 16 | CAL DNQ | RCH DNQ | CLT 27 | DOV 26 | MCH 36 | POC 42 | SON 36 | DAY DNQ | CHI 38 | NHA 24 | POC 39 | IND 36 | | MCH DNQ | BRI 43 | DAR 35 | RCH 37 | DOV 38 | KAN 31 | CLT DNQ | MAR 30 | TAL 28 | PHO 16 | CAR 38 | HOM 34 | ATL 33 | NHA 41 | 41st | 1939 |
| 2001 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 44 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GLN DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41st | 1939 |
| 2002 | Buckshot Jones | 44 | Dodge | DAY DNQ | CAR 41 | LVS 23 | ATL 12 | DAR 19 | BRI 40 | TEX 26 | MAR 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 2031 |
| 2002 | Steve Grissom | 44 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | TAL 25 | CAL 33 | RCH 8 | CLT 32 | DOV 25 | POC 26 | MCH 40 | | DAY DNQ | CHI 31 | NHA 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 40 | | | | | | | | 37th | 2031 |
| 2002 | Jerry Nadeau | 44 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SON 34 | | | | POC 36 | IND 24 | GLN 26 | MCH 32 | BRI 21 | DAR 41 | RCH 27 | NHA 28 | DOV 42 | KAN 27 | TAL 24 | CLT 13 | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 2031 |
| 2002 | Ted Musgrave | 44 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL 28 | | | | | | 37th | 2031 |
| 2002 | Greg Biffle | 44 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAR 25 | | HOM 25 | 37th | 2031 |
| 2002 | Christian Fittipaldi | 44 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHO 41 | | 37th | 2031 |
| 2003 | Christian Fittipaldi | 44 | Dodge | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | MAR | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY DNQ | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN 40 | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV DNQ | TAL 28 | KAN | CLT 34 | MAR | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | 57th | 183 |

### Car No. 45 history

The No. 45 was not always part of Petty Enterprises.

#### Adam Petty (2000)

The team appeared to be on the rise again with fourth-generation driver Adam Petty joining the team. He made his first Winston Cup start in April 2000, and many experts believed he would be the future of the team. Kyle Petty was planning to move out of the cockpit soon after, and into the full-time ownership role of the team.
About a month and a half after his first career Winston Cup start, Adam Petty was killed in a practice crash at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. The tragedy deeply affected the team. Kyle Petty took over what was supposed to be Adam's No. 45 car, and drove it for several seasons in his honor.

#### Kyle Petty (2001-2008)

Kyle Petty would have sponsorships from Sprint now driving the No. 45 in honor of his son. From 2003 to 2005, he would pick up Georgia-Pacific and Brawny (moving over from the No. 44 team) as his sponsors, but was still unable to bring Petty Enterprises back to its former days. With the addition of both Bobby Labonte and Robbie Loomis in 2006, as well as sponsors Wells Fargo and National Tire & Battery, Petty improved his position to 34th in the points.
For 2007, with the passing of Benny Parsons, Petty would join TNT for six races, dubbed their "Summer Series". During this time, John Andretti returned to the team for four races, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Chad McCumbee made his debut at Pocono Raceway. Before his stint in the booth for TNT, Petty had some significant on-track success, finishing third in the Coca-Cola 600, his first Top 5 Cup finish since 1997. After the Centurion Boats at the Glen, Kyle injured his hand in the team's hauler due to punching a desk. Petty would sit out two races while Kenny Wallace and McCumbee filled in. The No. 45 team finished 35th in the 2007 owners points. Kyle Petty in an interview with NASCAR.com said: "I no longer work for the team" when referring to Petty Enterprises.
While the No. 45 car posted no Top 10s and went through multiple sponsors and drivers, it was announced in early December 2008 that Petty Enterprises may cease operations and liquidate its assets since Boston Venture was unable to secure sponsorship for the No. 45. In January 2009, when Petty Enterprises merged with Gillett Evernham Motorsports, the No. 45 team was folded, leaving Kyle Petty with no ride for 2009.

#### Car No. 45 Results

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 | Owners | Pts |
| 2000 | Adam Petty | 45 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX 40 | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | MCH | POC | SON | DAY | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | | | | | | | | | | 64th | 103 |
| 2000 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 31 | CLT | TAL | CAR | PHO | HOM DNQ | ATL | | | | 64th | 103 |
| 2001 | Kyle Petty | 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 | Kyle Petty | 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 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Dodge | DAY 13 | CAR 35 | LVS 31 | ATL 34 | DAR 36 | BRI 34 | | 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 |
| 2003 | Christian Fittipaldi | 45 | Dodge | | | | | | | TEX 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 2414 |
| 2004 | Kyle Petty | 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 | Kyle Petty | 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 | Kyle Petty | 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 | Kyle Petty | 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 | | | SON 39 | | | | IND 32 | POC 34 | GLN 43 | | | 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 | 2814 |
| 2007 | Chad McCumbee | 45 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 25 | | | | | | | | | MCH 41 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35th | 2814 |
| 2007 | John Andretti | 45 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 27 | | NHA 42 | DAY 28 | CHI 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35th | 2814 |
| 2007 | Kenny Wallace | 45 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35th | 2814 |
| 2008 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Dodge | DAY 34 | CAL 38 | LVS 41 | ATL 32 | BRI 28 | MAR DNQ | | PHO DNQ | TAL 32 | RCH 27 | DAR 41 | CLT 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI 31 | CAL 38 | RCH 24 | | DOV 40 | KAN 41 | | | | | | PHO 39 | | 41st | 2253 |
| 2008 | Chad McCumbee | 45 | Dodge | | | | | | | TEX DNQ | | | | | | DOV DNQ | | | | | | | | POC 17 | | | | | | NHA 42 | | | | CLT 35 | MAR 25 | ATL 35 | TEX DNQ | | HOM 36 | 41st | 2253 |
| 2008 | Terry Labonte | 45 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 30 | MCH 29 | SON 17 | NHA 35 | DAY 16 | CHI 38 | IND 27 | | | MCH 32 | | | | | | | TAL 17 | | | | | | | | | | 41st | 2253 |
| 2008 | Boris Said | 45 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GLN 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41st | 2253 |

## Busch Series
### Car No. 8 history

In 2000, Petty Enterprises fielded the No. 8 car for Steve Grissom at Rockingham. He finished 37th.

#### Car No. 8 Results

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 |
| 2000 | Steve Grissom | 8 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSV | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | CLT | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NZH | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR 37 | MEM | PHO | HOM | | |

### Car No. 30 history

Petty Enterprises made their Busch Series debut in 1988 with Kyle Petty as the driver of the No. 30 car.

#### Car No. 30 Results

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 | NBSC | Pts |
| 1988 | Kyle Petty | 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 | | |

### Car No. 43 history

In 1994, Petty Enterprises hired Rodney Combs to drive the No. 43 Black Flag/French's Pontiac the following year. Despite the famous ride, 1994 was a roller coaster. Combs did not make four of the 27 races, but matched his three top-10s of '93. Combs best runs were a pair of 9th at Martinsville and Myrtle Beach and a 10th at Bristol. Yet, Combs did have seven other top-20s. However, in addition to poor qualifying results with the first year team, Combs' team had 9 DNFs, a tough thing to overcome. (In Combs' defense, all but two were mechanical) This led to a poor 21st place showing in points.
Combs' best career year in any NASCAR series came in 1995, where he finished 11th in points. This year, Combs made all the races, and this enabled him to once again earn three top-10s. Combs earned new career bests of 6th at Myrtle Beach and Atlanta, and tacked on a 10th at Dover International Speedway and a large 16 other top-20s to boot. Along with a lesser DNF count (4), Combs' team looked in good shape for 1996.
However, 1996 was not Combs' best year, and it began to lead to his departure from the sport. Combs made all but one start in 1996, and earned 18th in points, after another up-and-down year. Combs earned a pair of sixths as his only top-10s in 1996 at Daytona and Atlanta. (Combs would later prove to have a career best finish of 6th-four times) Combs did earn what would prove to be his best career start: a 3rd at Myrtle Beach. However, on the flipside, Combs only earned 9 top-20s, down from 19 in 1995, the primary reason for his points slide.
In 1997, Petty Enterprises sold the 43 team to David Ridling.

#### Car No. 43 Results

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 |
| 1994 | Rodney Combs | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 11 | CAR 27 | RCH 38 | ATL 18 | MAR 9 | DAR 28 | HCY DNQ | BRI 10 | ROU 28 | NHA 29 | NZH 38 | CLT 27 | DOV 14 | MYB 9 | GLN 11 | MLW 14 | SBO 13 | TAL 28 | HCY DNQ | IRP 17 | MCH 39 | BRI | DAR 42 | RCH 35 | DOV 24 | CLT 32 | | |
| 1994 | Dick Trickle | 43 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 35 | |
| 1994 | Robert Pressley | 43 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAR 10 |
| 1995 | Rodney Combs | 43 | Pontiac | DAY 16 | CAR 11 | RCH 20 | ATL 6 | NSV 16 | DAR 17 | BRI 19 | HCY 19 | NHA 12 | NZH 21 | CLT 41 | DOV 11 | MYB 6 | GLN 14 | MLW 23 | TAL 39 | SBO 13 | IRP 33 | MCH 17 | BRI 15 | DAR 20 | RCH 36 | DOV 10 | CLT 15 | CAR 17 | HOM 22 | | |
| 1996 | Rodney Combs | 43 | Chevy | DAY 6 | | | ATL 6 | | DAR 34 | | HCY 21 | NZH 17 | CLT 26 | | | MYB 22 | GLN 21 | MLW 28 | NHA 27 | TAL 35 | IRP 28 | MCH 20 | BRI 22 | DAR 17 | RCH 17 | DOV 12 | CLT DNQ | CAR 34 | HOM 38 | | |
| 1996 | Rodney Combs | 43 | Pontiac | | CAR DNQ | RCH 11 | | NSV 19 | | BRI 28 | | | | DOV 11 | SBO 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Car No. 45 history

In 1999, Petty Enterprises fielded the No. 45 Chevrolet for Adam Petty. Petty finished sixth in his first Busch Series race at Daytona and had a best finish of fourth place at Fontana, though he also failed to qualify for three of the Busch races. Petty finished the 1999 season 20th overall in points.
Petty Enterprises planned to have Petty run a second Busch season in 2000, while giving him seven starts in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, in preparation for a full Winston Cup campaign in 2001. On May 12, 2000, in a practice session for the Busch 200 race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, which would have been his 48th career Busch Series start, Petty's throttle had stuck wide open going into the third turn of the track, causing the car to hit the outside wall virtually head on, killing Adam instantly as he developed a basilar skull fracture. He was 19 years old. Adam's father Kyle Petty, who had driven the No. 44 Hot Wheels-sponsored Pontiac Grand Prix Winston Cup car at the time of his son's fatal crash at New Hampshire, chose to take over Adam's No. 45 car in the Busch Series for the remainder of 2000 season.
In 2001, Steve Grissom drove the No. 45 car at Daytona. He finished 26th.

#### Car No. 45 Results

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 | 33 |
| 1999 | Adam Petty | 45 | Chevy | DAY 6 | CAR DNQ | | | DAR 24 | TEX 39 | NSV 13 | BRI 18 | TAL 23 | CAL 4 | NHA 24 | RCH 28 | NZH 5 | CLT 43 | DOV 40 | SBO 33 | GLN 32 | MLW 30 | MYB DNQ | PPR 29 | GTY 34 | IRP 27 | MCH 35 | BRI 22 | DAR 15 | RCH 40 | DOV 30 | CLT DNQ | CAR 30 | MEM 5 | PHO 38 | HOM 33 | |
| 1999 | Adam Petty | 45 | Pontiac | | | LVS 29 | ATL 34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2000 | Adam Petty | 45 | Chevy | DAY 37 | CAR 27 | LVS 17 | ATL 25 | DAR 16 | BRI 40 | TEX 39 | NSV 34 | TAL 12 | CAL 27 | RCH 16 | NHA Wth | CLT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2000 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | |
| 2001 | Steve Grissom | 45 | Chevy | DAY 26 | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | KEN | MLW | GLN | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | PHO | CAR | HOM |

## Craftsman Truck Series
### Truck No. 34 history

In 1999, Petty Enterprises fielded the No. 34 truck for Adam Petty at Richmond and Texas.

#### Truck No. 34 Results

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 | NCTC | Pts |
| 1999 | Adam Petty | 34 | Dodge | HOM | PHO | EVG | MMR | MAR | MEM | PPR | I70 | BRI | TEX | PIR | GLN | MLW | NSV | NZH | MCH | NHA | IRP | GTY | HPT | RCH 10 | LVS | LVL | TEX 16 | CAL | | |

### Truck No. 42 history

In 1997, Petty Enterprises fielded the No. 42 truck for Ken Bouchard at Texas. He finished 10th.

#### Truck No. 42 Results

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 |
| 1997 | Ken Bouchard | 42 | Dodge | WDW | TUS | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | NHA | TEX 10 | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | NSV | GLN | RCH | MAR | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | LVS | | |

### Truck No. 43 history

In 1995, Petty Enterprises made their Craftsman Truck Series debut with Rodney Combs drove the No. 43 truck part-time.
In 1996, the No. 43 would run full-time with Rich Bickle as the driver. He won two poles and ended the season with 9 top-10 finishes.
In 1997, Jimmy Hensley joined the team to pilot the No. 43 Cummins Dodge in the next three seasons.
In 1998, Hensley found victory lane at Nashville and finished sixth in the final points standings.
In 1999, he finished first at Martinsville, recording what would be the last win of his career.
In 2000, Steve Grissom was hired by Petty Enterprises to drive their No. 43 Dodge Ram in the Craftsman Truck Series. While he did not visit victory lane, Grissom finished in the top-five six times and finished tenth in points.
In 2001, Carlos Contreras would drive the No. 43 Dodge full-time. He would post two top tens on the season and move up to 14th in the overall points standings.
In 2002, Contreras returned with to the series with Petty Enterprises and again turned in another solid season. He would post one top ten on the season and would rank 16th in the overall point standings.

#### Truck No. 43 Results

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 | 27 |
| 1995 | Rodney Combs | 43 | Chevy | PHO | TUS | SGS | MMR | POR | EVG | I70 | LVL | BRI | MLW 10 | CNS | HPT | IRP 4 | FLM | RCH 16 | MAR 14 | NWS 11 | SON | MMR | PHO | | | | | | | |
| 1996 | Rich Bickle | 43 | Dodge | HOM 21 | PHO 30 | POR 27 | EVG 4 | TUS 2* | CNS 32 | HPT 12 | BRI 19 | NZH 15 | MLW 20 | LVL 27 | I70 10 | IRP 5 | FLM 3 | GLN 5 | NSV 18 | RCH 16 | NHA 12 | MAR 7 | NWS 8 | SON 29 | MMR 8 | PHO 11 | LVS 11 | | | |
| 1997 | Jimmy Hensley | 43 | Dodge | WDW 6 | TUS 8 | HOM 13 | PHO 14 | POR 11 | EVG 25 | I70 2 | NHA 23 | TEX 12 | BRI 8 | NZH 25 | MLW 8 | LVL 3 | CNS 8 | HPT 7 | IRP 3* | FLM 13 | NSV 15 | GLN 6 | RCH 13 | MAR 4 | SON 6 | MMR 9 | CAL 34 | PHO 19 | LVS 15 | |
| 1998 | Jimmy Hensley | 43 | Dodge | WDW 14 | HOM 28 | PHO 14 | POR 12 | EVG 19 | I70 24 | GLN 31 | TEX 33 | BRI 9 | MLW 2 | NZH 6 | CAL 20 | PPR 5 | IRP 14 | NHA 6 | FLM 5 | NSV 1 | HPT 3 | LVL 7 | RCH 16 | MEM 3 | GTY 6 | MAR 2 | SON 5 | MMR 21 | PHO 9 | LVS 3 |
| 1999 | Jimmy Hensley | 43 | Dodge | HOM 29 | PHO 7 | EVG 21 | MMR 5 | MAR 1 | MEM 30 | PPR 5 | I70 5* | BRI 12 | TEX 8 | PIR 23 | GLN 23 | MLW 12 | NSV 3 | NZH 9 | MCH 3 | NHA 9 | IRP 30 | GTY 10 | HPT 14 | RCH 15 | LVS 7 | LVL 3* | TEX 14 | CAL 8 | | |
| 2000 | Steve Grissom | 43 | Dodge | DAY 10 | HOM 11 | PHO 7 | MMR 4 | MAR 5 | PIR 8 | GTY 6 | MEM 5 | PPR 21 | EVG 26 | TEX 15 | KEN 18 | GLN 12 | MLW 4 | NHA 14 | NZH 4 | MCH 16 | IRP 11 | NSV 5 | CIC 24 | RCH 9 | DOV 13 | TEX 28 | CAL 18 | | | |
| 2001 | Carlos Contreras | 43 | Dodge | DAY 20 | HOM 7 | MMR 22 | MAR 11 | GTY 21 | DAR 27 | PPR 29 | DOV 12 | TEX 9 | MEM 27 | MLW 22 | KAN 12 | KEN 16 | NHA 21 | IRP 14 | NSH 17 | CIC 15 | NZH 16 | RCH 23 | SBO 17 | TEX 23 | LVS 20 | PHO 21 | CAL 22 | | | |
| 2002 | Carlos Contreras | 43 | Dodge | DAY 8 | DAR 17 | MAR 28 | GTY 16 | PPR 13 | DOV 23 | TEX 18 | MEM 15 | MLW 22 | KAN 16 | KEN 22 | NHA 15 | MCH 17 | IRP 31 | NSH 13 | RCH 19 | TEX 30 | SBO 23 | LVS 13 | CAL 18 | PHO 19 | HOM 24 | | | | | |

## Petty Blue

One of the most distinctive features of the No. 43 car is its color. Petty Blue, as it's called, was created by the Petty family. According to Richard, the color was created by accident when they didn't have enough white or dark blue paint to cover the entire car. The resulting mix of white and blue proved to be very popular and remains on the No. 43 car to this day. Previous to that 1958 occurrence, Petty cars were generally white or red.