Adam Petty (Johnsonverse)

Adam Kyler Petty (born July 10, 1980) is an American professional racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR RCA Cup Series, driving the No. 45 STP Dodge Challenger for Petty Enterprises, and part-time in the NASCAR Arby's Convertible Series and NASCAR Busch Series, driving the No. 43 STP Dodge Challenger, also for Petty Enterprises. He is the fourth generation from the Petty family to drive in races in the highest division of NASCAR racing, and is believed to be the first fourth-generation athlete in all of modern American professional sports. He has won 78 Cup Series races, including the 2005, 2010, and 2012 Daytona 500, as well as the 2003, 2012, 2013 and 2019 Cup Series championships and the 2000 Busch Series championship.
==Early life==
Petty was raised in High Point, North Carolina into stock car racing "royalty." The son of Kyle Petty, he was widely expected to become the next great Petty, following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather Richard, and great-grandfather Lee.
== Racing career ==
=== 1998–1999 ===
Petty began his career in 1998, shortly after he turned 18, in the ARCA Re/Max Series. Like his father Kyle, he won his first ARCA race, driving the #45 Dodge at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Petty moved to NASCAR Busch Series full-time in 1999, driving the No. 45 Dodge. 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.
=== 2000 ===
Petty Enterprises had 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. He struggled early in the Busch season, but managed to qualify in his first attempt at Winston Cup during the DirecTV 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 2. He qualified 33rd and ran in the middle of the pack most of the day before his engine expired, forcing him to finish 40th. Kyle failed to qualify and eventually relieved an ill Elliott Sadler, but Adam was already out of the race. Lee Petty, Adam's great-grandfather, and 3-time NASCAR Champion, lived to see his Winston debut, but died just three days later.
=== 2001—2002 ===
During his 2001 rookie season, Petty scored
=== 2003: First championship ===
=== 2004—2007 ===
=== 2008—2010 ===
=== 2011 ===
=== 2012—2013: Second and third championships ===
=== 2014—2015 ===
=== 2016—2018 ===
=== 2019: Fourth championship ===
At the
=== 2020—2021 ===
=== 2022 ===
== Personal life ==
Petty married Maddie Houston on July 19, 2001. They have four children, including fifth-generation driver Josh Petty.
== Victory Junction ==
In October 2002, Petty and his family partnered with Paul Newman and the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp to begin the Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, North Carolina. The camp has received support from many NASCAR drivers, teams, and sponsors, including Cup Series sponsor Sprint, which has placed a replica of Petty's 1998 car in the camp. The camp began operation in 2004 and is an official charity of NASCAR.
== Motorsports career results ==
=== NASCAR ===
==== RCA Cup Series ====
==== Arby's Convertible Series ====
==== Busch Series ====
==== Craftsman Truck Series ====
=== ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series ===
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