Kyle Petty

Birthday: June 2, 1960
Hometown: Randleman, N.C.

YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RECAP

2007 -- Finished 35th in the series standings. ... Posted one top-five in 2007 at Charlotte in May.... After two consecutive years of participating in all 36 events on the Sprint Cup schedule, Kyle Petty failed to compete in seven events. ... At Indianapolis, started 800th race.

2006 -- Finished 32nd in series standings. ... Earned two top-10 finishes in 2006, an eighth-place finish at Atlanta and a 10th-place finish at Martinsville.

2005 -- Finished 27th in series standings. ... Eight-place finish at Bristol was his first top 10 since 2002. ... Added another top-10 finish at Dover in September. ... Led at least one lap in 12 different races. ... Two top-10 finishes was best mark since 1999.

2004 -- Finished 33rd in series points. ... Recorded season-best finish, 12th, at Las Vegas in March.

2003 -- Finished 37th in series points. ... Finished 13th in the Daytona 500. ... Best finish of the season was 11th at Talladega in April. ... Started eighth and 10th, respectively, at Richmond in his two top-10 starts of the season.

2002 -- Finished 22nd in series points in resurgent season. ... Best finish 10th at Talladega. ... Seventh consecutive season without a victory.

2001 -- Finished 43rd in series points. ... Best finish 16th, at Daytona 500 and Homestead-Miami. ... Made 600th career start in June.

2000 -- Finished 41st in series points. ... Competed in 19 races before moving from his No. 44 team to drive his late son Adam's No. 45 car in the Nationwide Series. ... Best finish ninth at Talladega.

1999 -- Finished 26th in series points. ... His best finish was seventh, which he achieved five times.

1998 -- Finished 30th in series points. ... Best finish sixth, at Watkins Glen. ... Career-high $1,287,731 in race winnings.

1997 -- Finished 15th in series points in first year of pe2 team operation. ... Best finish a third place at Dover.

1996 -- Finished 27th in series points in final season with Felix Sabates' Team Sabco. ... Best finish eighth, at Dover and Martinsville. ... Sustained an injury in Brickyard 400 which caused him to miss Watkins Glen, Michigan and Bristol events.

1995 -- Finished 30th in series points. ... Earned eighth career victory, at Dover. ... Had five top-five finishes.

1994 -- Finished 15th in series points. ... Best finish fourth, at North Wilkesboro. ... Other top finishes were fifth at the spring Richmond race and sixth-place finishes at Dover, Phoenix and Michigan.

1993 -- Finished fifth in series points, matching career-best finish from '92. ... Opened the 1993 season by winning the pole at the Daytona 500. ... Had one victory, at Pocono.

1992 -- Finished fifth in series points. ... Had two victories, at Watkins Glen and Rockingham. ... Rockingham win was his third there in three consecutive seasons. ... Made a late bid for the championship with seven top-five finishes in the last 10 races.

1991 -- Finished 31st in series points. ... Won at Rockingham, and recorded three poles. ... Sat out 11 races after being involved in an accident at Talladega that left him with a broken thigh.

1990 -- Finished 11th in series points. ... Season's sole victory, at Rockingham, achieved in dominating style, leading 433 of 492 laps. ... Car owner Felix Sabates was so elated by the Rockingham victory he presented Petty with a Rolls Royce. ... Won career-first pole at Rockingham in March. ... Recorded second career-pole four races later at North Wilkesboro.

1989 -- Finished 30th in series points. ... First year driving for team owner Felix Sabates. ... Best finish a fourth, at Atlanta. ... Finished in the top 10 twice in the final three races.

1988 -- Finished 13th in series points in final season driving for Wood Brothers Racing. ... Best finish fifth, at Atlanta and North Wilkesboro.

1987 -- Finished seventh in series points. ... Won two races, including Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte.

1986 -- Finished 10th in series points. ... Earned career-first series victory, at Richmond, becoming the first third-generation driver to win a series race, following grandfather Lee and father Richard.

1985 -- Finished ninth in series points. ... Joined the Wood Brothers Racing team... Won the 1985 "Comeback Driver of the Year" award.

1984 -- Finished 16th in series points. ... Only one top-five finish. ... Marked his last season driving for Petty Enterprises until rejoining the operation in 1999.

1983 -- Finished 13th in series points. ... Made 30 starts, posting two top-five efforts.

1982 -- Finished 15th in series points. ... Best finish a second place, at Dover. ... Drove the Petty Enterprises STP Pontiac but also made a few starts in the Hoss Ellington / UNO Buick.

1981 -- Finished 12th in series points. ... Best finish fifth, at Charlotte. ... First year Petty attempted to compete in every event on the schedule.

1980 -- Finished 28th in series points after competing in 15 events. ...Finished third in the rookie of the year standings behind Jody Ridley and Lake Speed. ... Had six top-10 finishes.

1979 -- Finished 37th in series points. ... Made Sprint Cup debut, running five races for Petty Enterprises. ... First race was at Talladega Superspeedway, where he finished ninth. ... Also competed in local Late Model Sportsman events and served on his father's pit crew.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY

In February 1979, won the ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway, his first race on a closed course, leading to the beginning of his career in the Sprint Cup Series that same season.

NOTEWORTHY

Son of NASCAR legend Richard Petty. ... As a high school athlete, Petty was recruited by several colleges as a scholarship quarterback, while others talked to him about baseball scholarships. ... Kyle Petty's Charity Ride Across America was founded in 1995 and has raised more than $1.5 million dollars to date. Petty also works with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Racing Wives Auxiliary. ... In 2000, the Petty family was named "persons of the year" by NASCAR Illustrated, for their charitable work. ... In June 2004, Kyle and wife, Pattie, opened the Victory Junction Gang Camp, for terminally and chronically ill children from across the country. ... Along with driver Tony Stewart, named USA Weekend Magazine's 2004 most caring athletes.