At Texas Motor Speedway, Truck Series driver Tony Roper died on Octoof a similar head injury. These two adjustments addressed the cause of the deadly accidents, but did not address the basilar skull fractures suffered by both drivers. Petty's death, along with 1998 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Kenny Irwin Jr.'s in the same corner at the same track eight weeks later, led NASCAR to mandate the use of a kill switch on the steering wheel and the adoption of the Whelen Modified Tour restrictor plate for the September Cup race the plate was abandoned after the race, in which Jeff Burton led all laps to win the race. Petty was killed instantly when he suffered a basilar skull fracture. On May 12, 2000, in a practice session for the Busch 200 race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Petty's throttle stuck wide open going into turn three, causing the car to hit the outside wall virtually head on. Lee Petty, Adam's great-grandfather, and 3-time NASCAR Champion, lived to see his Winston debut, but died just three days later.
Kyle failed to qualify and eventually relieved an ill Elliott Sadler, but Adam was already out of the race. Adam never got to race alongside his father. He qualified 33rd and ran in the middle of the pack most of the day before his engine expired, forcing him to finish 40th. 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.
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. Petty finished the 1999 season 20th overall in points. 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 moved to NASCAR Busch Series full-time in 1999, driving the No. Like his father Kyle, he won his first ARCA race, driving the #45 Pontiac at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Petty began his career in 1998, shortly after he turned 18, in the ARCA Re/Max Series. 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.
He is believed to be the first fourth-generation athlete in all of modern American professional sports. He was the fourth generation from the Petty family to drive in races in the highest division of NASCAR racing. Adam Pettyīasilar skull fracture from crash in Turn 3 of practice for the 2000 Busch 200ġ999 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 ( Richmond)Īdam Kyler Petty (J– May 12, 2000) was an American professional racing driver.
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