For four generations and counting, the Petty family has continued to be a huge asset to the NASCAR community. Yet only one generation had an unthinkable tragedy associated with it. Adam Petty lost ...

In the years that followed, NASCAR heavily invested in safety research and introduced the SAFER (Steel and Foam Energy Reduction) barrier by 2002. Kyle Petty (R) with his son Adam Petty before the ...

NY Post photo composite Adam Petty had no chance. In May 2000, during a practice lap at the Busch 200 NASCAR race at the Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, the young racing driver had ...

Kyle Petty never equaled his father in on-track success but Adam was considered to be a future NASCAR star at the time of his fatal crash. Although winless at the national series level when he was ...

NASCAR lost three more drivers in 2000 and 2001, Tony Roper and Dale Earnhardt, as well as Busch Series driver Blaise Alexander, who lost his life in an ARCA Menards Series race (which wasn’t part of ...

Adam Petty, the late grandson of seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Richard Petty, once spoke about his Cup debut at Texas Motor Speedway in 2000. His goal was to earn the respect of NASCAR ...

Kyle Petty is an eclectic personality. In addition to being a retired NASCAR driver turned NBC Sports analyst unabashed about sharing his strong opinions, he’s also a musician, a songwriter and ...

That also was believed to be the reason for Petty's crash, but NASCAR has not been able to verify that. Richard Petty, Adam's grandfather, said it was just a coincidence that the two drivers were ...

The Pettys’ grandson, NASCAR driver Adam Petty, intended to open the camp after visiting a similar one in 1999. Adam Petty died on May 12, 2000, after crashing into a wall during a practice lap ...