8 INCH KYLE PETTY BOOBLE HEAD HAND PAINTED FROM 2002, NECA, THE COCA COLA RACING FAMILY NUMBER 45 ,KYLE PETTY THIRD GENERATION DRIVER KYLE PETTY REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST LIKEABLE AND APPROACHABLE DRIVERS ON THE WINSTON CUP CIRCUIT. DRIVER TURNED MANAGER TURNED DRIVER AGAIN. PETTY IS CEO OF PETTY ENTERPRISES AND DRIVES THE NO. 45 SPRINT CAR THAT HAS BEEN SLATED FOR COMPETITION WITH DRIVER ADAM PETTY, HIS OLDEST SON WHO WAS KILLED IN BUSCH PRACTICE IN 2000.

PETTY HAS COME STRUGGLES ON THE TRACK IN 2001, BUT HE REMAINED OPTIMISTIC IN HIS DUAL ROLES AND WITH NEW CAR MANUFACTURER DODGE ON HIS TEAM.

WORKING AGAIN WITH TEAMMATE JOHN ANDRETTI, DRIVER OF THE NO.43 CHEERIOS CAR MADE FAMOUS BY KYLE,S FATHER RICHARD, SHOULD LEAD ADDED CONTINUITY TO PETTY'S RACE PROGRAM IN 2002, AND HE'LL LOOK TO IMPROVE ON A 2001 CAMPAIGN THAT ENDED WITHOUT A TOP-FIVE FINISH.

HIS SITUATION IN 2000 WAS UNIQUE AND PETTY KNOWS HE'S CAPABLE OF MORE; AND EXPECTATIONS IN LEVEL CROSS WILL BE FOR THE NO. 45 TO JOIN THE NO. 43 AS A CONTENDER EVERY WEEK.

PETTY HAS A DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES RACING ALREADY AT THE TENDER AGE OF 40. HE HAS EIGHT WINS IN NASCAR'S TOP DIVISION, AND FINISHED FIFTH IN THE SYTANDING TWICE, IN 1992 AND 1993.

IN DECENBER 2000, KYLE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD OF NASCAR BY WINNING THE COVETED 41ST ANNUAL TOSCO 76/NMPA MEYERS BROTHERS AWARD.

CAR NO ER 2001 RESULTS, CAREER: 8 WINSION CUP VICTORIES, 43RD OVERALL, EARNED $1,008,920.