Adam Petty Survives

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Adam Kyler Petty (b. July 10, 1980) is an American professional race car driver. He currently drives the #45 Twisted Tea Dodge Dart for Petty Enterprises in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

The son of former racer Kyle Petty, Adam has won 57 races and the 2006 Nextel Cup championship.

2000
Adam attempted seven Winston Cup races in the #45 Sprint Chevy, while running full time in the Busch Series. He made all of them, and was ready to go for 2001.

2001
Adam started 2001 by winning the pole for the Daytona 500. He finished 3rd. He got his first win at Indy, finished 12th in points, and won Rookie of the Year honors.

2002
Adam had a breakthrough year in 2002, having six wins, including Rockingham, Texas, and Indy. He finished 9th in points.

2003
2003 was a mild year for Adam, with three wins and a 14th in the standings.

2004
Adam started out winning the Daytona 500, in a special STP 1972 scheme. He had six more wins, made the inagural Chase for the Nextel Cup, and finished second in the standings to Kurt Busch.

2005
Adam had a weak year (by his standards.) He won one race, the Dickies 500 at Texas, and finished 17th in the standings.

2006
2006 was Adam's best year. He won ten races, including the Daytona 500, and beat out Jimmie Johnson for the championship.

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