History of the 43
Lee Petty, Richard’s father, raced the No. 42 which was the first and last number of a license plate that was sitting outside the garage the day they were painting his car back in 1948. When Richard started racing he kept the sequence going by racing the No. 43. Kyle raced the No. 44 and Adam raced the No. 45. The No. 43’s on track history with Richard at the wheel is rich with race wins and NASCAR Championships including:
  • 200 wins in the No. 43 “Petty Blue” car.
  • Seven time winner of the Daytona 500
  • Seven time winner of the Winston Cup Championship
  • 1959 Rookie of the Year
2010 Driver Line-up
43 Car Crew
Bob Dowens
Rear Tire Carrier
Holmdell, NJ 		Brandon Hopkins
Front tire changer/Mechanic
Danielson, CT 		Brett Morrell
Front tire Carrier
Windham, ME
Brian Dentenne
Car Chief,
Rear Hose, & Tire Control
Wallace, MI 		Dan Donnelly
2nd Truck Driver/Crash Cart
Abbington, VA 		David Cropps
8th Man/Interior Mechanic
Mt. Airy, NC
Derrick Jennings
CatchMan
Wallace, MI 		Ed Watkins
Jackman
Maiden, NC 		Hartwell Pritchett
Shock Specialist
Durham, NC
Jack Kurtzner
Hauler Driver/Tire Runner
Malta, NY 		Justin Hines
Grill & Tire Control
Garden City, MI 		Kevin Doebler
1st Can Catcher
Johnson City, NY
Kevin White
Left Rear Tire Control
Pittsville, MD 		Kyle Kennistan
Stop Sign & Hose
South Paris, ME 		Mike Shiplett
Crew Chief
Amherst, OH
Phil Surgen
Engineer
Elmore, VT 		Todd Carmichael
2nd Can
Redding, CA 		Tony Hirshman
Spotter
Northhampton, PA
Zach Price
Rear Changer
Taylorsville, NC