| Adam Petty | |||||||
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| Born | Adam Kyler Petty July 10, 1980 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | May 12, 2000 (aged 19) Loudon, New Hampshire, U.S. | ||||||
| Cause of death | Basilar skull fracture from crash in Turn 3 of practice for the 2000 Busch 200 | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2000 position | 68th | ||||||
| Best finish | 68th (2000) | ||||||
| First race | 2000 DirecTV 500 (Texas) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 47 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 20th (1999) | ||||||
| First race | 1998 CarQuest Auto Parts 250 (Gateway) | ||||||
| Last race | 2000 Hardee's 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 58th (1999) | ||||||
| First race | 1999 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond) | ||||||
| Last race | 1999 O'Reilly 300 (Texas) | ||||||
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Adam Kyler Petty (July 10, 1980 – May 12, 2000) was an American professional stock car racing driver. A member of the Petty racing family, he was the fourth generation from the Petty family to drive in races in the highest division of NASCAR racing, mostly in what was then known as the NASCAR Busch Series. He was believed to be the first fourth-generation athlete in all of modern American professional sports.