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Joseph Andrew Petree III (born August 15, 1958), is a former NASCAR crew chief, driver, team owner, and broadcaster who has worked as the rules analyst for Fox NASCAR.[1] He used to be the Vice President of Competition at Richard Childress Racing.[2] After racing for years at local short tracks (most notably Hickory Motor Speedway), Petree became part owner of the No. 32 Busch Series car for Dale Jarrett. By the age of 28, Petree was already a Winston Cup Series crew chief on the Leo Jackson racing team. That car was driven by the Bandit Harry Gant. Petree was a color commentator for ESPN and ABC's NASCAR coverage.
Andy Petree | |||||||
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Born | Joseph Andrew Petree III August 15, 1958 Hickory, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
Awards | 1993, 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion Crew Chief | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 60th (1988) | ||||||
First race | 1988 Commonwealth 200 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 1994 Advance Auto 500 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
7 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 50th (2003) | ||||||
First race | 2002 Advance Auto Parts 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 2004 Kroger 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of March 8, 2012. |
On October 12, 2006, Petree was officially named a color commentator of the ESPN/ABC NASCAR broadcast team for their Nationwide and Cup Series coverage. Petree joined Rusty Wallace and Jerry Punch in the broadcast booth, with Jamie Little, Mike Massaro, Dave Burns, Vince Welch, and Allen Bestwick reporting from pit road. By 2011, Petree was the only member of the 2007 broadcast team still in the booth; until ESPN's final season of broadcasting NASCAR, he was joined by Bestwick and Dale Jarrett, with Wallace in the infield studio and Punch on pit road.
On February 10, 2015, Petree was hired by Fox NASCAR as a rules analyst.[1] However, Petree didn't return to FOX for 2016.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | |||||
1988 | G&G Racing | 4 | Olds | DAY | HCY | CAR | MAR | DAR | BRI | LNG | NZH | SBO | NSV | CLT | DOV | ROU | LAN | LVL | MYB | OXF | SBO | HCY | LNG | IRP | ROU | BRI | DAR | RCH 36 |
DOV | MAR 17 |
CLT | MAR 30 |
60th | 240 | [3] | ||||||
Buick | CAR 22 |
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1994 | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 3 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | MAR | DAR | HCY | BRI | ROU | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | SBO | TAL | HCY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | MAR 16 |
CAR | 79th | 115 | [4] |
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
2002 | Andy Petree Racing | 33 | Chevy | DAY | DAR | MAR 31 |
GTY | PPR | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | NHA | MCH | IRP 12 |
NSH | RCH | TEX | SBO | LVS | CAL | PHO | HOM | 64th | 202 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||
2003 | DAY | DAR | MMR 14 |
MAR 10 |
CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP 20 |
NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | CAL | LVS | SBO | TEX | MAR 18 |
PHO | HOM | 50th | 467 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||
2004 | DAY | ATL | MAR 18 |
MFD | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | LVS | CAL | TEX | MAR | PHO | DAR | HOM | 87th | 109 | [7] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
ARCA Re/Max Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | ARMSC | Pts | Ref | ||
2001 | Andy Petree Racing | 15 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | WIN | SLM | GTY | KEN | CLT | KAN | MCH | POC | MEM | GLN | KEN | MCH | POC | NSH | ISF | CHI | DSF 9 |
SLM | TOL | BLN | CLT | TAL | ATL | 118th | 195 | [9] | ||
2002 | DAY | ATL | NSH | SLM | KEN | CLT | KAN | POC | MCH | TOL | SBO | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | WIN | DSF 33 |
CHI | SLM | TAL | CLT | 165th | 65 | [10] |
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