Adam Petty

Adam Kyler Petty born on 10th July 1980, Trenton, New Jersey, was a professional racing driver who is also regarded as the first fourth-generation driver in the history of NASCAR. He died on May 12, 2000, from basilar skull fracture which was from the crash in Turn 3 of a practice session for 2000 Busch 200. Adam was only 18 when he followed the footsteps of his father and participated in the ARCA RE/MAX Series in 1998 and won the same driving the #45 Pontiac at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Here a glimpse of his amazing career:-

• Went to NASCAR Busch Series full-time in 1999, driving the #45 Chevrolet.
• Finished 6th in his first Busch Series race held at Daytona and had the best finish of 4th place.
• Finished the 1999 season 20th overall in points.