Adam, a fourth-generation driver from the Petty racing family who had made his debut merely two years before his untimely death, was just 19 years old. The unfortunate passing forced the ...

Hinton began investigating NASCAR’s safety record last July after the deaths of drivers Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin ... of the Sentinel‘s decision to hire an expert to view the autopsy photographs to ...

Last year, former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty talked about how NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt responded to Adam Petty’s death in 2000. Adam, the grandson of another NASCAR legend Richard Petty, died in ...

Adam Petty was 19. His death led to new safety features being fitted in the sport's cars. "He was just a kid, full of personality, full of life, always smiling, always joking, always with a big ...