Andy Petree is currently the Vice President of Competition at Richard Childress Racing.
21 Facts About Andy Petree
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Andy Petree was a color commentator for ESPN and ABC's NASCAR coverage.
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In 1993, Andy Petree was hired by Richard Childress Racing, ending up as crew chief for the No 3 Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by Dale Earnhardt.
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However, at the conclusion of the 1995 season, Andy Petree left RCR and bought Leo Jackson's No 33 team.
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Andy Petree took over the No 33 Chevrolet in late 1996, finishing out the year with driver Todd Bodine, and the team had its first full season under Andy Petree's leadership in 1997.
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The rebranded Andy Petree Racing brought on veteran driver Ken Schrader, who drove the car to 2 top-5s and 8 top-10s en route to 10th place in the 1997 Winston Cup final standings.
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Andy Petree earned his career best finish of 2nd at New Hampshire International Speedway, and had 4 other top-10s, but Kenny would finish 22nd in points.
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However, Andy Petree was quick in signing Joe Nemechek and sponsor Oakwood Homes, after Skoal announced it would not be on the No 33 for the first time in 21 years.
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Still searching for victory in 2001, Andy Petree kept Nemechek in the No 33 and hired Bobby Hamilton to drive the No 55.
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For 2002, Andy Petree still wished to run the No 33 along with Hamilton.
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Andy Petree, who had made some Craftsman Truck Series starts, decided to put Paul in some Truck races.
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Andy Petree signed Menard to a full Busch Series schedule for 2004, hoping to get Menard ready for a return to Nextel Cup in 2006.
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Andy Petree went to work for Michael Waltrip, as a consultant for Waltrip's Busch team.
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Andy Petree finished 36th, 17th, 22nd and 30th, with the best finish at Martinsville Speedway.
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Andy Petree made his debut in that series at Martinsville in 2002.
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In 2003, Andy Petree made 4 Truck starts and finished in the top-20 in each.
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Andy Petree was 14th at Mesa Marin, 10th at Martinsville, 20th at IRP, and 18th at the second Martinsville race.
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Andy Petree's final start of his NASCAR career came at his best track: Martinsville in 2004.
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Andy Petree started that race 9th and finished a respectable 18th.
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Andy 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.
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On February 10,2015, Andy Petree was hired by Fox NASCAR as a rules analyst.