Kyle Petty, Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach to comprise announcers booth for 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series on TNT

Turner Network Television (TNT) announced today a multi-year contract agreement with NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Kyle Petty to serve as an analyst for the network’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race coverage. Petty will take a five-week hiatus as driver of the No. 45 Wells Fargo/Marathon/Tire Kingdom Dodge car for Petty Enterprises, marking the first time a Petty will not be behind the wheel in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series for an extended period of time since his grandfather, Lee Petty, raced in NASCAR’s Elite Series in 1949. Kyle Petty will join announcers Bill Weber (play-by-play) and Wally Dallenbach (analyst) for TNT’s six consecutive NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races in 2007, beginning on Sunday, June 10 from Pocono Raceway and concluding on July 15 from the Chicagoland Speedway. On Sunday, June 24, Petty will provide analysis from behind the wheel of his No. 45 Dodge throughout TNT’s coverage of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race live from Infineon Speedway in Sonoma, CA. Petty previously served as an analyst alongside Weber and Dallenbach in 2006 for five Busch Series races on TNT.

‘This is great opportunity to join the TNT team. We’ve worked very closely with our partners Wells Fargo, Marathon and Tire Kingdom to make sure that the No. 45 Dodge is secure on the track while at the same time I can move into this new role,’ said Kyle Petty. ‘I started working with Turner last season and it was a great relationship from the beginning. I had a great time with Wally and Bill in the booth and it has led to this opportunity. Everyone at TNT has been great to work with, and I’m looking forward to something new in my career.’