Joseph Andrew Petree III (born August 15, 1958) is an American former
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. It is considered to be one of the top ranked motorsports organizations in ...
crew chief, driver, team owner, and broadcaster who has worked as the
rules analyst for ''
Fox NASCAR''.
He used to be the Vice President of Competition at
Richard Childress Racing
Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by Richard C ...
.
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
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and
ABC's NASCAR coverage.
Broadcasting career
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.
However, Petree didn't return to FOX for 2016.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
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key) (
Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
Craftsman Truck Series
Whelen Modified Tour
ARCA Re/Max Series
(
key) (
Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
References
External links
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Andy Petree's ESPN BioAndy Petree NASCAR.com Bio
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Living people
1958 births
People from Hickory, North Carolina
Motorsport announcers
NASCAR crew chiefs
NASCAR team owners
Racing drivers from North Carolina
NASCAR drivers
ARCA Menards Series drivers
American television sports announcers
Dale Earnhardt Inc. drivers