The camp was started by by Kyle and Patty Petty after the death of their son Adam. The camp was Adam’s vision and after he was unfortunately killed in a practice crash at New Hampshire International Speedway, his parents worked hard so that his vision would become a reality. With the help of Paul Newman (yes, that Paul Newman), Victory Junction Gang Camp was born and finally opened on June 20, 2004.
July 21
NASCAR driver Kyle Petty led a group of about 100 motorcycles into this city Thursday then stormed through the Daytona Beach area Friday with a police escort.
Petty is on his annual mission to raise cash for children’s hospitals and the Victory Junction Gang Camp, started by the Petty family in memory of his late son Adam. GODWIN KELLY, News-JournalOnline.com
July 21
Petty began the ride in 1995 and it has become one of the most successful and popular charity events in racing. It has logged more than 45,000 miles, involved more than 5,350 riders and donated more than $9 million to charity.
And as it has in the past, this year’s ride featured celebrities donating the names, their time, their sweat and their money to benefit the camp for children with life threatening illnesses built on Petty land in Randleman, N.C. MARK DeCOTIS, FLORIDA TODAY
July 19
Petty is the sort of man who’ll die without regrets.
If he wants to experience something he does, be it singing country music, sky diving or broadcasting, he does.
When his son Adam was killed in a racing accident, he and wife, Pattie, turned the episode into as much of a positive as they could by launching the Victory Junction Gang Camp for seriously ill children. DAVE KALLMANN, JournalSentinel.com
July 13
Sunoco, the Official Fuel of NASCAR, is back for the second straight year as a partner of the 2007 Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride. This year Kyle Petty, along with his wife Pattie, will lead over 275 motorcycle riders more than 2,800 miles starting from Bar Harbor, ME on July 14 and ending in Hollywood, FL on July 21. Auto Racing Daily Report
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