No, he did not. Dale Sr. died on February 18, 2001 and Jimmie Johnson's first Cup Series race was on October 7, 2001.
No, Kyle Petty is retired.
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Richard Childress
Petty Enterprises was the name of the team for most of his career. He drove for Don Robertson for a few races in 1970 because Petty's regular cars had been wrecked; in 1984-5 he drove for Mike Curb.
Dale Earnhardt Drive is located in Avondale, Arizona.
Richard Petty was a driver from 1958 to 1992 in the Nascar Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Nascar Winston Cup Series. Richard retired when the name of the series was still called "Winston Cup". He never drove in the series when it was called "Sprint Cup".
Richard Petty's most famous car number was #43. In his first season he drove car #'s 2, 42A and 142. He also drove the #24 in the first race of the 1959 season. For a few seasons, before switching to the 43 full time, Richard drove the #41 and #42 cars.
Dale Sr. did not drive a Dodge in the 2001 Daytona 500. He drove a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, owned by Richard Childress Racing.
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No.
He already does.
No. In 2014, Austin Dillon will drive the #3 car in the Sprint Cup Series. Dillon is Richard Childress' grandson.