A few years later, Eddy was offered to drive the No. 43 truck for Petty Enterprises for the 1996 Craftsman Truck Series season, but once again had to turn down the offer due to his contract with GM Goodwrench at the time.
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Terry Labonte will begin to fill in for Kyle Petty in the #45 Petty Enterprises Dodge for five races as Petty moves upstairs to the broadcast booth.
In 2001 he returned to the Cup Series, driving the #44 Georgia-Pacific Dodge Intrepid for Petty Enterprises.
Mike Garvey drove for the team in 2006, but after 4 finishes of 38th or worse, sponsor Marathon Oil left the team for Petty Enterprises.
With sons Richard and Maurice Petty, he founded Petty Enterprises, which became NASCAR's most successful racing team.
He made a brief return to the series in 2000 in a relief appearance at the Coca-Cola 600, substituting for injured Petty Enterprises driver John Andretti.