The National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) announced today that Kyle Petty will deliver the keynote address at the NATE UNITE 2020 Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. NATE UNITE 2020 will take place February 17-20, 2020 at the Raleigh Convention Center. NATE UNITE is widely regarded as the premier and most comprehensive education event in the wireless and broadcast infrastructure industries. Petty is scheduled to speak during the NATE UNITE 2020 Keynote Luncheon on Tuesday, February 18, 2020.
Kyle Petty is an auto racing icon, a champion of philanthropy and one of the most popular personalities in all of sports. Petty, a member of NASCAR’s most famous family, has been named or nominated by NASCAR, plus various media outlets and corporations, as Person of the Year, Father of the Year, Sportsman of the Year and the USA’s Most Caring Athlete. He is an inductee in the Philanthropy Hall of Fame, the Humanitarian Hall of Fame and the Little League Hall of Excellence.
“North Carolina is in the heart of NASCAR Country and so it is only fitting that Kyle Petty deliver a keynote address at NATE UNITE 2020,” said NATE’s Trade Show Committee Chairwoman Amanda Stegall of Gulfport, Mississippi. “Kyle is a dynamic, inspirational speaker whose message will be very well received by the conference attendees,” added Stegall.
“Kyle Petty will be a great headliner at NATE UNITE 2020 and joins a long list of distinguished keynote speakers the Association has attracted at our conferences through the years,” stated NATE Events Coordinator Shari Wirkus. “Mr. Petty’s keynote speaker appearance is the icing on the cake of what is shaping up to be an incredible NATE UNITE 2020 line-up of speakers, sessions, luncheons and networking receptions that we have in store for the industry,” added Wirkus.
Companies interested in NATE UNITE 2020 sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities are encouraged to visit HERE. Individuals attending NATE UNITE 2020 who are interested in participating in the Tower Family Foundation Golf Invitational powered by NATE’s Wireless Industry Network (WIN) are encouraged to register HERE. For more information on NATE, visit www.natehome.com.
Kyle Petty Biography
Kyle Petty is an auto racing icon, a champion of philanthropy and one of the most popular personalities in all of sports. His name and smile will always connect him with 
NASCAR’s most famous family. To the world, his father Richard Petty was, and still is, “the King,” the greatest champion in NASCAR history. Kyle’s grandfather, Lee, was larger-than-life in the early days of stock car racing. To a young boy growing up in Level Cross, N.C., and places like Daytona, Charlotte and Talladega, Lee and Richard were simply Grandpa and Dad to him. Kyle is as much a product of racing as he is of his famous forebears. For more than three decades as a driver, owner and media commentator, Kyle has put his heart and soul into doing what a Petty does best — compete with class and touching the lives of everyone around him.
Today, it is Kyle Petty who is larger than life. Inspired by the vision of his late son Adam, Kyle and the Petty family partnered with the NASCAR community and corporate sponsors nationwide to help those in need. Their crowning achievement is Victory Junction, a camp near Level Cross, where more than 22,000 children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses have found hope, laughter, friendship and adventure. Founded in 2004, Victory Junction has negated all who counseled Kyle against the undertaking, citing the immense cost and complexity of building and operating a camp for kids with special needs. The camp has become a shining example of what character and commitment can achieve.
For more than 21 years, Kyle has hosted hundreds of NASCAR fans, drivers and motorcycle enthusiasts on his annual Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America. The Ride travels cross-country each spring to raise funds and awareness for Victory Junction. To date, the Ride has raised more than $16 million for children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses, and is the most successful philanthropic event hosted by any person in the NASCAR family.
Kyle has been named or nominated by NASCAR, plus various media outlets and corporations, as Person of the Year, Father of the Year, Sportsman of the Year and the USA’s Most Caring Athlete. He is an inductee in both the Philanthropy Hall of Fame, the Humanitarian Hall of Fame and the Little League Hall of Excellence.
When Kyle isn’t behind the wheel of a racecar or serving humanitarian or philanthropic causes, he can be seen and heard on television, radio and online. Currently, Kyle is a featured analyst on NBCSN’s daily show, NASCAR America and on pre and post-Race NASCAR Sprint Cup shows on NBC and NBCSN. He also co-hosts the weekly radio show, “Fast Talk” on the Performance Racing Network
