Kyle Petty
Kyle Petty
Kyle Eugene Pettyis an American stock car racing driver. Now retired, he formerly competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and is currently a television analyst for NBC's pre- and post-race shows. He formerly was a color commentator for TNT's NASCAR coverage from 2006 through 2014. He is the son of racer Richard Petty, grandson of racer Lee Petty, and father of Adam Petty. He and his ex—wife Pattie have two other children: Austin and Montgomery Lee. He last drove...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth2 June 1960
CityLevel Cross, NC
I don't think political correctness doesn't make any difference. Once that's in your DNA, you don't pass an ordinance or pass a law or all of the sudden change your DNA.
I think faith is the one common denominator between everything that goes on at the race track - a faith in Christ.
You know, when Arnold Palmer came on TV with an old tractor and told me to buy Pennzoil, I bought that, and when Dale Jarrett advertises UPS, I can go along with that, too. But I don't think having an 18-year-old, somebody who's probably gotten five packages in his life and they were all 'Girls Gone Wild' videos, tell me what delivery service I should use would have much effect on me.
We've just got to start building some stuff to get better.
Why do I like racing? I was too lazy to work and too chicken to steal.
This was basically a tire-management race. I know some teams had issues, but we never had any problems.
When we looked at it, we'd made very little progress over the last four or five years. We weren't going in the right direction, so we had to look outside our own circle.
Both cars had a good day, and Bobby drove his tail off. I think he's got something to prove.
We had a great, great run, ... I can't really complain. We've struggled all year. To come here and have a good run was good for us.
I am a little wary about wearing this Gators jersey in Tennessee territory. I covered it with a coat walking in here so I didn't get shot or something.
Maybe this will put the dreaded Intrepid thing to rest. Maybe the Charger is the way we need to go.
I'm happy, but not surprised. We ran good down here last year.
I run 20-25 miles during the week ... but you really watch what you eat, I think that's the main thing.
Our focus has to be the 43 car because that's our brand. That's who we are. In a day and time when everything is marketing, we can't afford to let that brand go away.