No Petty at Daytona, first time since 1965
Quote selected text Published July 3rd, 2007 in NASCAR News
The Pepsi 400 will mark the first time a Petty hasn’t competed in a Nextel Cup Series race at DIS since 1965. Kyle Petty will serve as a broadcaster for TNT and has put former Pepsi 400 champion John Andretti in his #45 Dodge.
A Petty has always been entered in a Cup race at DIS with exception of 1961 and 1965. In 1965, Chrysler was boycotting NASCAR events. In 1961, both Lee and Richard Petty wrecked in the Daytona 500 qualifying races and Richard skipped the Pepsi 400 to compete in a NASCAR Eastern Series late model race in Pennsylvania.
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he will be there that the olny thing that he knows!
just put richard in the car…..that or im sure kyle could broadcast from the car again…
I’m really digging Kyle as a broadcaster… God, its nice to have someone besides Larry and Daryl blabbing in my ears constantly. Its also nice to have someone not constantly kissing NASCAR’s ass.
Maybe Kyle will grace us with another F bomb.
Steve, I think you’re on to something… Heck, The King couldn’t possibly finish any worse than Kyle usually does, right?
I agree with you Axel, Kyle is pretty good as a broadcaster, and I’d take him over D.W. or Ned Jarrett any day. If I were you, I wouldn’t hold your breath waiting for another F-bomb… That was probably a once in a lifetime thing!
-Jeff
Richard is better then half of those non-qualifying ‘champions’.
Aww, but really the TNT broadcasters were so boring Saturday. I almost turned the sound (kept the pic up)
off and turned on the radio to listen to there broadcast of the race. BORING!
*AAAAA Sunday not Saturday