A big hand for Kyle Petty, et al.

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Petty stated after the race "some people think I am just out there trying to finish in the top 35 which is not the case, I am out there trying to win every race". Cheers for Kyle and the other top 5 finishers.
 
Petty also admitted in a post race interview that his time in Nascar has passed but I agree that it's nice to see him run up front.
 
Patrick9999 said:
Petty also admitted in a post race interview that his time in Nascar has passed but I agree that it's nice to see him run up front.
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I saw where Kyle went to visit Michael before the race. He told him not to think he coundn't still drive. The dodge's went through that when they started.
Anyone remember when Michael first come to North Carolina he lived with Richard and Linda?
 
tkj24 said:
I saw where Kyle went to visit Michael before the race. He told him not to think he coundn't still drive. The dodge's went through that when they started.
Anyone remember when Michael first come to North Carolina he lived with Richard and Linda?
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Kyle Petty felt the need to make a house call prior to the start of the Coca-Cola 600 Sunday at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

He wanted to cheer up an old friend who has recently fallen on hard times in the racing world.

"It's funny. I went and saw Michael Waltrip before the race started," Petty said. "I think everybody knows what those guys are going through [at Michael Waltrip Racing]. We went through the same thing at Petty Enterprises; I went through the same thing at Petty Enterprises, missing races. And I told him, 'You didn't forget how to drive a racecar. Michael Waltrip has not forgotten how to drive a racecar.'"

Apparently, neither has Kyle Petty.

After giving his pep talk to Waltrip, who crashed during qualifying and sat out his 11th consecutive Nextel Cup race, Petty parlayed a strong racecar and a fuel-mileage gamble at the end into an impressive third-place finish in the grueling Coca-Cola 600. It was Petty's best Cup finish -- he also placed third at Dover -- since the fall of 1997.
 
I think he's wrong about Mikey, but that's jmo. :D

It was great seeing him in the top 5! Great job by all those fellas that finished up there! It is refreshing to see some different teams up front for a change.
 
It was great to see Kyle have a top five for a change. There ins't a more deserving guy these days that Kyle and he probably has the most overall popularity of the "non-championship calibre" guys. These days, I don't think I've heard anyone say anything negative about him for a long time.

Having said all that, it does make me think of something though. Had, oh let's say, Johnny Sauter, or Robby Gordon been in that bunch that saved fuel to achieve a good result, I dare to say that we probably wouldn't see very many congratulatory comments. Instead, I believe we'd be seeing those "I hate fuel milage races" comments. It's just funny to see how different people react with different drivers in the same sort of situation.
 
buckaroo said:
It was great to see Kyle have a top five for a change. There ins't a more deserving guy these days that Kyle and he probably has the most overall popularity of the "non-championship calibre" guys. These days, I don't think I've heard anyone say anything negative about him for a long time.

Having said all that, it does make me think of something though. Had, oh let's say, Johnny Sauter, or Robby Gordon been in that bunch that saved fuel to achieve a good result, I dare to say that we probably wouldn't see very many congratulatory comments. Instead, I believe we'd be seeing those "I hate fuel milage races" comments. It's just funny to see how different people react with different drivers in the same sort of situation.
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You are right buckaroo. I do like Kyle though.
 
buckaroo said:
Having said all that, it does make me think of something though. Had, oh let's say, Johnny Sauter, or Robby Gordon been in that bunch that saved fuel to achieve a good result, I dare to say that we probably wouldn't see very many congratulatory comments. Instead, I believe we'd be seeing those "I hate fuel milage races" comments. It's just funny to see how different people react with different drivers in the same sort of situation.
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Buck, I just need to point you to the thread about rate the race where I said...
I don't like fuel mileage races as much but...
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It could be argued that Mears was doing well regardless but the others maybe not so much so.
 
barelypure said:
Buck, I just need to point you to the thread about rate the race where I said...


It could be argued that Mears was doing well regardless but the others maybe not so much so.
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Mears and his crew placed him in the position where the gas milage thing worked for him.
 
tkj24 said:
Mears and his crew placed him in the position where the gas milage thing worked for him.
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That may or may not be true. Brian Vickers was included in that bunch and we all saw how capable he was of winning the race. It wasn't until that last pit stop, when he was way back, did his crew tell him to conserve fuel. It was the only way he would be able to get back to the front. Before that, it was full steam ahead and I venture to say that had he been in the front at that last pitstop, it would have been the same. Racing is a crap shoot at times and therefore, strategy is a part of the game. Quite a few years back, Bill Elliott won a race simply because he was the only car on the lead lap when a caution flew. He waited and waited for his pitstop on a regular stop, and was ready to come in when the yellow flew. He restarted first, behind a bunch of cars that restarted ahead of him and had another caution come out before the end of the race, he was certain not to win, but that didn't happen. He was tickled to death with the win but knew that it was strategy that won it for him, not the car and driver.

If a caution had flown with probably at least 10 laps to go in the 600, most of those guys in the top five probably wouldn't have finished there, but that's water under the bridge. If they don't want fuel milage races, perhaps they should make a mandatory yellow with 25 laps to go. That would make sure that this wouldn't happen again.

Congrats to all those who's strategy worked out. ;)
 
buckaroo said:
If a caution had flown with probably at least 10 laps to go in the 600, most of those guys in the top five probably wouldn't have finished there, but that's water under the bridge.
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If a frog had wings..........
 
Every race is a fuel milage race, just as much as each race can be caution filled, or green from the get go to the checker. To try and take away some of the glory because their fuel strategy worked better than "the Chosen Few" is a low blow
 
Man o Man..long time he been up front...

i was glad to c that....

wow...Petty name has meant lots to the history as well as

fanbase support with his great PR causes..Glad to see what

he can do. Richard had the "fire n the belly" for racing.

I seen that in Adam Petty, i really hate that his future was

cut so short.... That young man, woulda been talked about

today with the awesome talent we have out there...

Congrats Kyle...hope u have many more..
 
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