[zephyrracer]

I agree with two statements.
1. Driving isn't racing.
2. She doesn't know how to relate to her crew chief whats wrong.


She has said before that no one will help her, my thoughts are the other racers are afraid to help not knowing how she will handle it.

Gregg

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by zephyrracer

She has said before that no one will help her....

She's been "helped" her entire career. Blaming her lack of knowledge and talent on other people is just an excuse.

Originally Posted by David Jones

I do find it interesting in the article that after Kyle spoke his mind about Ms. Patrick that the esteemed writer spoke his about Kyle. I think Kyle has a valid opinion, though he might have been a little off track on his details. He also has credentials...and has mixed it up with some of the best......most better than him. The esteemed writer, Nick Bromberg, attempts to down Kyle. I looked around some and quite frankly I don't find Mr. Bromberg's name at the top of any sanctioning body's running order. Kyle Petty knows what he's good at and he doesn't need somebody with NO seat time talking down about him. Kyle can drive, he did win, he is a decent broadcaster and beyond all that he has the amazing gift of wanting to help people.

I couldn't agree with you more. Kyle may not have had the talent that his father did (Kyle has said many times that racing talent skipped a generation and his son Adam (RIP) was more talented than he was behind the wheel), but Kyle did show a lot more talent than Danica has displayed.

In Kyle's first ever stock car race, driving a moth balled 1978 Dodge Magnum of his Dad's, Petty drove to a win at the 1979 ARCA 200 at Daytona. How many years has Danica been driving stock cars without getting close to a win?

Most people think of Kyle as ever having been a "contender" - but he actually performed much better than he is given credit for. First full season in Cup, he netted a 12th place finish in the points. Danica will be LUCKY to finish in the top 25.

Kyle also had 4 Top 10 point finishes at the Cup level - with 2 of those being Top 5's (back to back in 1992 and '93).

KP is an incredible individual. I met him while visiting his Victory Junction Gang Camp. What an amazing facility. This is a place where you'd love to send your kid or grandkid, except for the fact that the campers have to trerminally ill or chronically ill to go there.