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A Welcoming Gesture Before Danica Patrick's Stock Car Debut

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It was a small thing, really, but as close to an official "you're in" as it gets. Juan Pablo Montoya sent a friend to seek out Danica Patrick and invite her over to the Montoyas' motorcoach in the Daytona International Speedway infield Thursday night. "I'd never even met Juan before,'' Patrick said...

Getting Petty About the Champion's Provisional

So ... remember Kyle Petty fell to the 35th spot last week? Well, should he happen to fall out of the top 35, he's gone and lined up a former champion to ensure the #45 Dodge qualifies. Petty had to look no further than his own teammate, 2000 Winston Cup Champion Bobby Labonte."Look, as long as they don't change the rules...

Blaney Gains A Spot, Petty In the Hot Seat

Another top 10, another $10. Dave Blaney's 6th place finish earned him another spot in the owners points standings, which means I owe the Victory Junction Gang Camp more dough. Blaney grabbed the 34th spot from the #45, driven mostly by Kyle Petty, whose 18th place finish in Saturday night's Bank of America 500 marked only...

Kansas Does Wonders for Hamlin's Ego

A trip to the Midwest has seemed to have changed Denny Hamlin after last week's brouhaha with Kyle Petty.He's steeply backed off his fightin' words (an angel, remember?) and is now sporting some new facial hair. The new look, though, isn't the most important part.His words are."No matter what you do, Kyle is going to be...

Rubbin' is Racin': Hamlin is an Angel ... Right

Denny Hamlin does no wrong, according to Denny Hamlin.So was the claim at least after an incident with Kyle Petty and his No. 45 Dodge Sunday at Dover International Speedway.Here's the exact quote from the Hammy after the wreck that definitely slowed his progress in the Chase for the Nextel Cup."Let's look back at my...

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05/31/12 Retro Racing: Petty enjoys Monster turnaround in 1995... Source: Yahoo Sports - NASCAR Even before Kyle Petty climbed into the cockpit for the start of the 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 at Dover Downs International Speedway, he didn't think much of his chances.
05/23/12 Kyle Petty Gets Candid Source: CBS - WLTX 19 - Columbia SC When he was competing in NASCAR's Sprint Cup series, Kyle Petty was known as one of the more marketable drivers because of his ability to communicate with just about anyone.
05/19/12 HEMBREE: Let There Be Lights Source: FOX Sports For my money, the best race in the mostly spangled history of the Sprint All-Star Race happened 20 years ago.
05/18/12 The All-Star always a wild and woolly ride Source: Burlington Free Press - Burlington VT The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads home to Charlotte Motor Speedway for a couple weeks, beginning with the annual Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday night.
05/17/12 All-Star Moments: No. 3 â One Hot Night In Charlotte Source: Racin' Today The link between the Sprint Cup Series and its roots was stronger back in the early 1990s.

Background on kyle petty

Kyle Eugene Petty (born June 2, 1960) is a former American NASCAR driver and is currently a co-host for NASCAR RaceDay and panel member for NASCAR Smarts which are both on SPEED.

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