Now I Know Why Kyle Petty Was So Pissed
Yahoo! Sports has an article up about the racers trying to get into, or stay, in the top 35 owners points. When Kyle Petty went of fon Denny Hamlin last week, I didn’t realize why he was so angry. I guess I know now.
When Kyle Petty blew his top Sunday at Dover, berating Denny Hamlin and reaching into his car to slap down the youngster’s helmet shield, some wondered why the veteran was so angry.
It’s true Hamlin hit Petty from behind and knocked him into the wall, but what does Petty have riding on in these late-season races that brought on a case of road rage?
He isn’t part of NASCAR’s Chase for the Nextel Cup championship, and he hasn’t been close to a victory since the last of his eight career wins in 1995 at Dover.
Even so, the longtime stock car competitor has a lot riding on every lap the rest of the way, just like Hamlin, one of the 12 drivers in the Chase.
Head on over to Yahoo! Sports to read the rest. It’s a good piece.