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#Nascar the king driver#
The 29-year-old became the first driver to win at three road courses (Sonoma, Watkins Glen, Charlotte ROVAL) which cemented his title as the King of Road Courses. The first record Larson broke is the number of wins at road courses in a single season. There wasn’t much more he could accomplish when the checkered flag waved at Phoenix Raceway. Kyle Larson broke many records during his 2021 season that seem incredible when you think of where he was last year.
#Nascar the king series#
''Every time I show up,'' Petty said, ''I bring my history with me.Evaluating NASCAR’s controversial playoff format Kyle Larson’s records broken en route to a championship Avondale, Arizona, USA NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson (left) is congratulated by NASCAR president Steve Phelps as he celebrates after winning the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway. Petty is NASCAR's walking Hall of Fame, synonymous with the sport, and along for the ride every mile along the way from its southern roots to its $8.2 billion TV deal. He's as much a fixture in the sport as Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who are still driving. Petty isn't ready to wave goodbye to NASCAR, not by a long shot. Petty said the team was waiting to hear from Ambrose on what he'd like to do next season. Petty said the financial health and overall outlook at RPM is ''as good as it's even been,'' though that could change a bit if Ambrose bolts the organization for a ride in Australia's V8 Supercar Series.
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#Nascar the king drivers#
There's a chance RPM could have two drivers competing for the championship should Marcos Ambrose win a race, and he's a good bet at this week's stop at the road course in Watkins Glen. RPM has driver Aric Almirola locked into the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field because of his July win at Daytona. Petty wouldn't want to miss out on a resurgent season at Richard Petty Motorsports. Petty was the lone figure standing on any of the 43 haulers, keeping tabs on the race through a scoring monitor and a close eye on the cars when they whizzed past the start/finish line a few hundred feet away. He did wear a baseball cap under his headset when he stood atop an RPM hauler and had a bird's-eye-view for last Sunday's race. Petty's matted hair had a few stray curls when he removed the hat and sunglasses during a chat in his motorhome. ''I just really liked them because it was different,'' he said.
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Richard Petty wasn't just trying to create an iconic fashion statement he'd just grown weary of worrying he'd offend the wrong sponsor with the standard baseball cap most drivers wear around the track. Petty started wearing the hats around 1979 when he struck a deal with a manufacturer who sold them at a store operated by son Kyle Petty. It's always been the spot where he could be himself and hang up his hat - in his case, a Charlie 1 cowboy hat with a tuft of feathers in the front. Petty has pushed past the pain and found comfort at the track. Instead of starting a new routine, I stayed in the same one. ''Coming back to the racing blanked out some of the bad parts that I was having,'' Petty said. The Piston Cup, of course, was the championship awarded to those frisky cars from the movie. The King.'' He recalled a time in England when a boy approached and asked how many times he won the Piston Cup.
#Nascar the king movie#
It's a circus life Petty would never trade for weekends at home, certainly not after his fame got fresh juice when he voiced Strip ''The King'' Weathers in the 2006 hit movie ''Cars.'' Petty is warmly greeted by children in awe of the man they only know as the voice in a cartoon, not the seven-time NASCAR champion who won a record 200 races. ''I got a spare anyway,'' he said, smiling.Īfter bowling another quick frame, it's time for Petty to split, but not before he has to pilot his way through a clog of autograph hounds who want just one autograph, one photo, from the driver who has had to have signed and posed more than anyone in NASCAR history. With fans snapping pictures, Petty left no pin standing on his second attempt.