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The ESPN host sparked outrage last month when he ridiculed a caller on his SiriusXM radio show who pointed to legendary driver Richard Petty in a debate about the greatest athletes of all time.
The age-old debate… NASCAR drivers are constantly dealing with people questioning whether they’re actually “athletes.” The argument from critics usually goes something like, “Well anybody can drive a car.” But I don’t think these people realize exactly what it takes to drive a race car 180 mph for 4 hours within inches of 36 other cars on a racetrack with 20 degrees of banking. That’s a little different than your Sunday drive to Dunkin Donuts. That’s like saying football players […] The post NASCAR Team Calls Out Stephen A. Smith After He Says Drivers Aren’t Athletes: “Step Out Of That Studio” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.
Richard Petty's historic racing roots could inspire Dennis Quaid's new character in AMC's upcoming Thunder Road series.
Richard Petty blasts the recent Martinsville race as a "boring operation," casting doubt on the entertainment value of short tracks.
A late-race incident at Martinsville Speedway is drawing scrutiny across the NASCAR garage — and now one of the sport’s most iconic voices has weighed in.Bubba Wallace sparked controversy during Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race after making contact with Carson Hocevar on Lap 324, sending the No. 77 spinning and triggering a multi-car pileup on […] The post Richard Petty: Bubba Wallace ‘Knocked the Door Out of Him’ in Hocevar Wreck appeared first on Heavy Sports.
Richard Petty joins Denny Hamlin to criticize the Next Gen car package, questioning its effectiveness for remaining short tracks.
Who would want that pressure? While it seems like Chili’s and Spire Motorsports are fully embracing the comparisons of their driver Carson Hocevar to the legendary Dale Earnhardt, apparently the driver himself isn’t really a fan. Hocevar is in his third full year of the NASCAR Cup Series as the driver of the #77 car for Spire Motorsports, and it’s safe to say he hasn’t made many friends in the garage area since he arrived. During his first season in […] The post Carson Hocevar Says He’s Not A Fan Of Being Compared To Dale Earnhardt: “I Don’t Know Where That Came From” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.
