![]() So it can be argued that Patrick is sort of like the Paris Hilton or Kardashian (pick one of them) of NASCAR: mostly famous for being famous.Īll of these folks have grown rich by growing their market share in America's psyche, and for that you have to applaud them. After all, isn't that the American way? But don't then expect someone to apologize for stating the obvious. Richard Petty is still the king of NASCAR These days, Richard Petty continues to live in Level Cross, N.C. ![]() You can't have it both ways and not expect some people to think you're better at marketing yourself-for, well, being yourself-than you are at actually performing in your sport of choice. There is truth and value in what Patrick says about being a role model for young kids who might want to grow up to be female race car drivers. But if she's a role model for that, she's also the poster girl for posing in skimpy clothes to push products in commercials, such as the ones she has starred in for primary sponsor in the last 13 Super Bowls. "The people that matter most to me are my team, my sponsors and those little 3-year-old kids that run up to you and want a great big hug and say they want to grow up to be like you. People will judge what he said, whether they judge it well or not, and I'm just not going to (judge). "I still say the same thing: Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. "People have said things in the past, they're going to say things in the future," Patrick said. In response to Petty's comments, Patrick told Nate Ryan of USA Today and others during media day that she doesn't intend to make a big deal out of this. In 106 career starts in the Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup, she's never really come close to winning. Perhaps Petty, nicknamed "The King," could have worded the first part differently-the comment about her only being able to win "if everybody else stayed home." But the facts clearly state that she's not very good as a driver in either of NASCAR's top two series, offering evidence that after three years of doing this full time, she very likely never will be. Taken as a whole, it's a mostly positive statement Petty made about Patrick-who is likable (most of the time), beautiful and has proven she can drive a stock car fast when there are few other stock cars around, such as during the old NASCAR qualifying system that is going away this season to be replaced by one not likely to favor her.īeyond that, nothing the all-time winningest driver in NASCAR's premier series said about Patrick rings with even a smidgen of untruth or a hint of malice. She has helped draw attention to the sport, which helps everybody in the sport." More fans come out, people are more interested in it. There's nothing wrong with that, because that's good PR for me. ![]() ![]() "This is a female deal that's driving her. "If she'd have been a male, nobody would ever know if she'd showed up at a race track," Petty said, according to the website. ![]()
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