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Kyle Petty reflects on Denny Hamlin tying his grandfather Lee Petty with 54 Cup Series wins

Following Denny Hamlin’s win at Dover Motor Speedway, Kyle Petty reflected on what the No. 11’s trip to victory lane meant for NASCAR. Hamlin tied Petty’s grandfather, Lee Petty, with 54 wins via his win in Delaware.

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Kyle Petty heaps praise on Tyler Reddick’s ‘Jordan-esque’ last lap move to win at Talladega

Kyle Petty had nothing but praise for the confidence Tyler Reddick drove with on the last lap during the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. The No. 45 wheelman steadied his car and drove through the wreckage ahead of him, all the way to victory lane, when the odds were stacked against him.

NASCAR News / FirstSportz / April 23

Kyle Petty claims Michael Jordan celebrating Tyler Reddick’s win at Talladega victory lane is 'a huge moment for the sport'

23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick pulled of an impressive win on Sunday at Talladega taking advantage of the last lap crash featuring race leader Michael McDowell.

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / April 22

Kyle Petty: Michael Jordan going to victory lane for Tyler Reddick’s win is a ‘huge moment for the sport’

23XI Racing co-owner and NBA legend Michael Jordan was in attendance to see his driver, Tyler Reddick, win the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.

NASCAR News / FirstSportz / April 18

Kyle Petty claims NASCAR desperately needed 'Mr. Congeniality' Chase Elliott’s win at Texas

Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott came into the 2024 season with a chip on his shoulders. He has been winless the whole 2023 season, while his teammates were dominating and he needed to break this streak as soon as possible.

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / April 17

Kyle Petty reflects on Petty Family 75th anniversary: ‘It’s special’

Kyle Petty is enjoying 2024 because it’s a special year for his family. While appearing on Out of the Groove, host Eric Estepp asked the former NASCAR star about the Petty Family celebrating 75 years in racing and what it means to him.

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / April 17

Kyle Petty: NASCAR needs Chase Elliott to win races

Chase Elliott finally returned to victory lane over the weekend, and Kyle Petty believes NASCAR needs more victories from the No. 9. Of course, Elliott has been the sport’s recipient of the Most Popular Driver Award since he came into the Cup Series.

NASCAR News / FirstSportz / April 16

Kyle Petty equates 'franchise player' William Byron to Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick

Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron has been one of the best drivers in the Cup garage since the 2022 season when the Next-Gen cars were introduced. With nine wins, he is leading the pack for most wins in the Next-Gen era and his three triumphs in 2024 from juts nine races shows he is not slowing down anytime soon.

NASCAR News / FirstSportz / April 16

Kyle Petty claims Kyle Larson is 'cut from the same cloth' as Jimmie Johnson

Hendrick Motorsports has always been the destination for best racers in the NASCAR garage. From Jimmie Johnson to Jeff Gordon in the past to Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott now, the list of superstars are long.

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / April 15

Kyle Petty wants Denny Hamlin to reach 60 wins in the Cup Series

Kyle Petty would love to see Denny Hamlin reach the 60 wins threshold before the end of his NASCAR Cup Series tenure. He’s only seven wins away, but you never know what could happen between now and that potential No.

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / April 13

Kyle Petty on Kyle Larson’s talent: ‘Top 0.001% of great race car drivers’

This week Kyle Larson participated in the Indy 500 Open Test. After day one, Larson was P2 on the board in single-lap speed. Kyle Petty believes the NASCAR driver is among the rarest of race car drivers.

NASCAR News / FirstSportz / April 13

Kyle Petty breaks down Ford’s hand in Brad Keselowski’s team RFK Racing’s massive performance drop

Coming to the 2024 season as a tier one team at Ford, RFK Racing had a huge hope. But after eight races into the season, they are in a tough situation.

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / April 12

Kyle Petty doesn’t believe ‘tweaks’ will fix Next Gen car: ‘We gotta swing a big bat’

Much of the conversation in the aftermath of this past Sunday’s Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway has been focused on how to fix short track racing in the Next Gen car.

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / April 12

Kyle Petty rails against ‘parity’ in NASCAR

Richard Petty. Dale Earnhardt Sr. Jeff Gordon. Jimmie Johnson. Arguably the four biggest superstars in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series, who dominated the series at the height of their careers and have a combined 25 championships to their names.

NASCAR News / FirstSportz / April 12

Kyle Petty asserts NASCAR no longer has 'superstars' in the garage

Ever since the mid-2010s there seems to be a lack of a proper “superstars” in NASCAR. This may be due to the sport now being generally closer in terms of performance, leading to no driver being able to dominate and separate himself from the pack.

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / April 11

Kyle Petty: NASCAR has ‘great drivers’ not ‘superstar drivers’

In the new era of NASCAR, there seems to be a lack of star power. Kyle Petty doesn’t think NASCAR has any superstar drivers right now. When Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, and others left the sport – those days more or less ended.

NASCAR News / FirstSportz / April 11

Watch: 'We’re closer now than we have ever been'- Kyle Petty breaks down his relationship with Richard Petty

Petty bloodline has a vast history in motorsports, especially in NASCAR. Lee Petty and his son Richard Petty together made significant investment in the sport and won multiple championships to establish a family legacy.

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / April 2

Kyle Petty: I’m not sure I understand the BS Martin Truex Jr. threw at us after Richmond

Kyle Petty wasn’t happy with some of the comments Martin Truex Jr. following Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. The win slipped out from Truex Jr.’s grasp at Richmond, due to a late caution and controversial restart.

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / April 2

Kyle Petty refutes Martin Truex Jr.’s claim he got ‘used up’ during restart in Richmond

Kyle Petty heard the criticism from Martin Truex Jr. regarding the end of the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond, and he’s not exactly buying it. During the

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / March 19

Kyle Petty declares Denny Hamlin will be one of the greatest NASCAR drivers ever

Denny Hamlin picked up Cup Series win No. 52 in Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. It was one of his more impressive victories to date, given that the race was essentially a tire management race.