Recently, an image re-surfaced of the legendary Richard Petty in his heyday. Over there, the 7-time Cup Series champion sported a rather cool-looking mustache. In fact, he looked quite ‘badass’, and his son Kyle Petty agreed with that assessment. However, some fans decided to stir the pot and called Petty Jr, ‘a disappointment’.

Obviously, the 8 time cup winner  did not take things lying down. Even many fans jumped in to defend the former NASCAR driver and son of the legend, Richard Petty. Kyle replied, “I don’t know what’s sadder for you, that you tweeted that or that for some reason you felt the “need” to tweet it. Might want to change the wording in your profile…thanks for thinking of me though”

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How has Kyle Petty performed in his career?

While obviously not as successful as his father, the statistics speak for themselves. In addition to the eight Cup Series wins, he has finished in the Top 10 on 173 occasions. Out of his eight visits to Victory Lane, one of them was at the 1987 Coca-Cola 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Kyle Petty has won at Richmond, Charlotte, three times at North Carolina, Watkins Glen, Pocono and Dover.

He also enjoyed a season-best championship finish of 5th in the 1992 and 1993 seasons. Around that time, he competed for SABCO Racing in the #42 car. Through the course of his career, Kyle Petty has raced for various teams and drove for Dodge, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Buick, Pontiac, and Ford. It is worth mentioning that he kicked off his Cup Series career with Petty Enterprises, his family tea.

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Eventually, he closed out his career in the Cup arena with Petty Enterprises in the 2008 season. In fact, his final race came at the Phoenix Raceway. So, contrary to what the trolls say or think, Kyle Petty was far from a disappointment to the Petty legacy.