Kyle Petty, son of the great Richard Petty, has faced challenges both on and off the tracks. Nowadays, he’s more into NASCAR analysis and is often criticized for his opinions.
Criticism of Ryan Blaney
Recently, Petty criticized Ryan Blaney on the NBC podcast. He expressed his concerns for Team Penske and attacked Blaney, saying “For me, and I’m going to be honest, man, Ryan Blaney is the new Kasey Kahne — potential unfulfilled. Everybody wants to talk about what he can do, but he never does anything. For whatever reason … He just never gets past that hump.”
Fans React
his did not go down well with NASCAR fans as they found it insulting, especially coming from Petty. Fans recalled the time when Petty called for banning Bubba Wallace last season after he shoved Kyle Larson in Vegas. Back then, he called for Wallace to be suspended for the rest of the year or, as some claimed, “forever.”
It is understandable how it is his job to analyze NASCAR drivers. But if it goes out of hand, one has to face the wrath of NASCAR fans. Petty was on the receiving end of it recently.
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