Kyle Petty leaving NASCAR for the Rolex Series

[wscruiser]

Looks like Kyle Petty is parting ways with NASCAR and Petty Enterprises to go drive in the Rolex Racing Series for 2009.

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...x-series-ride/

[minimark]

Don't get me wrong, Kyle's a nice guy who has done a lot of good things for people.....but......that's funny!

[ohbuga]

That should be interesting!

[N2MINI]

Poor Kyle, past his prime, still wants to race, but even his own team doesn't seem to want him next year. He says he doesn't want to race in the trucks or Nationwide series so there is not alot of choices for him.

[localdrummerweb]

he has not been the same since Adam died...its a shame that the sport lost 3 great drivers that year..kenny irwin, adam petty and of course Dale Sr. I really think that Kyle would have done better on another team..Petty Enterprises just refuses to put any real money into their program and it shows..great drivers and sucky cars

[Max Headroom]

It's hard for me to imagine Kyle thrashing around in a DP on a road course.

[minimark]

Honestly, when was Kyle ever even a good race car driver? The very few races he ever won was the first car that didn't break in the 600 and the rest he was just a passenger in a fast car. 90% of his racing career was spent lurking in the back of the pack. I wish him well and I hope I'm wrong but his time in Rolex will not be very long.

[wildcrazy442000]

There was a time when he was the man to beat at Rockingham. I agree that his time was up, but will the replacement do any better.. Looks like the Old Guard teams are having some rough times.