Kyle Petty's last race?

From the Petty board, a poster reports from Claire B's show on XM...

"CBL said "I don't know if anyone else caught it, but I think I just got a scoop that I haven't seen reported anywhere else. Patty just said that God had closed a door at Petty Enterprises, and this will be Kyle's last race for PE."

WOW! Im shocked if this is true. Kyle out at PE? Not just out of the #45, but out of PE? WOW!

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Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on September 27, 2008 at 2:54pm
Yes heard that too. Patty Petty was being interviewed about the new Victory Junction Camp. She segwayed into Kyle's future. Said he was looking for a new ride. She sounded like they were not happy with the way PE handled him. I don't think that it was ment to get out yet.
Permalink Reply by GrayAntiMatter on September 28, 2008 at 2:38am
Permalink Reply by Keith on September 28, 2008 at 6:55am
Some PE fans certainly hope so.
I hate to see Chad McCumbee thrown under the bus for a pretty face.
Permalink Reply by Keith on September 29, 2008 at 9:45am
More info...

"Kyle Petty out at Petty Enterprises? Was this #45-Kyle Petty's last race for Petty Enterprises? Sunday's Kansas 400 looks like it might well have been his last Sprint Cup run for the family business that he's worked for for so many years, that his grandfather Lee founded in 1949 and that his father Richard has been running all these years. That pending departure-not of Kyle Petty's own doing-is the stunning word from Patti Petty, Kyle's wife. Kyle Petty has been the center of a family storm of controversy since the spring, and he insists he doesn't think he's part of the long-running problems at Petty Enterprises. And Patti Petty says her husband is determined to stay at the wheel of a Cup car.....for someone. Kyle Petty himself ... has been struggling with the entire situation, Patti Petty says. While Petty himself was stoic about whatever turmoil is going on behind the scenes, promising to talk about things eventually, his wife was quite emotional - "Maybe I'm the only one here willing to tell the truth," she said. "They haven't wanted Kyle in the car the last three years. They want a young driver, a 30-year-old, a 20-year-old. "But Wells Fargo, our sponsor, says it's going to stay with Kyle, whatever he does. I wish Chip Ganassi (a fellow Dodge team owner) would take a look at Kyle. He's got a 12-race sponsorship deal for next year that would be a perfect part-time schedule for Kyle. And Kyle could help mentor a young driver. They told him at Watkins Glen - right when he was standing there in his driver's suit - that they didn't want him in the car." There are indications that Michael McDowell, currently driving for Michael Waltrip's Toyota operation, and AJ Allmendinger, currently driving for Team Red Bull, are under consideration for the Petty ride, as teammate with Bobby Labonte. Kyle Petty is tentatively scheduled to run a Petty car at Phoenix in November, but Patti Petty says that looks too iffy.(Winston-Salem Journal)(9-29-2008) "
Permalink Reply by Sarah on September 29, 2008 at 10:40am
This is soooo sad to me. It reminds me of when Tom Landry was fired from the Cowboys. It was not a matter of whether he should/shouldn't leave the team, but rather the way it was done.
If it is time for Kyle and Petty Enterprises to part ways, it should be done with more respect to Kyle, the Petty name and to the legions of NASCAR fans that have supported the Petty's over the years. This is not a fly-by-night team. This team is a part of NASCAR's history and a change like this should be reflected as such.
Permalink Reply by Keith on September 29, 2008 at 11:10am
You are so right Sarah, but from what can be gleaned from little tid-bits here and there, it is very possible that Kyle may be his own worst enemy. There seems to be some discord in the family and Richard was/is unhappy over Kyle's lack of leadership and stepping out of the car for TV and not testing etc.. We'll hear more down the road.

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