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By Saajan Jogia
Sports Contributing Writer
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NASCAR legend Richard Petty was invited alongside his son Kyle Petty to the booth for the throwback weekend at Darlington. The seven-time Cup Series champion took aim at FOX's coverage of NASCAR races, highlighting an issue that many fans have been raising for a while.
The Goodyear 400 turned out to be an interesting race after a big twist at the end that led Denny Hamlin to secure his second win of the season. In conversation with Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick, and Mike Joy, Petty passed a remark before leaving, which triggered a response from Joy. As reported by Kyle Dalton, he said:
"Thank you. It's been interesting watching y'all try to operate up here."
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Responding positively after a laugh, Joy said:
"I'll take that as a compliment because last year on leaving you said, 'I don't know what race you guys are watching."
The statement prompted Petty to stir things up a little more, as he pointed out the exact problem with the NASCAR coverage. He said:
"The big deal is, when I'm sitting here and see what I see on the TV and the race is really back about 15th or 20th. Them guys, they drive their fanny off every lap. I mean, they're really racing back there, but you know, if you're here you can see that. You can't see it on TV."
Joy responded:
"We try to get back there as much as we can... but you're right, if you wanna see it all, come buy a ticket."
Petty's comments may be shedding light on a problem that many have been addressing for some time. Now that the driver with the most Cup Series championships is speaking on the matter, the problem might receive the attention it deserves.
Speaking of the race at Darlington, Ryan Blaney missed his shot at a race win after he rejoined the race late during the overtime restart, which was caused by an incident involving Bubba Wallace and Kyle Larson. Hamlin, who took his second consecutive Cup Series race victory, credited Larson and his pit crew for the achievement. Newsweek Sports reported:
"There's two people I really love right now, my pit crew and Kyle Larson. Had a little assist there, so thank you. Man, the pit crew just did an amazing job. They won it last week, they won it this week. It's all about them. Thanks SportClips, they have such a big deal here in Darlington, South Carolina."
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