Kyle Petty Was Not Wrong About Danica Patrick…And Yet He Was Wrong

How can Kyle Petty be both right and wrong at the same time? Well, it's not easy, but somehow he managed to pull it off with his critical analysis of Danica Patrick this past week.Petty made the comment that Patrick can drive fast when qualifying but she is not a race car driver. Perhaps had he been more clear about his definition of what a race car driver is, it may have helped.What Petty was perhaps trying to say is that Sprint Cup is the "Major Leagues" of racing. Everybody at this level is a great driver. But just like in baseball, there are stars and there are the rest of the players. The talent difference between Miguel Cabrera and a .220 hitter is not all that much when you are including the general population. The .220 hitter is sti...

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