An approving Kyle Petty said the job of the NASCAR Cup Series' top-ranked driver is to “ruffle feathers,” with few apologies needed.
, he could also decrease his chances of winning a season title. Other acts of retaliation already inflicted upon Chastain have included lapped drivers not letting him pass.NBC Sports analyst and longtime former driver Kyle Petty said it was unlikely, though, that Chastain would face a possibly dangerous escalation of retribution.
In addition to the fact that team owners would demand that their drivers be more focused on winning than settling scores, Petty said in a recent telephone interview that it is “not in most guys’ DNA” to behave in a particularly vindictive manner on the track. As far as Chastain’s own internal makeup, Petty compared it favorably with that of Cup Series titans such as Dale Earnhardt Sr., Cale Yarborough and even his own father, the legendary Richard Petty.“All the great drivers have that selfish, single-minded, focused mentality. He’s in that vein,” Petty said of Chastain. “Their job is to kick your butt six ways from Sunday.
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