{"id":1558756,"date":"2023-04-22T13:55:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T17:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1558756"},"modified":"2023-04-22T13:55:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T17:55:19","slug":"kyle-petty-never-more-embarrassed-nascar-darrell-waltrip-daytona-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/kyle-petty-never-more-embarrassed-nascar-darrell-waltrip-daytona-500\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Petty Was Never More Embarrassed for NASCAR Than After Darrell Waltrip Won the Daytona 500"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
It\u2019s not often that Vince Lombardi\u2019s name comes up in NASCAR<\/a> discussions, but Kyle Petty<\/a> watched last weekend\u2019s Xfinity Series<\/a> race at Martinsville and wondered if maybe John Hunter Nemechek should have heeded the advice of the legendary NFL coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Though certain critics will lambaste Petty, mostly for no other reason than they don\u2019t think eight Cup Series wins qualify him as a racing expert, the driver-turned-NBC analyst was spot-on when he raised questions about burnouts this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The difference between the burnout celebrations by John Hunter Nemechek<\/a> and Kyle Larson<\/a> last weekend was the difference between night and day. Larson smoked his tires for an entire lap on a half-mile oval after his Cup Series win but managed the rubber the whole way so that he was riding on more than just rims when he got to Victory Lane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nemechek would have done well to follow the advice of Vince Lombardi regarding the end zone celebrations following touchdowns. \u201cWhen you get in the end zone, act like you\u2019ve been there before,\u201d Lombardi (and many who followed in his footsteps) said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nemechek celebrated on Saturday by pulling his car up against the wall and gunning the tires long and hard. It started a fire in the rear wheel well, and the flames started spreading as crew members scurried to the scene with extinguishers. Afterward, officials inspected the track to be sure there was no damage that would affect the next day\u2019s race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2018Act like you\u2019ve been there before\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Kyle Petty rightfully points out celebratory burnouts have become a clich\u00e9<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n