Good Seasons: Kyle Petty 1992-1993
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
- Yes, it's true. Kyle Petty was once a legitimate title contender in the early '90s.
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Kyle honestly wasn't as bad as everyone makes him out to be now. He was honestly average, and fell victim to being stuck with bad equipment when he went back to Petty, and then I think he lost any passion for the sport once he lost Adam.
Equipment is a big factor. Kyle should have taken the Robert Yates ride after Allison's death. I truly believe he would have won a championship and had many more wins if he went that route.
Worse thing he ever did was merge Pe2 back into his father's, it had potential when he partnered with Bobby Kennedy. He probably did loose desire after Adam, but it also didn't didn't help that while driving, he also was trying to turn the operation around trying to modernize the team. Facing opposition the entire time...
AverageJoeSquad, 30 years in NASCAR and only 8 wins? If that's not far below average, nothing is.
@@sergeantmasson3669 take a look at how many drivers have won even 1 race in Nascar history versus how many drivers has completed in Nascar. He is actually above average by his wins and even his other stats.
He was garage stop
“That’s incredible” -Kyle Petty
Cal weathers 42
Kyle might've not been King Richard in terms of success, but he was a beast at The Rock. To me, that's impressive and definitely top 10 best drivers of the early 90s.
it was fun to be a Petty fan in the late 80s and 90s... one of the few drivers that would not back down to the 3...
Everyone thought he sucked all of his career but this video proves that he was a very good and consistent driver. At least in the right equipment.
That's incredible.
What In Carnation? I thought I’d beat you
Bad Seasons: Michael Waltrip 2005
69 likes. Nice.
@LarsonGamer42 It has stayed at 69 likes for three weeks lol
Man, that Mello Yello car was a thing of beauty.
Kyle’s obligation to keep Petty Enterprises alive, his son’s death, and never really having a super good ride really made his career fall flat.
Kyle Petty's downfall in terms of results can almost be entirely contributed to bad teams.
no. Kyle fell as soon as Adam passed.
I met Kyle when I was about 11 or 12 at New Hampshire on pit road not long after Adam passed away at that track. He was super cool and gave me the time of day more than any other early 2000's NASCAR driver many of which I was able to get autographs from. I remember Kyle telling me to hold the Sharpie pointing down toward the ground in my pocket to keep the ink from running out as fast. Good man. Now I'm a guitar player and so is Kyle!
It was the Nextel Cup hat he signed must have been 2004.
Apparently an old Jayski "what if" scenario dictated with the original playoff format, Petty is the 1992 champion. How crazy would that have been?
Cool video! Mellow Yellow scheme was the best paint scheme of all time!
Loosing Adam killed his career
TheSwaggyGamer *losing. Unless you’re saying that Kyle Petty loosing Adam’s belt killed his career.
Pretty much; he lost his love to race. After that he just drove to keep the team going but his lack of drive was evident. 2007 Coke 600 was a nice farewell though. Still wish luck had came around and knocked Mears and Yelley out just for him.
I agree that he lost his motivation to race somewhat after that but Kyle's career was going nowhere fast and was considered a has been by the year 2000.
Redfire 03 SVT I believe the story was that Kyle was just kind of keeping the seat warm for Adam. Dad would retire soon after the 4th generation was ready for Cup. The buzz of anticipation and all the hypothetical 'air' went out of that camp when Adam died.
Two generational NASCAR families lost their brightest lights at the wrong time in quick succession. Its a very sudden and sad end. Too many lost that way, including Kenny Irwin that same year, coincidentally in Kyle's old ride. Lee Petty died earlier that same year. Its a wonder how any of them kept it together after such a year.
"Danica is a racecar driver, not a racer." -Kyle Petty. That was the smartest thing he has ever said.
He also said he had more talent than Kyle Busch
1 for 2 isn’t that bad
52 top 5 in 829 races.... He's not really a racer either lol
Mitch Brown
But he still won more than Danica ever did...
@@the_road__warrior6185 lol his last name is petty.... It was all handed to him on a silver platter with a silver spoon... I bet you think trump is a self made man, dont ya 🤣🤡
Kyle Petty was a beast at Rockingham and at Dover and he could really wheel that great looking Mello Yello Pontiac, he had two of the best crew chiefs in the business Gary Nelson and Robin Pemberton and he had a longshot to win the 1992 championship and would have won the Chase had there been a Chase in 1992 under the original format, the original 10 driver format that is, not the win and you're in style of today.
I've been running the numbers on that and he still finishes second to Harry Gant. In case anyone is wondering the rest of the final four are Davey Allison and Mark Martin, with Kulwicki and Elliott out of it in the round of 12
John Turner Yep it would have been Gant under the Playoff system.
That car was so amsome. 90's Nascar was special. I can't explain how but that's how it felt
My all-time favorite driver Kyle Petty
Kyle was always my favorite driver. He may not have won many races, but his charisma, laid back attitude, and the paint schemes of his cars with Sabco Racing won me over.
Where is Good Seasons: Michael Waltrip
2003
2003
2003 and 2017
1994-1996, 2002-03.
From my perspective he was always someone to watch. Even at his least favorite track, Darlington. Watch he once stated, and I had him confirm that he stated: That they should fill this place up with water and have bass tournaments from this place. But even if they did, they still would not be able to catch anything at this place. Referring to Darlington. 😁
I loved kyle petty as a kid and really loved that hot wheels car he used to drive
One of the most underrated races drivers in the sport of NASCAR. Not quite "the King" Richard Petty but a Beast with "No Fear" and with the right equipment and pitcrew he was a rockstar in the 92-93 season. Off the field a quite talented country musician as well.
First Cup Win Michael Waltrip 2001
Bad Season The King 1989
Good Season Ward Burton 1999
Championship Season Jeff Gordon 1997
First Cup Start Austin Dillon 2011
Gone Too Soon The Intimdator
Rookie Season Jimmie Johnson 2002
Nascar Busts Danica Patrick
Good Season Bill Elliott 1985
11 wins, no cup.
OOF
@@s1ap396 But *a million bucks* 🤑 #chaching
April Fools Day 2019:
Good Seasons: Michael Waltrip 2017
No
YES
Yes
Didn't Michael have the best average finish of anyone that year?
@@GoodOlRoll Yes
Seeing Adam jump up in victory lane brings back the what if sadly.
Never been a fan of another driver the same way I was a fan of Kyle. I don’t think I ever will be!
Kyle Petty had good back to back seasons!?
ALIENS.
The teams he drove for other than for Felix were teams that started trending down.
@@iankhan4614 Pretty much. Sabco was probably the best team he ever drove for, and he still managed 8 career wins.
Kyle is good but his big name and Kyle so many change team
I’d love to be in the NH3 series, but too bad I’m not a RUclips icon like you, Land and Radman 😪
Is Nixon going to be in it?
Redfire 03 SVT maybe, not sure yet
Kyle Petty: the man with the best hair in nascar.
Jeff Gordon getting lapped!😂😂😂😂
He wasn't up to speed yet in 1993. More 1994 Jeff Gordon got going when started winning races.
Any diecast collector out there knows how cool Kyles original Peak ,the later model Peak & the Mello Yellow cars were. Still 3 of my favorites
It's a pain finding those diecasts for reasonable prices now though
@@ItsRevival yeah for sure
The Mello Yello Car Was Always A Favorite Of Mine!
Dale Earnhardt sr bad seasons 1997 please do
He was winless that season, but since he finished in the top 10 in standings, 1997 doesn't count as a bad season compared to his 12th place finish in 1992.
His 1998 season wasn't good either.
1 win the Daytona 500
Yeah, only one win. Look at his points finish and other stats that season.
I had a Kyle Petty Mello Yello tee when I was a kid! 👕 And I still remember him introducing the *Days of Thunder ride* at Paramount Canada's Wonderland 🎢
Good series. I'd love to see a Kasey Kahne 2006 good season.
As a Kahne fan, I agree.
Kyle had 2 big faults in his career: 1. He drove most of his prime years for teams either on the decline or on the up; never had a top ride. He spent several years at Petty once they started to fall; was at Wood Bros when they were meh at best, and had to grow Felix's team up from the bottom. He had no top rides to race with and produce but when he was left alone he could do stuff. Just imagine though if in 1990 or 94 he raced for Hendrick in the 5, or took over for filled in for Irvan in 95? He coulda won a title perhaps in 1991 if he stayed healthy or maybe contended in the mid 90's in the 88 instead of Dale. Sabco let him down once Mello Yello left and their rides were awful. Not saying he coulda excelled post 93 but he did win 1 in 95 so who knows.
He also had his dad's shadow over him; that was inevitable but it was not really fair to him either. He wasn't his dad but he didn't need to be he made himself a success his own way. Def not a bust; there are several other ones who did though with a name to follow like Jon Wood or Justin Labonte, Dale Jarret's son, or even Steven Wallace lol.
Tyler Beamer Dale’s son just didn’t really want to race tho.
Championship Seasons: Martin Truex Jr 2017 Bad Seasons: Martin Truex Jr 2014
Championship Seasons: Tony Stewart 2011 Bad Seasons: Carl Edwards 2012
Championship Seasons: Jeff Gordon 1998 Bad Seasons: Tony Stewart 2014-2015
Championship Seasons: Chase Elliott 2014 Bad Seasons: Kasey Kahne 2007
Championship Seasons: Jimmie Johnson 2006-2010 Bad Seasons: Greg Biffle 2006
Championship Seasons: Alan Kulwicki 1992 Bad Seasons: Dale Jarrett 2003
Good Seasons: Matt Kenseth 2013 Bad Seasons: Terry Labonte 2004
Good Seasons: Carl Edwards 2008 Bad Seasons: Bobby Labonte 2005
Good Seasons: Mark Martin 2009 Bad Seasons: Ricky Rudd 1999
Good Seasons: Martin Truex Jr 2016 Bad Seasons: Dale Earnhardt 1992
Good Seasons: Clint Bowyer 2012 Bad Seasons: Richard Petty 1989
Good Seasons: Bill Elliott 1985 NASCAR Busts: David Stremme
Good Seasons: Tim Richmond 1986 NASCAR Busts: Rick Crawford
Good Seasons: Rusty Wallace 1993-1994
Good Seasons: Kasey Kahne 2006
Good Seasons: Greg Biffle 2005
Good Seasons: Harry Gant 1991
My favorite driver and my favorite car that Mello Yello car was sick
Bad seasons: Kyle Petty, 1995-96
Championship seasons: Bobby Labonte 2000, Kurt Busch, 2004
First wins: Kyle Petty, 1986 (THAT'S INCREDIBLE)
Loved that Mello Yello car!
Can we please get a good seasons Jamie McMurray, either 2010, 2013, or 2017
AllSportsNation He didn’t even finish top 12 in points in 2010 or 2013 and he didn’t even win a race in 2017.
Good Seasons: Morgan Shepherd 1990
Kyle Petty is by far one of the most important and often over looked people to ever exist in Nascar! If you disagree then let me know why but I think it would be hard to argue against.
Good Seasons: Carl Edwards 2009 (Xfinity)
Championship Seasons: Chuck Bown 1990
He won at Dover in 1995. From 1994 on he had a lot of 30+ place finishes but the odd good result mixed in. He often performed a bit better, relatively, at the harder tracks. To be honest I think either injuries, or a lack of focus when he was actually behind the wheel (he was doing A TON of stuff outside of racing) contributed to the regression.
Nice video but it doesn't even coming close to documenting how good Kyle's 1993 Season should've been:
Daytona 500: On the pole, ran upfront all day. Got crashed out late thanks to Bobby Hillin.
Should've easily finished in top 10. Finished 31st - A lose of approx. 70 points
Rockingham: Had one, if not fastest car of the day. A engine issue caused him to loose many laps.
Easily a top 3 finish. Finished 32nd - A lose of over 100 points
Dover in June: Took the lead, him and Brett Bodine had two fastest cars in the field. He crashed with Dave Marcis.
Easy Top 5 gone. Finished 29th - A lose of approx another 100 Winston Cup points
Daytona in July: Qualified outside pole position. Ran in lead draft until got in a wreck.
Finished 33rd - A lose of approx 100 more Winston Cup Points
Pocono in July: Had the field covered. A broken clutch forced him to garage. He returned many laps down
Finished 27th - Easily lose of 100 points
Watkins Glen : An awesome race that saw Kyle leading, pulling away with 6 laps to when he caught the crub. Spun and took Earnhardt
out with him. I was only 10 years old cheering for Kyle in the closing laps and still mad to this day about this race he lost.
Finished 26th - 100 more points lost
Bristol Night Race: Kyle worked his way up to running around 3rd or 4th after starting 20th. Simply lost it off the turn, crashed!
Finished 30th - Approx. 100 more points gone away
I understand a driver is gonna have some bad luck, bad races, crashes. I didn't count all Kyle's misfortunes of 1993 but let's do the math:
That's roughly 670 more Winston Cup Points Kyle could easily have earned during the season. He lost the championship to Earnhardt by 666. You can't say he would've won the 1993 title if these incidents hadn't happened. It's easy and fun to dream what could've been. I feel pretty comfortable to say Kyle would have finished no worse than 3rd and definitely should've won a few more races. I miss his fun Mello Yello days and thanks for the childhood memories Kyle. I was a huge fan
Championship Seasons:
Bill Elliott 1988
Chase Elliott Xfinity 2014
Good Seasons:
Bill Elliott 1992
Chase Elliott 2017
First Wins:
Chase Elliott 2018
Bad Seasons:
Bill Elliott 1996
NASCAR Busts:
Wally Dallenbach Jr.
I tried looking for old school Kyle Petty shirts on eBay, the Mellow Yellow ones. They seem pretty collectible. Saw one that had a huge and VERY 90s graphic of his car on it for over $40. I don't know if its collectible because of 90s aesthetic value, or the fact it was the only time he was very good.
Kyle was 21st in points after 8 races into the 1992 season. If he hadn’t had that horrible start, he’s easily is the 1992 Champion. Talk about a course of different history
Please do a “Bad Seasons: Daniel Suárez 2017-2018” video
Wow That's Incredible.
Kyle Petty had those best seasons in 1992 and 1993, the 12th and 13th years of NASCAR Racing on Philippine Television. As accounted by GMA Network, the first Asian broadcaster for NASCAR, the 1992 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series was the only time in Kyle's career that he won more than once
I love that mello yello paint scheme
Nascar needs personalities like Kyle Petty.
Wish folks would remember just how bad Petty Enterprises was. Blew my mind that they retained full season sponsors for as long as they did.
Kyle never won a race at Petty Enterprises. All of his wins were driving for other teams. I'm sure he would've won more if he hadn't tried to keep the family business going
Kyle was a great competitor... Unfortunately never had a great ride 2nd have of his career! Poor equipment and the lost of his son erased any left passion..
Sing about me in the background. Props
haha I was hoping someone would notice
Great music choice
Kyle never won a race while driving for Petty Enterprises. Unless you count the very 1st race he entered where he won an ARCA race at Daytona in 1979 driving his Dad's older Dodge Magnum.
He was always a beast at Rockingham.
Nascar Busts: Reed Sorenson
Bad Seasons: Kyle Larson 2015
Bad Seasons: Kyle Busch 2014
Bad Seasons: Martin Truex 2014
Championship Seasons: Jimmie Johnson 2007
Championship Seasons: Ricky Stenhouse Jr 2012 (Nationwide)
Good Seasons: Clint Bowyer 2012
Also finished top 10 in points 1985-'87, 11th in 1990.
Way better than most know! He was never in top notch equipment. Put him in the 28 or with Hendrick and he wins a lot of races. Maybe a championship. I was surprised he never got a top ride. Rick H should have hired him over shrader. Imo
Kyle had some good seasons before he started his own team
after that it seems it all went downhill
Champion Seasons: Mike Bliss
Champion Seasons: Micahel Waltrip 2017
Should have stuck with Sabco, as much as I love the Hot Wheels car he drove for PE, that was the beginning of the downturn of Kyle Petty's career.
Sabvo wasn't as good after crew chief Gary Nelson was hired by Nascar to be their Chief car inspector. He was almost good as Chad Knaus is at cheating up a car without getting caught. That's why Nascar wanted him as their Chief inspector because he knew what to look for
Do
Good seasons: Kasey Kahne 2006
Bad seasons: Clint Bowyer 2016
6:59 yeah, Kyle has 8 wins total it’s not Bust labeled
Love the video
It makes you wonder if Richard would have trained him from a child. How good could he have been? I don’t think he got in a race car till he was 18. Maybe even later
Please do Championship Season 1990 Dale Earnhardt
He deserved more in nascar if he had more races in the Busch series he had more carrer wins or maybe won a championship title
Good Seasons: William Byron 2016
He already did that one.
Scuderia Kasey Dixon well I’m dumb lol
Damn he had fabulous hair.
I wonder what would've happened if they had the rain tires for the Watkins Glen race who would've won?
He was really good at Rockingham.
Far from the Best or worst driver but hes probably up there among the unluckiest
You should credit racing-reference or whatever source you use
if he won the all stars race could be awesome.But davey (rip) took it.
KP ya man!!! 🏎🏁🏆😎
Yeah he's far from a HOFer, like no shit, but the only reason he gets as much crap as he does is because of his name. If his name was Kyle Jones we'd look back on a decent career with 8 wins, none of which where for his family's team.
No doubt his name helped him, but after a certain point you have to prove yourself and he did. No doubt his career should've ended around 1999 or so, the name helped him prolong his career, and that's a fair criticism, but to say he was awful throughout his entire career is just not true.
In my opinion he wasnt a bad driver but he could have benn better if he races more in the ARCA series or in the Nascar K&N pro series he maybe had more success in the cup series and more carrer wins but he was still a good driver
Definitely had the best hair
85, 86, & 87 driving for The Wood Brothers in the #7 and 92-93 driving the 42 for SABCO were Kyle's best years. Kyle never went anywhere with Petty Enterprises...in fact no one but Richard has gone anywhere with Petty Enterprises/Motorsports.
Maybe you’re not looking back far enough. Lee Petty won the very first Daytona 500 in 1959...54 total wins...and 3 championships for Petty Enterprises!
@@robertdula3469 I was just going with the Petty Company's that Richard owned but yes Lee was great as well
He actually did pretty good in 1997 too with The Hot Wheels Car and should've won Dover that year
He used too look like cheech XD
Where is my good season
Never should have left sabates.
Robert Pemberton must be the 4th unknown Pemberton brother.
GOOD SEASONS MICHEAL WALTRIP 2017
I think Kyle Petty's career went downhill a bit after losing Robin Pemberton after 1993. His performance dropped off a bit in 1994 and then he won his last race in 1995. I would say him being a driver/owner hurt his career, but like others have said, Adam's death really hurt his career. Him being an owner/driver was a big trend then but I think it was a lateral move for Adam's career to where he would build up the team for Adam to move into once he was ready and then New Hampshire 2000 happened, and it hurt what he (presumably) had in place. I really hate it that Kyle didn't have a longer competitive career and didn't get to build a team for his son to succeed with, but I'm glad he's working in TV as an outspoken voice and is raising a family with his new wife. He deserves good things in his life imo.
Good Seasons: Danica Patrick
Kyle petty belonged in nascar
Can I join next year
May i jojn the Nascar RUclips pro series??
All seats are full.
@@whatincarnation95 shit
Championship seasons Chris buescher 2015
Bad season Kurt Busch 2017
Dick Trickle was the man
3:00 - 3:25 glitchy
3 wins in 1992
Cow Patty