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Petty to Danica: 'This is not as easy as it looks'

By David Newton

Thursday, November 5, 2009

LAS VEGAS -- Richard Petty had signed about his 300th autograph at the SEMA Show on Wednesday when I informed him that Danica Patrick was close to a deal with JR Motorsports. "To do what?" NASCAR's seven-time champion said. I smiled and said, "To drive in the Nationwide Series." Petty smiled back and replied, "Just being politically correct." Another first for the King: being politically correct on the subject of women in NASCAR. About 40 years ago Petty told a group of women from Queens C ...

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