McCumbee driving in "the everything's bigger" state

Pictured to the right is kyle petty, the current driver of the #45 car. Above is the driver who will be taking over for him this weekend, Chad McCumbee

Kyle Petty, the regular Petty Enterprises driver of the number 45 car will be sitting the race out at Texas Motor Speedway to give Chad McCumbee an opertunity to drive in the sprint cup series. Already having some track time in the Craftsman Series McCumbee is still pursuing to become a cup driver. Besides driving for Petty in the Craftsman series McCumbee has also been in the movies. Featured in 3: the Dale Ernhart story, he played Dale jr. a terrific Cup racer with hendrick motorsports. Eventhough this is a great chance for McCumbee to prove himself, but it is also upsetting. Kyle Petty a good racer, back in the day, seems to be on a path to retiring. He even has said that if his son was still alive today, that he would've stepped down for him. If you are unaware of what I'm talking about, about 8 years ago Adam Petty was practicing at New Hampshire speedway when he crashed into the wall in turn 3. In that crash he would loose his life, crushing his father and family. I think this is the reason why Kyle is still racing, it's something that reminds him of his son everyday, and almost keeps his son in his life. What's even more disapointing is that his racing career may end soon. My prediction is that if not next season, the season after that, Kyle Petty will retire, possibly having McCumbee as his replacement. It is a sorrow sight seeing 4 generations of racing come to an end. I just want to say good luck to Kyle this season, and rest in peace to Adam. I also want to say good luck to Chad McCumbee at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. See ya until Thursday when the Nationwide Series will qualify at Texas.