| When Richard Petty ran for Sec of State in NC (an easy, ceremonial position) after retirement, he bumped the fender of another driver that was going too slow. His response to critics of his dangerous driving was, "hell, if I'd wanted him in the ditch, he'd of been in the ditch."
Not surprisingly, he lost the election, and also not surprisingly, NASCAR stereotyping lives on. But hey, can 75 million people, with their combined 425 million teeth, be wrong? |