Richard Petty xav tias me ntsis los ntawm Jimmie Johnson's Influence Ntawm Legacy Motor Club

Richard Petty yuav muaj hnub nyoog 86 xyoo thaum Lub Xya Hli 2 thiab paub tias nws yog ib feem ntawm NASCAR yav dhau los uas tej zaum nws cov lus dab neeg zoo tshaj plaws. Nws tau txais cov xwm txheej ntawm "Tus Vaj Ntxwv" uas yog xya lub sijhawm NASCAR Cup Series tau yeej thiab xya hnub Daytona 500 tus yeej.

Tab sis Petty tau lees paub rau hnub Saturday sawv ntxov ntawm Daytona International Speedway tias nws xav tias me ntsis los ntawm tus khub tshiab Jimmie Johnson ntawm Legacy Motor Club.

Nws thab Petty tias nws tab tom poob nws txoj kev tswj hwm kev ua haujlwm, tab sis nws kuj nkag siab tias Johnson tuaj yeem ua rau muaj kev xav tshiab rau hauv pab pawg.

"Yog, nws ua," Petty hais thaum nug yog tias nws thab nws. “Kuv tau ua tej yam kuv txoj kev uas tsis tau zoo dhau los tsis ntev los no. Raws li kuv tau nce zuj zus thiab lub sijhawm nce ntxiv thiab tej yam hloov pauv rau lub ntiaj teb, nws yog lub sijhawm hloov pauv.

“Jimmie tab tom saib tsis yog nyob rau xyoo no xwb; nws tab tom sim tso lub hauv paus rau plaub lossis tsib xyoos tom ntej no.

"Nws tseem hluas txaus nws yuav nyob ib puag ncig ntev, ntev."

Johnson, uas tseem yog tus yeej xya lub sijhawm NASCAR Cup Series, tau qhia sai sai rau nws lub zog ntawm pab pawg qub hu ua Petty GMS Racing. Tus khub thib peb ntawm pab pawg yog Maury Gallagher, CEO thiab Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm Allegiant Airlines.

Petty tau hais tias "Qhov tseeb tiag, nws tau ua rau kuv tsis meej pem txog qhov kev xav," Petty hais. "Txawm peb mus qhov twg, kuv muaj kuv tus kheej cov neeg coob coob uas zoo nkauj heev ua yeeb yam. Thaum peb tau nrog GMS, peb yuav tsum sib xyaw nrog lawv.

“Thaum Jimmie tuaj rau hauv, nws pawg neeg tsis tuaj yeem hla qhov kev sib tw, lawv tau hla lub chaw ua haujlwm pem hauv ntej nrog kev txhawb nqa, kev tshwm sim, thiab txhua yam khoom ntawd. Jimmie pawg neeg tswj hwm qhov ntawd.

“Qhov ntawd yog ib yam uas kuv tsis tau tso tseg. Kuv tseem ua kuv tus kheej, thiab kuv ua ntau yam rau pab pawg tshiab. "

Petty tau siv los ua tus txiv neej pem hauv ntej ntawm txhua pab pawg sib tw uas nws tau koom nrog. Lub npe Petty kuj tseem yog ib feem tseem ceeb ntawm pab pawg, txij li hnub thaum ntxov ntawm Petty Motorsports, lub npe qhia txog kev sib tw ua tiav.

Nkag mus rau Johnson, uas tom qab ob xyoos hauv NTT IndyCar Series ua tus tsav tsheb ntawm No. 48 Carvana/American Legion Honda ntawm Chip Ganassi Racing, tau rov qab los rau NASCAR ua tus tswv pab pawg, sib koom ua haujlwm nrog Petty.

Petty tau hais tias "Nws tau coj txawv txawv rau kuv vim tias feem ntau ntawm lub sijhawm kuv khiav feem ntau ntawm cov yeeb yam," Petty hais. “Jimmie coj tag nrho nws cov neeg tuaj. Nws txoj kev khiav thiab kuv txoj kev khiav yog txawv me ntsis. Tej zaum peb pom zoo rau 50 feem pua ​​​​ntawm qhov tawm ntawm nws.

"Jimmie tab tom nrhiav rau yav tom ntej los ntawm qhov pom ntawm kev koom tes me ntsis. Nws yuav ua kom muaj kev ua yeeb yam hauv plaub lossis tsib xyoos tag nrho. Nws yuav yog tus tswv feem ntau ntawm peb txoj haujlwm hauv plaub lossis tsib xyoos.

“Lawv tab tom saib tej yam txawv kiag li. Lawv tau nyob hauv Indy deal thiab saib seb yam twg tau ua haujlwm nyob ntawd. Jimmie yog neeg soj ntsuam thiab xyuas txhua yam. Tsis muaj ntau ntau hauv kev tswj hwm - Jimmie tswj txhua yam. Nws yuav tsum pom zoo txhua yam.

"Nws yog ib tug neeg tsis khoom zoo tam sim no."

Johnson muaj cov tswv yim loj rau yav tom ntej. Nws tau ua tiav kev nthuav qhia tshiab thiab lub npe tshiab rau kev ua haujlwm.

Tam sim no, nws yog Legacy Motor Club, uas muab cov pab pawg ua suab nrov European.

Petty tau hais tias "Qhov ntawd yog ib qho ntawm cov haujlwm uas thaum Jimmie tuaj rau hauv nws yuav nyuaj rau Petty Johnson GMS," Petty hais. "Ntawm no, dua, Jimmie tab tom xav ntxiv ua ntej nrog nws cov neeg coob los ntawm kev xav txog lub npe tshiab. Peb muaj nws nrog xya championships, kuv nrog xya championships, Dale Inman nrog yim championships. Nws yog kev ua haujlwm zoo nkauj zoo nkauj los ntawm sab saud.

"Lawv xav tau lawv tus kheej pab pawg, lawv xav ua ib yam dab tsi txawv, yog li ntawd lawv tau los nrog lub npe tshiab."

Thaum 85, Petty yog taug kev, tham NASCAR keeb kwm phau ntawv.

Ntau ntawm cov keeb kwm ntawd suav nrog nws tus kheej, nws txiv Lee, thiab Richard tus tub, Kyle.

Nws kuj tau pom qhov xwm txheej ntawm kev ua si nawv zoo heev.

Qhov ntawd suav nrog Next Gen tsheb uas pib nws xyoo thib ob hauv hnub Sunday 65^th Daytona 500 ib.

"Kuv tau nyob ib ncig ntawm kev sib tw rau 74 xyoo," Petty hais. “Kuv txiv tau khiav nrog lub tsheb nruj, nruj nruj. Lawv tau hloov kho nws thiab khiav tawm ntawm txoj hauv kev los hloov kho lub tsheb Tshuag. Lawv modernized lub tsheb.

"Saib tag nrho cov khoom ntawd, peb hauv NASCAR Cup Series kev sib tw yuav tsum tau hloov pauv vim tias cov kiv cua yuav tsis txaus siab pom cov tsheb muaj 15 xyoo khiav, tib lub tsheb. Qee cov pab pawg no muaj 15 lossis 20 tus kws tshaj lij uas sim khaws ib feem kaum ntawm ib thib ob. Lawv zaum thiab saib cov ntxaij vab tshaus hauv computer txhua hnub thiab ntaus ib pawg ntawm cov nyees khawm.

“Lub tsheb yog li NASCAR taw qhia; koj hloov tsis tau dab tsi. Yog tias koj muab cov xim ntau dhau rau hauv ib qho chaw, lawv muaj lawv cov beamers thiab cov khoom thiab koj yuav tsum tau xuab zeb tawm. Tam sim no nws yog technically, nws tau coj lub ingenuity ntawm cov neeg tsav tsheb thiab cov neeg ua haujlwm tawm mus. Txhua yam yog technically thiab zoo li cov kab no kuv los ntawm qhov pom.

"Peb yuav tsum muaj txoj hauv kev tshiab ntawm kev xa peb cov khoom thiab nws yuav tsum txawv."

Nws yog ib qho ntawm cov uas Johnson tau sim ua nrog nws txoj kev xav rau pem hauv ntej ntawm Legacy Motor Club.