NASCAR America: Kyle Petty on how much driver friendships changed

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Dale Earnhardt and Neil Bonnett were close friends while racing each other, and among many in the Baby Boom generation who developed strong bonds in stock cars (Ernie Irvan and Mark Martin are another example). NASCAR on NBC analyst Kyle Petty, who raced in that era, believes there's an important distinction between how drivers hung out then vs. now. “Neil and Earnhardt were only friends when Neil was on the back side of his career and driving lesser cars,” Petty said on the latest episode of NASCAR America Splash & Go (video above).

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