Richard Petty thinks Danica Patrick can only win a race "if everybody else stayed home."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Richard Petty says Danica Patrick can only win a Sprint Cup Series race "if everybody else stayed home."
The seven-time champion made the comment during an appearance at the Canadian Motorsports Expo in Toronto, according to the website wheels.ca.
Petty also said Patrick only gets attention because she's a woman, but added that publicity is good for NASCAR.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Patrick is headed to Daytona International Speedway this week to begin her second full season at NASCAR's top level. She became the first woman a year ago to win the top starting spot for the Daytona 500 and she finished eighth.