Everyone knows that Petty's wins were not always against top notch competition (wins in the short-lived convertible series for example. Sometimes there were multiple points races on the same day in the early days and he found the one he was most likely to dominate due to the diluted talent pool).
The multi-tier system we have now was not in place then and if Kyle wins 201 combined races in Cup, Trucks and Nationwise he has to be discussed as possibly the best ever.
Kyle has 120 combined wins and he is only 28 years old. I know he can win at least 81 more.
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