Watching Dale Earnhardt's kid taking center stage at Lowe's Motor Speedway this weekend has made the loss of Adam Petty all the more acute.
Little E is a diamond in the rough fun loving but with both feet solidly planted.
So was young Petty, and the prospect of those two playing off one another over the next several decades is now but a wistful fancy. Later he recalled that moment. The highlight of my life is seeing the smile on my daddy's face. I mean, that's what this is all about making people happy. It does my heart good to see how happy he is, how happy my team is.