Richard and AJ after Atlanta Race

[pmossberg]

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Chili told us she saw this scene in the background, during a post-race interview.

I found the photo on SceneDaily.
Credit: NASCAR Illustrated | Author: LaDon George

AJ Allmendinger and team owner Richard Petty celebrate a sixth-place run at Atlanta.
Petty's teams captured three of the top six spots.

[warbird7]

I saw that on TV and commented at the time it was a pretty touching moment.

[mugley]

great pic

[dstanbery]

He must carry a comb and gel with him while he races?His hair is in perfect cond. after racing 500 miles.

[revilo]

Remember when the drivers would have black faces after a race except where their goggles were? When you looked at them, you could tell they had just stepped out of a race car. Now they finish a race looking like they just came out of the makeup chair. How times have changed.
That picture is worth a thousand words. There is obviously a lot of mutual respect between Richard and AJ.

[pmossberg]

I keep wondering if he sees some Adam Petty in AJ.

[revilo]

That thought has crossed my mind, too.