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“9 Years Has Passed Too Fast”: Kyle Petty’s Heartwarming Post About Wife Melts Hearts on the Internet

Rahul Ahluwalia
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Former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty with wife Morgan Petty

Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Petty’s recent X (formerly Twitter) post was met with touching remarks from the fraternity as he and his wife Morgan Petty celebrate their ninth wedding anniversary.

The eight-time winner in the highest echelon of stock car racing posted a heartfelt excerpt on his official handle to celebrate the occasion, writing, “My world changed when we met. 9 years has passed too fast. But still today when I look at you it feels like I’m seeing you for the first time. You are my everything, Happy Anniversary.”

The NASCAR fraternity came out in spades to congratulate the husband and wife with comments filled with best wishes. “Happy Anniversary you two crazy kids!” wrote Mike Rose, marketing director for the iconic road course Virginia International Raceway. “Happy Anniversary. Beautiful picture,” chimed in another fan.

“Continued happiness for you and the family, Kyle,” wrote another, offering the couple and their family his/her best. “She’s so beautiful! Happy anniversary,” exclaimed yet another.

The couple got married in December 2015 and have three kids together. This comes after Petty’s three children from an erstwhile marriage, one of whom is Adam Petty, a fourth-generation race car driver who sadly passed away in a crash at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the year 2000.

Despite the family’s loss, Petty’s current marriage seems to be a happy alliance, with the couple celebrating the arrival of their third child back in July 2022. Named Davant Isley, the now 2-year-old is Kyle’s sixth child.

The couple keeps their time occupied not only with Kyle and his broadcasting duties for NBC Sports but also with Morgan running Kyle Petty’s Charity Ride as the executive director of the charity effort, which raises funds to send kids with chronic medical conditions to camp at Victory Junction.

While husband Kyle is renowned in NASCAR circles for his erstwhile driving career as well as is an active social media user, wife Morgan on the other hand, seems to have a slim online presence.

Kyle Petty’s prediction for the 2025 NASCAR season

No stranger to Victory Lane himself, the 64-year-old former driver predicts that Carson Hocevar will be one driver to look out for during the upcoming season of racing next year.

Despite issues surrounding his temperament in the sport, Petty seems to have faith in the 2024 Rookie of the Year award winner. Hocevar managed to trump every other rookie on the field with a P21 finish in the overall standings, with an average finish of 18.3 this year.

This put his performances ahead of the likes of Josh Berry, another Cup Series rookie who will be seen driving for the sport’s oldest team, Wood Brothers Racing next year.

Now, it remains to be seen if Petty’s confidence in the young talent from the Truck Series can shine through next year.

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Rahul Ahluwalia

Rahul Ahluwalia

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Rahul Ahluwalia is a NASCAR Content Strategist and Journalist at The SportsRush. Hailing from a Journalism and Mass Communication background, Rahul's love for automobiles transformed into his passion for all things racing. With over 1200+ articles under his belt covering a mixture of NASCAR and F1, he has realized his calling in the world of motorsports with actual first hand experience behind the wheel to back it up. He has competed in several autocross events as well as rallycross-style competitions to hone his skills behind the wheel and better understand the mindset of a racecar driver, allowing him to further improve his writing as well. He also has an editorial background with respect to racing and has eye for stories which otherwise go unnoticed. Rahul is also an avid sim racer indulging in various disciplines such as rallying and oval racing during his free time. Having begun his motorsports journey at the start of 2020, he turned his passion into his work allowing him to delve deeper into the ever evolving and world of cars and motorsports. Apart from racing, Rahul also has sound technical knowledge of the automotive industry and automobiles in general. Having grown up playing video games such as Need for Speed, Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo, it is easy to see where the love for racing and machines inculcated in the first place.

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