{"id":795420,"date":"2019-05-02T18:40:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T00:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/nascar-legend-kyle-pettys-ride-across-america-to-pit-stop-in-buena-vista-on-monday\/"},"modified":"2019-05-02T18:40:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T00:40:00","slug":"nascar-legend-kyle-pettys-ride-across-america-to-pit-stop-in-buena-vista-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/nascar-legend-kyle-pettys-ride-across-america-to-pit-stop-in-buena-vista-on-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR legend Kyle Petty\u2019s \u2018Ride Across America\u2019 to pit-stop in Buena Vista on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.831637372803\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-365335-519\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/KylePetty-SDN-050319-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/KylePetty-SDN-050319-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Kevin Kane Photography | Former NASCAR star Kyle Petty (left) rides his motorcycle along with his charity Ride Across America group in wake behind him during a previous year's charity ride. On Monday, Petty's charity ride will make a pit-stop at McPhelemy Park in Buena Vista, where fans and High Country locals are encouraged to come by for free autographs, pictures and to make a donation to the event's charitable cause.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"9\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/KylePetty-SDN-050319-1.jpg\" alt=\"Former NASCAR star Kyle Petty (left) rides his motorcycle along with his charity Ride Across America group in wake behind him during a previous year's charity ride. On Monday, Petty's charity ride will make a pit-stop at McPhelemy Park in Buena Vista, where fans and High Country locals are encouraged to come by for free autographs, pictures and to make a donation to the event's charitable cause.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Former NASCAR star Kyle Petty (left) rides his motorcycle along with his charity Ride Across America group in wake behind him during a previous year&#8217;s charity ride. On Monday, Petty&#8217;s charity ride will make a pit-stop at McPhelemy Park in Buena Vista, where fans and High Country locals are encouraged to come by for free autographs, pictures and to make a donation to the event&#8217;s charitable cause.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Kevin Kane Photography<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/KylePetty-SDN-050319-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/KylePetty-SDN-050319-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Kevin Kane Photography | Over 25 years, Kyle Petty's (seated center) charitable Ride Across America has featured other NASCAR and sports stars. This year, such stars as Petty's father Richard Petty (back row, third from right) and football legend Herschel Walker (back row fourth from right) will again join the ride, which will pit-stop in Buena Vista on Monday at 10:30 a.m.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"9.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/KylePetty-SDN-050319-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Over 25 years, Kyle Petty's (seated center) charitable Ride Across America has featured other NASCAR and sports stars. This year, such stars as Petty's father Richard Petty (back row, third from right) and football legend Herschel Walker (back row fourth from right) will again join the ride, which will pit-stop in Buena Vista on Monday at 10:30 a.m.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>Over 25 years, Kyle Petty&#8217;s (seated center) charitable Ride Across America has featured other NASCAR and sports stars. This year, such stars as Petty&#8217;s father Richard Petty (back row, third from right) and football legend Herschel Walker (back row fourth from right) will again join the ride, which will pit-stop in Buena Vista on Monday at 10:30 a.m.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Kevin Kane Photography<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/KylePetty-SDN-050319-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/KylePetty-SDN-050319-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Kevin Kane Photography | Over 25 years, former NASCAR star Kyle Petty's charitable Ride Across America has helped more than 8,000 children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses attend camp at no cost to them and their families.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/KylePetty-SDN-050319-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Over 25 years, former NASCAR star Kyle Petty's charitable Ride Across America has helped more than 8,000 children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses attend camp at no cost to them and their families.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Over 25 years, former NASCAR star Kyle Petty&#8217;s charitable Ride Across America has helped more than 8,000 children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses attend camp at no cost to them and their families.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Kevin Kane Photography<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/nascar-legend-kyle-pettys-ride-across-america-to-pit-stop-in-buena-vista-on-monday\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/nascar-legend-kyle-pettys-ride-across-america-to-pit-stop-in-buena-vista-on-monday\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Former NASCAR driver and NBC Sports racing analyst Kyle Petty, along with his group of 250 motorcycle participants, will roll through Buena Vista on Monday as part of Petty\u2019s annual charity \u201cRide Across America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Monday will be the ride\u2019s fourth day as part of a nine-day cross-country trip, which begins in Seattle, Washington, today and is scheduled to finish in Key Largo, Florida, on Saturday, May 11. Monday\u2019s Day 4 itinerary has the group slated to ride from Glenwood Springs and through the Rocky Mountains to Santa Fe, New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Specific to Monday\u2019s ride through the Rockies, event spokeswoman Ginny Talley on Thursday said the ride will be making the pit stop in Buena Vista around 10:30 a.m. After quickly fueling up, Talley said the ride will then descend on McPhelemy Park at the intersection of U.S. Highway 24 and Main Street. Talley said Petty\u2019s charity ride group, which will feature numerous sports celebrities, will remain at the park for up to an hour and a half, during which fans can seek out photographs and autographs with Petty and the other celebrities. Hats and T-shirts will be available for purchase and attendees are encouraged to donate to the ride\u2019s charitable cause.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">On this year\u2019s milestone 25th-anniversary route, Petty will lead the group of 250, including more than 30 new riders, through a total of 11 states. The nearly 3,700-mile trip will raise funds and awareness for Victory Junction, a camp dedicated to providing life-changing camping experiences for children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThis year\u2019s route is special because we\u2019re bringing back a few of our favorite ride stops from past years, like Glenwood Springs, Santa Fe and Childress,\u201d Petty said. \u201cBut we\u2019re also adding in a bunch of new places that our riders will love. \u201cI may be biased, but I believe this year\u2019s ride will be the best ever. We\u2019ve gone north to south and west to east, but never corner to corner. Seattle to the Keys is a bucket list ride and I can\u2019t wait to knock it off my list and help our riders do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Celebrities participating in this year\u2019s ride include: NASCAR Hall of Famer and seven-time champion Richard Petty \u2014 Kyle Petty\u2019s father; NASCAR legends Harry Gant, Hershel McGriff and Donnie Allison; current NASCAR driver David Ragan, former Formula 1, Champ Car and NASCAR driver Max Papis; former NFL great and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker; Heisman Trophy winner and Super Bowl champion George Rogers; and NBC Sports NASCAR personalities Krista Voda, Rutledge Wood and Rick Allen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Over the event\u2019s history, Petty has helped more than 8,000 children attend Victory Junction at no cost to their families. Last year alone, the ride raised $1.3 million and sent 100 children to camp. Victory Junction has served as the ride\u2019s primary beneficiary since its establishment by Petty and his family in 2004 in honor of Petty\u2019s late son, Adam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s hard to believe it\u2019s been 25 years since the ride started,\u201d Petty said. \u201cWhat started as just a few friends riding motorcycles to race tracks around the country has turned into something so much bigger than I could\u2019ve ever imagined. Because of our sponsors, fans and the people who participate in this ride, whether they\u2019re veteran participants or first-timers, so many deserving kids get to have the time of their life at Victory Junction each year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Over his 31-year stock car racing career, Petty competed in 829 NASCAR Cup Series events, including eight victories, 173 top-10s and eight pole positions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/nascar-legend-kyle-pettys-ride-across-america-to-pit-stop-in-buena-vista-on-monday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NASCAR star Kyle Petty (left) rides his motorcycle along with his charity Ride Across America group in wake behind him during a previous year&#8217;s charity ride. 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