Richard Petty Comments on the Passing of Harvey Duck

Richard Petty

March 22, 2005 - Richard Petty regarding the passing of Harvey Duck, former public relations representative for STP:

"Harvey was one of the original PR guys in motorsports, and especially in NASCAR racing. He came to STP from a big Chicago newspaper, and there hadn't been much of that at all for race teams or sponsors. Harvey knew the sport and he knew the media. A lot of the things people are doing today in PR started with guys like Harvey Duck.

"Add in the fact he was a pretty nice guy, and he was fun to have around. We've missed him since he retired, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family."