Richard Petty
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Richard Lee Petty, nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series, most notably driving t
Petty at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
Petty's famous Plymouth Superbird, on display at The Richard Petty Museum in Randleman, North Carolina
Petty's IROC Porsche 911 from the 1970s
Petty's car used for his 1979 Daytona 500 win, on display at Daytona USA
Cars (film)
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Cars is a 2006 American animated sports comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by John Lasseter, who co-wrote it with Joe Ranft, Dan Fogelman, Kiel Murray,
Richard Petty
…North Carolina, but moved back to its original location in Level Cross in March 2014. Petty has also voiced a role in Disney/Pixar's animated films Cars and Cars 3, playing Strip "The King" Weathers, a character partially based on himself. He has also been active in Republican politics, serving as a…
Theatrical release poster
Writer and director John Lasseter in 2009