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
Lee Petty
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Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car racing driver who competed during the 1950s and 1960s. He is the patriarch of the Petty racing family. He was one of the early pioneers of NASCAR and one of
Richard Petty
…unsuccessful run for North Carolina Secretary of State in 1996. Petty was born in Level Cross, North Carolina, the son of Elizabeth Petty (née Toomes) and Lee Arnold Petty, also a NASCAR driver, and the older brother of NASCAR personality Maurice Petty. Growing up Petty enjoyed whittling and would work at his uncles tobacco…
Petty in 1959
Lee Petty's No. 42 1956 Dodge Coronet