Richard Petty
Richard Petty

Richard Petty

Known for: Acting
Born: 1937-07-02
Place of birth: North Carolina, USA

Biography

Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), 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 (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 43 Plymouth/Pontiac for Petty Enterprises. He is one of the members of the Petty racing family. He was the first driver to win the Cup Series championship seven times (a record now tied with Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson), while also winning a record 200 races during his career. This included winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times and winning a record 27 races in one season (1967).

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Richard Petty is best known for work in Acting. The Peekr community tracks 17 credits from Richard Petty, including movies and TV series you can rate, discuss, and add to your own Peeklists.

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