Richard Petty
Birthday: 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).
Movies
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
Short featurette about the inspiration behind Pixar's "Cars"....
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Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace
A portrait of Bubba Wallace, the only Black driver in the NASCAR Cup Series, who has been a leading ...
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NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
A big-screen look into one of America's most successful entertainment industries, NASCAR racing....
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Speedway
A race car driver tries to outrun the beautiful tax auditor out to settle his account....
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Swing Vote
In a remarkable turn of events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote...
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Cars
Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the jou...
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43: The Richard Petty Story
The story of how Petty Enterprises started and how Richard Petty became "The King" as told from his ...
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Petty Blue
A biography of NASCAR racing legend Richard Petty, with featuring interviews with Petty and his fell...
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Cars 3
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly p...
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Stockcar!
A look at NASCAR Grand National stock car racing circa 1976-7. The stars include Richard Petty, Davi...
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Blink of an Eye
Based on his book, Michael Waltrip recounts the 2001 Daytona 500 and the lighting-fast transition fr...
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The Wood Brothers
The story of brothers Glen and Leonard Wood, who formed The Wood Brothers - the oldest active team i...
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The Race to Daytona
Join Kyle Petty and the new Hot Wheels Racing team for the ultimate racing adventure. Find out what ...
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