∎ The Richard Petty-David Pearson rivalry of the 1970s, generally friendly among the drivers themselves, nearly boiled over at the end of the 1974 Firecracker 400. Petty was on Pearson’s rear ...
Richard Petty sprays champagne after winning the 1984 Firecracker 400, his 200th career win. There came one last Daytona 500 triumph in 1981 before time began to catch up with him. Three years ...