Smithfield Foods & Richard Petty team up to build the ultimate giveaway car: A street-legal Hemi-powered clone of Petty’s 1967 Plymouth Belvedere stock car!

“The King” is cleaning out his closet. Living racing legend Richard Petty is auctioning off a trove of trophies, memorabilia and even some of the cars from his 60-year NASCAR career. They ...

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) NASCAR legend Richard Petty says after ”accumulating stuff” for 80 years, it’s time to sell some of his most famous cars, trophies and other items. Petty’s… ...

Among the Petty records set in a 34-year driving career are two that almost certainly will stand the test of time—and both were recorded 50 years ago, in the 1967 NASCAR season. Petty won an ...

There's a pretty good reason that Richard Petty—he of the 200 career wins in the NASCAR Cup Series—will forever be known in the sport as The King. Petty was never more dominant than in 1967 ...

The last time it happened was Sept. 4, 1967. Petty was driving a 1966 Plymouth Belvedere. It was also the best season of Petty’s 32-year career, with 27 wins in 48 starts — 10 of those ...

In 1967, Richard Petty won 27 of these (out of 48 races, which included winning 10-straight) to set an all-time record for the most victories in a season. Over his 35-year career, his record of 200 ...

The post 87-Yo Richard Petty Incriminates Himself With ... (200), first stock-car racer to exceed $1 million in earnings, and winning 10 consecutive races during his bellwether year of 1967. ...

Richard Petty's famous 43 car grabs the checkered flag for the 200th time. ... Jones' win comes 55 years, to the day, after Petty's last victory at Darlington in 1967. The best part, ...