He has not won a race since 1984. His last championship came in 1979. But Richard Petty's big sunglasses, cowboy hat and that No. 43 still loom large over stock-car racing. Petty raced for a ...

So you want to go after that guy. You want to beat him more than anybody else," says Darrell Waltrip about Richard Petty on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. He has not won a race since 1984.

Richard Petty arrived in style at the Charlotte Convention Center for the Class of 2025 NASCAR Hall of Fame ceremony. The King donned a suit featuring his No. 43 racing number complemented by his ...