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It all started with Lee Petty, which feels appropriate. He won the first Daytona 500 in 1959. Five years later, his son, ...

NASCAR legend Richard Petty was able to get back control after almost losing his racing team ... The team switched from Chevy to Toyota last year.

1975: Another record — only 14 cars finished the race. 1976: Richard Petty and David Pearson wrecked on the last lap. Pearson ...

It is one of two Cup Series races held yearly at Daytona, with the second – a 400-mile event – as the last race of the 2025 regular-season. Richard Petty owns a series-best seven Daytona 500 ...

Retired seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Richard Petty was ... "The Great American Race" as the country's sitting President. "The King" is a reference to Petty's nickname.

Christopher Bell earned his third NASCAR Cup Series race in a row after winning Sunday's race at Phoenix. He's the first to ...

with many of the sport's all-time best taking the checked flag in the Great American Race. It's only fitting that "The King" Richard Petty holds the record for most all-time wins in the Daytona ...

1975: Another record — only 14 cars finished the race. 1976: Richard Petty and David Pearson wrecked on the last lap. Pearson limped across the line to win. 1977: Janet Guthrie became the first ...