Retired seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Richard Petty was seen with the 45th and currently the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, prior to the start of Sunday's Daytona 500 ...

Whether it was Richard Petty sharing an iconic moment with President Donald Trump, unexpected security checks, or a surprise pre-race pep talk that had drivers listening in, Daytona once again ...

Behind every successful man, there is a woman.' This might sound cliche sometimes, but in Richard Petty's case, it's true.

Richard Petty won seven Wiston Cup championships ... Three years later, with President Ronald Reagan in attendance, Petty won the Firecracker 400 two days after his 47th birthday.

Donoho's father Bill was president and promotor of Nashville ... a half-dozen of NASCAR's top drivers to chime in including Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip, Cale Yarborough, Buddy Baker, Bobby ...

Bush was the first president to attend the Daytona 500 ... Daytona was Ronald Reagan at the 1984 Firecracker 400, which Richard Petty won for his 200th NASCAR Cup Series victory.

Bush was the first president to attend the Daytona 500 ... The first presidential visit to Daytona was Ronald Reagan at the 1984 Firecracker 400, which Richard Petty won for his 200th NASCAR Cup ...