But Richard Petty's big sunglasses, cowboy hat and that No. 43 still loom large over stock-car racing ... Petty's bellwether year was 1967. Of the 48 races he started, he won 27, including ...
In 1996, when Richard Petty attempted to pass a car on Interstate 85 ... Yet Richard got back at his old man soon enough. In 1967, he broke his father’s race win record, winning 27 races ...
It all started with Lee Petty, which feels appropriate. He won the first Daytona 500 in 1959. Five years later, his son, ...
Richard Petty Shuts Down the NASCAR Track Debate with an unexpected response, emphasizing the thrill of racing over track ...
Richard Petty arrived in style at the Charlotte ... Perhaps the most iconic NASCAR car to sport the Petty Blue color and No. 43 was the Plymouth Superbird from the early 70s.