In 1970, Bobby Isaac won the series for Dodge. The following year, Richard Petty did the same for Plymouth in the Superbird. In 1972, Petty started the season driving for Plymouth but switched to ...
1964: Richard Petty cruised to his first Daytona 500 victory by leading ... completing the first last-lap pass for the win in ...
The 426ci Hemi V-8 was developed specifically to go under the hood of Richard Petty's Plymouth Belvedere, so he could dominate NASCAR, which he did. This radical new engine cranked out 425 ...
While Richard Petty’s No. 43 boasts more wins, the No. 3’s legacy of dominance and intimidation keeps it etched in fans’ minds. Is it NASCAR’s most legendary ride? Drop your thoughts below.
1964: Richard Petty cruised to his first Daytona 500 victory ... 1970: Pete Hamilton’s Plymouth Superbird made its debut, along with the Ford Torino. They ushered in a new era of cars made ...
The reduced top speed didn't stop Richard Petty, though. The legendary driver, who'd left for Ford in 1968, switched back to Plymouth in 1970 and his team ran several Superbirds that year.
thanks to famed drivers like Richard Petty, Dan Gurney and the drag racing team of Sox & Martin. This period of racing wins continued with such powerful beasts as the Plymouth Road Runner ...
With the Barracuda and Road Runner getting all the attention, people forgot that the Belvedere was Plymouth's first ... specifically to go into Richard Petty's Belvedere so he could destroy ...
Richard Petty, with his whopping 200 victories and seven Cup Series ... ranging from quarter-mile dirt bullrings to gigantic superspeedways, often driving the same Plymouth prepared by his father and ...
In the world of NASCAR, legendary seven-time champion Richard Petty, often known as “The King,” has thrown ... He kick-started his career with Plymouth, later raced with Dodge, Ford, Buick, Chevrolet, ...