When the NASCAR haulers rolled into Daytona Beach in the summer of 1975, Richard Petty’s future Hall of Fame plaque was already largely engraved. He’d won five of what would become seven Cup Series ...

Daytona Beach is still the center of the racing universe twice a year, but for 60 years, there was a third time of year on or around the Fourth of July. For many of those years, the race was known as ...

"The King" still reigns more than 30 years after his last NASCAR start. That sentiment was valid throughout Richard Petty's May 5 appearance in Harborcreek Township. The 87-year old NASCAR Hall of ...

His nickname, "The King," is synonymous with his real name. Someone who won a record 200 NASCAR Cup Series races and a record-tying seven tour championships. Someone who transcended the sport with his ...

Here we are, just past the annual Holy Week break in the NASCAR schedule. Let’s contemplate what we’ve learned after seven of this year’s 36 Monster Energy Cup events have been given to us — or ...

Most remarkably, Petty had a marvelous run from May 25 to September 21. Over that 11-race stretch, he won six times and ...

When you talk about legends in NASCAR, one name stands above the rest, etched into the very soul of the sport, and that’s Richard Petty. “The King.” It’s not just your average nickname. It’s a title ...

Look, when “The King” himself starts throwing shade at modern NASCAR, you know things have gotten pretty messy. Richard Petty, the guy who won 200 Cup Series races (yeah, you read that right), just ...

Richard Petty, one of NASCAR’s most iconic voices, has spoken out about two issues he sees hurting the sport. The absence of dominant drivers and the complications of the modern points system. Petty ...