ESPN12y
He made racing not-so-Petty
Lee Petty. Not that Richard was looking for any ... Petty was winning in seemingly every make of car there was -- Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Ford, Dodge, Chevrolet, Buick and Pontiac.
Who are the 10 greatest Daytona 500 drivers of all time?
In all, Daytona has seen 12 multi-time winners and 14 teams win multiple times. William Byron, who captured the checkered flag in 2024, will look to become the first driver to win back-to-back Daytona ...
ESPN7y
Petty's talent and charisma helped NASCAR boom
Lee Petty. Not that Richard was looking for any ... Petty was winning in seemingly every make of car there was - Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Ford, Dodge, Chevrolet, Buick and Pontiac.
Colts Wire29d
Daytona 500 winners: Full list, including oldest and youngest drivers, and Richard Petty
It all started with Lee Petty, which feels appropriate. He won the first Daytona 500 in 1959. Five years later, his son, Richard, claimed the increasingly iconic NASCAR race for the first time. You ...
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Today in Sports – Tennessee’s 31-year run in the AP’s Women’s College Basketball Top 25 ends
1959 — Lee Petty, driving an Oldsmobile, wins the first Daytona 500. 1969 — Barbara Jo Rubin becomes the first female jockey to win a race at an American thoroughbred track. She rides Cohesian ...