Smithfield Foods & Richard Petty team up to build the ultimate giveaway car: A street-legal Hemi-powered clone of Petty’s 1967 Plymouth Belvedere stock car!

Among the Petty records set in a 34-year driving career are two that almost certainly will stand the test of time—and both were recorded 50 years ago, in the 1967 NASCAR season.

Richard Petty’s 10 consecutive wins and 27 victories for the 1967 season are on a level with Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak in baseball—records that will never be topped.

“The King” is cleaning out his closet. Living racing legend Richard Petty is auctioning off a trove of trophies, memorabilia and even some of the cars from his 60-year NASCAR career. They ...

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) NASCAR legend Richard Petty says after ”accumulating stuff” for 80 years, it’s time to sell some of his most famous cars, trophies and other items. Petty’s… ...

In 1967, Richard Petty won 27 of these (out of 48 races, which included winning 10-straight) to set an all-time record for the most victories in a season. Over his 35-year career, his record of 200 ...

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On the 55th anniversary of Richard Petty's last victory at Darlington, his driver Erik Jones wins on the same track.

Petty’s iconic day-glow red and Petty blue 1974 Dodge Charger is going on sale at an auction on May 12 at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, along with other cars, his 1981 Daytona ...

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) NASCAR legend Richard Petty says after ”accumulating stuff” for 80 years, it’s time to sell some of his most famous cars, trophies and other items.

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) NASCAR legend Richard Petty says after ”accumulating stuff” for 80 years, it’s time to sell some of his most famous cars, trophies and other items. Petty’s iconic day ...