DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Take a ride through Daytona International Speedway’s main tunnel and photos of some of the most celebrated events in track history line the walls. One can’t be missed. It ...

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 ...

Some kings wear robes. Others wear crowns. Richard Petty wore a cowboy hat and sunglasses. During his reign as NASCAR’s sovereign ruler from 1958 to 1992, Petty won 200 NASCAR Cup Series races, seven ...

Richard Petty won his first Firecracker 400 in 1975, his 172nd career victory. Richard Petty had won everything at Daytona in February, but not in the summer. His long-awaited Firecracker 400 win came ...