In the heartland of American motorsports, where the rumbling sound of engines once defined his Sunday afternoons, 87-year-old ...

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 ...

NASCAR legend Richard Petty was able to get back control after almost losing his racing team ... The team switched from Chevy to Toyota last year.

Retired seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Richard Petty was ... "The Great American Race" as the country's sitting President. "The King" is a reference to Petty's nickname.

The all-time list of NASCAR Cup Series winners starts with Richard Petty (200 wins) and includes more than 60 drivers who won just a single time at NASCAR’s top level. Below is the list of all ...

1975: Another record — only 14 cars finished the race. 1976: Richard Petty and David Pearson wrecked on the last lap. Pearson limped across the line to win. 1977: Janet Guthrie became the first female ...

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.