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 ...
Richard Petty on NASCAR’s evolution, the playoff format’s problems and overcoming loss: 12 Questions
Each week, The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. Up next: “The King,” Richard Petty — NASCAR’s winningest driver and a seven-time series champion. Petty, 88, was ...
A Mopar guru received a phone call one day. Someone on the other end of the line told him he had a rare car stashed away, describing it as being in "pretty nice shape, not bad." But when the words ...
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 ...
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 ...
Since NASCAR was spawned from the moonshine trade, it seems natural that its most iconic driver would add his name to the newest batch. Sugarlands Distilling Co. announced on Wednesday that it’s ...
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Richard Petty Calls for NASCAR Schedule Changes
Richard Petty, the “King” of NASCAR, has long been a vocal and influential figure within the sport. With a career that spans decades and a record 200 Cup Series wins, Petty commands respect not only ...
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 ...
Kyle Petty feels lucky and blessed to still have his father so active in NASCAR. "He's Richard Petty, and he always has been." I’m blessed to have my dad still around after all these years. He turns ...
It was 60 years ago that NASCAR legend Richard Petty made horsepower history with the street HEMI. Now Dream Giveaway and Petty are celebrating by offering up this one-of-a-kind supercharged Dodge ...
NASCAR legend Richard Petty seems to think Shane Van Gisbergen did something wrong when Van Gisbergen won his way into the 2025 Cup Series playoffs this past weekend in Mexico City. I know, how dare a ...
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