Richard Petty
Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 43 Plymouth/Pontiac for Petty Enterprises. He is one of the members of the Petty racing family. He was the first driver to win the Cup Series championship seven times (a record now tied with Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson), while also winning a record 200 races during his career. This included winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times and winning a record 27 races in one season (1967).
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Arli$$
Late Night with David Letterman
Cars
Cars 3
Jay Leno's Garage
Swing Vote
Speedway
Corky
43: The Richard Petty Story
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
Petty Blue
The Wood Brothers
Blink of an Eye
Stockcar!
Country Music
Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace
The Race to Daytona