His father, Lee Petty, was the one to kick-start ... before his full potential could be realized. Recently, Richard Petty sat down with his oldest daughter for a conversation.

As NASCAR prepares to make a long-awaited return to Rockingham Speedway this season, racing legends Richard Petty and his son ...

Richard Petty tallied three victories at Darlington in his NASCAR Hall of Fame career. But it’s his violent crash in the 1970 ...

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Not bad for a guy who made only $760 his first year of racing. Richard Lee Petty was born on July 2, 1937, in Randleman, N.C., the son of one of stock-car racing's early pioneers, Lee Petty.

Not bad for a guy who made only $760 his first year of racing. Richard Lee Petty was born on July 2, 1937, in Randleman, N.C., the son of one of stock-car racing's early pioneers, Lee Petty ...

Richard Petty, “The King,” won the Firecracker ... The North Carolina son of Nascar’s first great star, Lee Petty, he fathered the next generation of racing’s most famous dynasty.

His father Lee Petty won the race, while Richard could piece together a 20th-place finish. However, the ‘King’ came back to the Madhouse to claim four victories, including his 100th career ...