2006-06-26 03:34:15 · 16 answers · asked by ms_cowgirl78 1 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing
Richard Petty-known as the King of NASCAR
2006-06-26 03:38:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Richard Petty
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2006-06-26 12:20:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-26 05:10:23 · answer #8 · answered by 69 GTO 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Richard Petty: he was more than a lap ahead of the field when the eighth Daytona 500 was called two laps shy of the 500-mile distance because of rain on Feb. 27, 1966, he was the first two-time winner of the event, an nearly a back-to-back winner (he won in 1964 but didn't compete in 1965), in both win it was on a Plymouth..
2006-06-26 03:48:03 · answer #9 · answered by gospieler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was the 2nd win of the 500 for The King Richard Petty.
2006-06-26 09:48:21 · answer #10 · answered by smokes_girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Richard Lee Petty Born: July 2, 1937
Birthplace: Level Cross, North Carolina
Awards: 1979 Winston Cup Champion
1975 Winston Cup Champion 1974 Winston Cup Champion 1972 Winston Cup Champion 1971 Grand National Champion 1967 Grand National Champion 1964 Grand National Champion 1959 Rookie of the Year
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
Inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1997)
Inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1989 - inaugural inductee)
NASCAR Cup statistics
1,184 races run over 35 years.
Best Cup Position: 1st - 1964, 1967, 1971(Grand National), 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979 (Winston Cup)
First Race: 1958 untitled race (Canadian Exposition Stadium)
Last Race: 1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta)
First Win: 1960 untitled race (Southern States Fairgrounds)
Last Win: 1984 Firecracker 400 (Daytona)
Wins Top Tens Poles
200 712 123
2006-06-26 09:09:16 · answer #11 · answered by Country Boy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋