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Richard Petty

Richard Petty

Actor · Born July 2, 1937 · North Carolina, USA

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Biography

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).

Acted in 6

1970s

  1. 1972

    43: The Richard Petty Story

    Richard Petty

  2. Corky

    Richard Petty

Appearances12

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. The Wood Brothers

    Himself

  3. 2015
  4. 2010

    Petty Blue

    Self

2000s

  1. 2006

    The Inspiration for 'Cars'

    Self - Racing legend

  2. 2004

    NASCAR: The IMAX Experience

    Self

1990s

  1. 1997

    The Race to Daytona

    Himself

1970s

  1. 1977

    Stockcar!

    Himself

  2. 1972

    Country Music

    Himself

1960s

  1. 1968

    Speedway

    Himself