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Richard Petty

Richard Petty

Birthday: 1937-07-02 | Place of Birth: North Carolina, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
Blink of an Eye

as    Himself

2019
The Wood Brothers

as    Himself

2010
Petty Blue

as    Self

2006
The Inspiration for 'Cars'

as    Self - Racing legend

1977
Stockcar!

as    Himself

1972
Corky

as    Richard Petty