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17 de sept. de 2021 · In his inaugural 1960 season, Richard Petty laid down a marker as he finished second in the championship, driving one of two identical Plymouth Fury race cars. Richard drove one of the team...
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.
5 de feb. de 2024 · Richard Petty made four starts in 1960 before the first of his 200 official victories. And just as Lee had played a role at Lakewood, he was also involved when his son officially won. It came...
2 de jul. de 2019 · Richard Petty alongside his 1960 Plymouth at Daytona International Speedway. Petty landed his first three wins in 1960 along with two pole positions on his way to a second-place finish in...
In Autumn 1968, Richard Petty left the Plymouth NASCAR Racing Team for Ford's. Charlie Grey, director of the Ford stock car program, felt that hiring Petty would send the message that "money rules none". However, the Superbird was designed specifically to lure Petty back to Plymouth for the 1970 season.
5 de oct. de 2022 · Petty drove this stunning blue and white Fury in the 1960 Grand National Series, scoring three wins and 16 top-five finishes. These wins were his second, third, and fourth triumphs in NASCAR's...
Su primera victoria la obtuvo en Southern States Fairgrounds en 1960. Su segundo título en 1967 lo consiguió con un récord de 27 victorias en 48 disputadas, diez de ellas consecutivas. Ese año fue la única vez que logró ganar las 500 Millas Sureñas de Darlington. En 1975 logró el mismo récord pero de la era moderna, con 13 triunfos en 30 carreras.
