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Richard Petty

Richard Petty

Acting · Born 1937-07-02 · 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).

Known For

movie 7.0 Cars
Cars
2006
movie 6.9 Cars 3
Cars 3
2017
movie 5.8 Swing Vote
Swing Vote
2008
tv 6.1 Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
movie 5.9 Speedway
Speedway
1968
movie 7.2 NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
2004
tv 7.0 Arli$$
Arli$$
1996
tv 7.3 Jay Leno's Garage
Jay Leno's Garage
2015
movie 7.2 Blink of an Eye
Blink of an Eye
2019
movie 6.7 43: The Richard Petty Story
43: The Richard Petty Story
1972
movie 5.8 The Inspiration for 'Cars'
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
2006
tv 8.0
Beyond the Glory
2001
movie 5.5 Corky
Corky
1972
movie 7.0 Petty Blue
Petty Blue
2010
movie 9.0 Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace
Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace
2021
movie 10.0 The Wood Brothers
The Wood Brothers
2019
movie 10.0 Stockcar!
Stockcar!
1977
movie Country Music
Country Music
1972