This collision propelled both cars through the guardrail and ... their family overcame that injury during their Daytona stint in 1961. Richard Petty exclaimed, “He had a rod in his neck, a ...

John Andretti wasn’t just any driver. The post Richard ‘The King’ Petty Publicly Concedes Biggest Andretti Family Let Down in ...

Richard Petty tallied three victories at Darlington in his NASCAR Hall of Fame career. But it’s his violent crash in the 1970 ...

"Richard was not arrogant -- outwardly. But he was very arrogant inwardly. You know that with that big smile he had, there were two big fangs hanging down. So you want to go after that guy.

Bubba Wallace finished second in the 2018 Daytona 500 and gave Richard Petty and his team its best result in years. Petty was thrilled but joked about Wallace’s wrecked car at the end of the race.

Richard Petty, “The King,” won the Firecracker 400 behind the wheel of this car on July 4, 1984, down in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was his 200th Nascar career victory, an achievement ...