Richard Petty Birthday | Richard Petty Biography

Richard Petty

Stock Car Racing

United States of America

Full Name	Richard Lee Petty
Profession	Racing Driver
Date of Birth	02 Jul, 1937
Place of Birth	United States of America

Born on 2^nd July 1937, Richard Lee Petty is a successful and well-known former NASCAR driver. He is nicknamed “The King” by his followers.

A quick glance at some of his achievements:-

He achieved his first career win, finishing second in the NASCAR Grand National Points Race in 1960 at Charlotte Fairgrounds Speedway.
In 1964, Petty won his first Grand National Championship.
Richard won his second Daytona 500 race when the thunderstorm interrupted the race at the 198th lap on 27th February 1966.
During the year 1967, Richard won 27 races of the 48 races he participated with 10 consecutive wins.
Petty's name was inducted in the NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers list in 1988.
He is the first motorsports person who was honored with the "Medal of Freedom" which he received in 1992 by the then President of United States George Bush.

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