Biography

Call 1.800.966.1380 to contact Richard Petty booking agent, publicist, manager, pr firm, representative and management company for booking Richard Petty speaker appearances, autograph signing, endorsement deals or hiring Richard Petty as a keynote speaker for your next event. Find Richard Petty official website information, speaker fees, booking fees, costs and schedule. NASCAR legend, Richard Petty, was born on July 2, 1937. Richard Petty is a retired NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Series. "The King", as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the Nascar Championship seven times (Dale Earnhardt is the only other driver to accomplish this feat), winning a record 200 races during his career, winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times,[1] and winning a record 27 races[1] (ten of them consecutively) in the 1967 season alone. (A 1972 rule change eliminated races under 250 miles (400 km) in length, reducing the schedule to 30 [now 36] races.) Petty is widely considered the greatest NASCAR driver of all time. He also collected a record number of poles (127) and over 700 top-ten finishes in his 1,185 starts, including 513 consecutive starts from 1971-1989.

Richard Petty is a second generation driver. His father, Lee Petty, won the first Daytona 500 in 1959 and was also a 3 time NASCAR champion. Richard's son, Kyle Petty, is also a well-known NASCAR driver. Richard's grandson, Adam Petty, was killed in an accident at New Hampshire International Speedway on May 12, 2000, five weeks after the death of Lee. Meanwhile, Adam's brother Austin works on day-to-day operations of the Victory Junction Gang Camp, a Hole in the Wall Gang camp established by the Pettys after Adam's death. Petty married his wife Lynda in 1958 and they have four children - Kyle Petty, Sharon Petty Farlow, Lisa Petty Luck and Rebecca Petty Moffit - and 12 grandchildren. The family still resides in Level Cross; They operate Petty Enterprises. The Richard Petty Museum is in nearby Randleman, North Carolina. Since January 7, 2008, Petty Enterprises has been the newest resident of Race City, U.S.A., moving their race team into the vacated Yates Racing 115,000-square-foot (10,700 m2) facility in Mooresville, N.C. King Richard Petty frequently signs autographs for people and he remains a popular figure in the garage area.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics
1,184 races run over 35 years
Best Cup Position 1st - 1964, 1967, 1971 (Grand National), 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979 (Winston Cup)
First Race 1958 Jim Mideon 500 (Canadian Exposition Stadium)
Last Race 1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta)
First Win 1960 untitled race (Southern States Fairgrounds)
Last Win 1984 Firecracker 400 (Daytona)

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