Petty, Richard (1937—)
Known throughout the stock car-racing world as "King Richard," Richard Lee Petty compiled an extraordinary record of 200 wins in events sanctioned by the Na...
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William Henry Getty France was on his way to Miami from Washington, D.C., in 1935 when his car broke down in Daytona Beach, Fla. Always flexible, the young mechanic decided Daytona was nice enough ...
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Jeff Gordon believes it will be hard for Dale Earnhardt Jr. to stay with his late father's company because of the public battle between the driver and his stepmother.Junior is in the final year of ...
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For a driver who turned 47 on Saturday, Kyle Petty was set to celebrate with the perfect birthday gift: time off. It's not a quite a vacation for Petty, who will still visit NASCAR tracks every wee...
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Had Chad McCumbee starred in a movie about his life instead of Dale Earnhardt's, then winning an ARCA race and making his Nextel Cup debut the next day might have made the perfect Hollywood ending....
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Jimmie Johnson didn't have the car most suited for restarts, and he found himself in a two-lap sprint against the guy who might have.In another sign that this may be the year that the teams of Hend...
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Alex Kovalev got his second straight two-goal game as Montreal scored five unanswered goals in the second period in the Canadiens' 6-4 win over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.Kovalev scored ...
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Kyle Petty will trade in his fireproof driving suit for a microphone _ a part-time job for now.He'll take a five-race midseason break from driving the No. 45 car to work as a NASCAR race analyst fo...
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Kyle Petty will trade in his fireproof driving suit for a microphone _ a part-time job for now.He'll take a five-race midseason break from driving the No. 45 car to work as a NASCAR race analyst fo...
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Former NASCAR star Darrell Waltrip thinks Washington state is so pretty, he might be willing to build a racetrack here by himself."Who would not want to come to Washington state and not see all the...
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