Richard Petty

Richard Petty was born on Jul 02, 1937 in USA. Richard Petty's big-screen debut came with Off to See the Wizard - Season 1 directed by John Florea in 1967, strarring Self - Host. Richard Petty is known for Petty Blue directed by Mike Viney, Kevin Costner stars as Narrator and Landon Fowlkes as re-enactment: as Dale Inman. The upcoming new movie Richard Petty plays is Cars 3 which will be released on Jun 16, 2017.

The King of stock car racing, Richard Petty retired from NASCAR competition after the 1992 season. During his storied career, he won 200 Winston Cup race (a feat that will never be equaled), seven Winston Cup championships (tied by Dale Earnhardt in 1994), and seven Daytona 500's. His 200th win came in the July 4th, 1984 Firecracker 400 at Daytona, when he beat Cale Yarborough by mere inches with President Ronald Reagan in attendance. Petty remains a fixture on the Winston Cup circuit. He still owns the familiar number 43 STP Pontiac team, and you can still find him signing autographs for his legion of fans. His son, Kyle Petty, is currently a NASCAR Winston Cup series driver.