Richard Petty, known as The King, is an American former NASCAR driver born in 1937 in Level Cross, North Carolina, who raced from 1958 to 1992. He won seven NASCAR championships, the Grand National Series in 1964 and 1967 and the Winston Cup Series in 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1979, a total tied with Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson. He holds the all-time record of 200 career race wins, including a record 27 wins in the 1967 season and ten consecutive wins that same year, seven Daytona 500 victories, and 123 career pole positions across 1,184 starts over his 35 year career, driving the number 43 Plymouth and Pontiac.
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Career HighlightFirst driver to win the NASCAR Cup Series championship seven times, a record now tied with Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson, while also winning a record 200 races during his career. 1 Classification
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Why is Richard Petty called The King?
He holds the records for career wins, poles, Daytona 500 wins and wins in a season.
The NASCAR Hall of Fame says he is called The King for good reason, because of the records he set. He has the most wins at 200, the most poles at 123, the most Daytona 500 wins at seven and the most wins in a single season at 27. He also holds the record for the most consecutive wins at ten, and he is tied for the most championships at seven.
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Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 43 Plymouth/Pontiac for Petty Enterprises.
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WikipediaWikipedia article on Richard Petty, lead sentence, birth date
Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 43 Plymouth/Pontiac for Petty Enterprises.
Wikipedia article on Richard Petty, lead sentence, birth year
Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 43 Plymouth/Pontiac for Petty Enterprises.
Wikipedia article on Richard Petty, lead sentence, nationality
Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 43 Plymouth/Pontiac for Petty Enterprises.
Wikipedia article on Richard Petty, lead section, career summary
He was the first driver to win the Cup Series championship seven times (a record now tied with Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson), while also winning a record 200 races during his career.
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Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 43 Plymouth/Pontiac for Petty Enterpri
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