Richard Petty

Known for ActingBorn 1937-07-02 (age 88)North Carolina, USA

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. He is one of the members of the Petty racing family. 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. This included winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times and winning a record 27 races in one season (1967).Read more

Movies & web series

The Wood Brothers

Stockcar!

Beyond the Glory

Blink of an Eye

Jay Leno's Garage

NASCAR: The IMAX Experience

Petty Blue

Cars

Cars 3

Arli$$

43: The Richard Petty Story

Late Night with David Letterman

Swing Vote

The Inspiration for 'Cars'

Speedway

Corky

Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace

The Race to Daytona

Country Music