Richard Petty came to the sport and took it by storm. Despite his father Lee Petty barring him from professional racing before 21 years of age, he still managed to unleash a force like no other.

As Richard Petty’s crew chief, he redefined what it meant to orchestrate a race from behind the scenes, and now, upon being inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, he is finally ...

Richard later became NASCAR's all-time wins leader. Petty's son Kyle also had a successful stock car racing career. Petty's grandson spent time on the track before he died in 2000.

Richard Petty, with a record 200 Cup Series wins, seven championships and a first-ballot inductee into the Hall of Fame, is considered NASCAR’s greatest driver.

Petty won championships in 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1979, a total matched by Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson. Richard Petty heard someone shout for the King to stop as his golf ...

Richard Petty checks in for fuel and tires at the Southern 500 at Darlington. It was a race he would go on to win by five laps. Some of Petty’s 27 wins must have been close ones, right? Uh, no.

Erik Jones, center, speaks to Richard Petty, left, and Jimmie Johnson prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Bluegreen Vacations Duel #1 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 16, 2023, in Florida.

I was actually in the stands right at the start/finish line in ’76 when my man Richard Petty and David Pearson tangled off Turn 4,” Martin said. “I could not believe my eyes what happened.” ...

Richard Petty would have retired with 201 career Cup Series victories if his father, Lee, hadn’t been so obsessed with money. Or maybe it was simply a matter of expressing his parental authority.

LEVEL CROSS, N.C. – It’s been 25 years since the King of stock car racing climbed out of his race car for the last time and Richard Petty turns 80 years old this weekend. Sunday, to be exact ...

Racing icon Richard Petty is celebrating his 80th birthday today, after NASCAR's annual Fourth of July stop at Daytona International Speedway.

Richard Petty, of Randleman, N.C., holds up the trophy after winning the Carolina 500 stock car race at the North Carolina Motor speedway, Feb. 29, 1976, in Rockingham, N.C. Considered NASCAR's ...