Former NASCAR champion Richard Petty is pictured before President Barack Obama honors 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 30 months ago

Former NASCAR champion Richard Petty is pictured before President Barack Obama honors 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.

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