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Edge: Good old days. The Yarborough-Allison fight played a huge role in NASCAR becoming as popular as it is. By contrast, anyone who's seen the 2006 "skirmish" between Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon at Bristol may have trouble calling NASCAR drivers...
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King" was holding court today at Ponce Inlet's new beach-racing memorial. Richard Petty, the NASCAR Hall-of-Famer with a record 200 race wins and seven championships, arrived in a pickup at this morning's parade of historic race cars and motorcycles...
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Car owner Richard Petty, left, talks to driver Matt Kenseth in the garage during NASCAR auto race practice at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Fla. View Photo »
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Jimmie Johnson sets sights on Richard Petty's and Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s seven Cup titles (Yahoo! Sports)
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BEACH, Fla. His next milestone is obvious, chasing down Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr. , who share the all-time mark of seven career titles. “I want to win eight. I want to win nine,” Johnson said Friday as he prepped for the season-opening...
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As luck would have it, a blizzard hit the northeast and kept people in their homes watching television. What viewers saw was a finish where the first- and second-place cars driven by Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough intentionally wrecked one another...
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Don't be surprised if he wins a few races, however, and that will be considered a successful season. Also, as usual, he'll be a hit at the souvenir trailers. Seven career wins here -- I guess that makes you the Richard Petty of ARCA. "I work real hard...
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 17: Team owner Richard Petty (L) talks with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. , driver of the #6 Blackwell Angus Beef Ford Fusion, in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on February... View Photo »
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Steve Addington. “Their focus was on what we were going to do this year, so it kind of got the whole mindset of the shop to not get lazy and think about what we accomplished last year and get working on what we can do to try to repeat this year.” Think...
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“The first time we came up through the tunnel and saw the place we sort of caught our breath and said, ‘Hey, boys, this is a whole new deal,’” Richard Petty said recently said of Daytona International Speedway. “It looked like it went on and on and on,...
About Richard Petty
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Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937) is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Series. "The King", as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the Nascar Championship seven times (Dale Earnhardt is the only other driver to accomplish this feat), winning a record 200 races during his... Full Article
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CHARLOTTE, NC - JANUARY 20: From left, Members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, Junior Johnson and Richard Petty stand on stage during the 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Charlotte Convention Center on January 20, 2012 in...
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CHARLOTTE, NC - JANUARY 20: NASCAR Hall of Fame member Richard Petty walks on stage during the 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Charlotte Convention Center on January 20, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, from left, Bud Moore, Darrell Waltrip, Dale Inman, Bobby Allison, Glen Wood, Ned Jarrett, Lynn Evans, Richard Petty, Cale Yarbrough, and Junior Johnson pose for a photo after the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Charlotte, N.C. , Friday, Jan....
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LONG POND, PA - AUGUST 05: Team owner Richard Petty looks on during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam RV Insurance 500 at Pocono Raceway on August 5, 2011 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JULY 30: NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty looks on during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 30, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Car owner and former driver, Richard Petty walks along the garages during NASCAR auto racing testing at the Daytona International Speedway Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Fla.
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LOUDON, NH - JULY 15: Hall of Famer Richard Petty watches qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 15, 2011 in Loudon, New Hampshire.
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Richard Petty watches from his hauler during a practice session at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, July 16, 2011 in Loudon, N.H.
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North Carolina State head football coach Tom O'Brien, right, greets Bill Hagler as he gets out of his racecar after taking laps around the track at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, in Concord, N.C. North Carolina State football players, staff and coaches rode around...
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SONOMA, CA - JUNE 25: Hall of Famer Richard Petty walks in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway on June 25, 2011 in Sonoma, California.
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Racing legend Richard Petty speaks with a technician during practice for Sunday's NASCAR Toyota Save Mart 350 auto race Saturday, June 25, 2011, at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.
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BROOKLYN, MI - JUNE 17: Richard Petty signs autographs in the garage area prior to practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 17, 2011 in Brooklyn, Michigan.
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Seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty hands over an autograph as he and other members of NASCAR Ford teams visited several Ford Motor Co. buildings Thursday, June 16, 2011.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - JUNE 14: NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty (L) congratulates 2012 Hall of Fame inductee Glenn Wood during Hall of Fame Voting Day at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on June 14, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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LONG POND, PA - JUNE 10: Hall of Famer and team owner Richard Petty looks on from the top of the hauler during practice for the 5-Hour Energy 500 at Pocono Raceway on June 10, 2011 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
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Team owner Richard Petty watches practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 5-hour ENERGY 500 auto race, Friday, June 10, 2011, in Long Pond, Pa.
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KANSAS CITY, KS - JUNE 04: Hall of Famer and team owner Richard Petty and Miss Sprint Cup Paige Duke participate in a question and answer session with fans prior to qualifying for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway on June 4, 2011 in Kansas...
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KANSAS CITY, KS - JUNE 04: Hall of Famer and team owner Richard Petty participates in a question and answer session with fans prior to qualifying for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway on June 4, 2011 in Kansas City, Kansas.
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NASCAR owner Richard Petty checks on his team during practice for this weekend's auto race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kansas Speedway Friday, June 3, 2011, in Kansas City, Kan.
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Racing legend Richard Petty smiles before the start of the100th anniversary of Indianapolis 500 auto race in Indianapolis, Indiana May 29, 2011.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 26: Hall of Famer Richard Petty stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 23: (L-R) Maurice Petty and Richard Petty, Kyle Petty, Tim Petty and Ritchie Petty pose as they accept the induction of Lee Petty into the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremonies at the Charlotte Convention Center on May 23, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 23: (L-R) The Class of 2011 Inductee Maurice Petty, Richard Petty, Bud Moore, David Pearson, Ned Jarrett and Bobby Allison during the the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremonies at the Charlotte Convention Center on May 23, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 23: (L-R) Host Mike Joy introduces the Class of 2011 Inductee Maurice Petty, Richard Petty, Bud Moore, David Pearson, Ned Jarrett and Bobby Allison during the the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremonies at the Charlotte Convention Center on May 23, 2011 in Charlotte,...
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 23: (L-R) Maurice Petty and Richard Petty speak on stage during the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremonies at the Charlotte Convention Center on May 23, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - JANUARY 20: From left, Members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, Junior Johnson and Richard Petty stand on stage during the 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Charlotte Convention Center on January 20, 2012 in...
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