
Richard Petty
Biography
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).
Top Filmography

Cars
2006 // MOVIE

Cars 3
2017 // MOVIE

Swing Vote
2008 // MOVIE

Speedway
1968 // MOVIE

NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
2004 // MOVIE

Jay Leno's Garage
2015 // TV

Arli$$
1996 // TV

Blink of an Eye
2019 // MOVIE

43: The Richard Petty Story
1972 // MOVIE

The Inspiration for 'Cars'
2006 // MOVIE

Petty Blue
2010 // MOVIE

The Wood Brothers
2019 // MOVIE

Corky
1972 // MOVIE
Beyond the Glory
2001 // TV

Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace
2021 // MOVIE