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  • • Unhappy Jimmie Johnson claps back at Richard Petty over changes at Legacy Motor Club
    There has been a lack of communication between Richard Petty and Jimmie Johnson regarding the organizational matters of Legacy Motor Club. Petty finds himself in an increasingly distant role with the organization since Johnson arrived. For starters, the name was changed from Petty GMS Motorsports to Legacy Motor Club, thereby removing Petty’s name from the … Unhappy Jimmie Johnson cl...2023
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  • Daytona 500: NASCAR legends Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Bill Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, and Jeff Gordon tell drivers to start their engines
    • Daytona 500: NASCAR legends Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Bill Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, and Jeff Gordon tell drivers to start their engines
    Nascar legends including Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Bill Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, and Kevin Harvick served as the Grand Marshals for Daytona 500....2023
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  • • Richard Petty bothered by downsizing of role at team since Jimmie Johnson’s arrival
    Though he admits it 'probably was time for a change,' Richard Petty has been bothered by his downsized team role since the arrival of Jimmie Johnson....2023
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  • Richard Petty comments on team changes since Jimmie Johnson joined
    • Richard Petty comments on team changes since Jimmie Johnson joined
    Richard Petty concedes he‘s been miffed at the downsizing of his role at the Cup team that bore his name before Jimmie Johnson became a minority owner. Petty GMS Racing was renamed  Legacy Motor Club, and “The King” has no ownership stake in the organization that includes the No. 43 he made famous. The seven-time […]...2023
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  • • NASCAR Power Rankings: 10 historic moments in the Daytona 500
    Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison crashed on the last lap of the 1979 Daytona 500, handing the win to Richard Petty. One of the 500's major moments....2023
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  • • Michael Jordan's Daytona 500 debut was as astonishing as his free-throw dunk
    The Bulls legend and Bubba Wallace’s black-owned team broke barriers in a sport with a history of intolerance. But Nascar’s redemption is not complete Bubba Wallace’s No 23 car leads the field during Sunday’s Daytona 500. Photograph: Mark J Rebilas/USA Today Sports With one lap left in Sunday’s Daytona 500, Bubba Wallace made his move. Pinned behind 15 cars arranged in a neat row on the top groove...2021
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  • • Four drivers advance from hectic NASCAR Open; Wallace wrecks
    Michael McDowell started from pole position and led early before Aric Almirola ran him down and took over the lead. Partway through the stage, Bubba Wallace, who was the Fan Vote favorite, went to pass McDowell for third when calamity ensued. McDowell hooked Wallace in the right rear, crashing the Richard Petty Motorsports driver out of the race. "Just disrespect," Wallace ...Keep readin...2020
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  • • NASCAR Cup: Darrell Waltrip thinks of death in Pocono crash
    As Darrell Wallace Jr.’s No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet headed toward a retaining wall, head-on, during the Gander Outdoors 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., on July 29, the driver wondered if he was about to die. “I didn’t know if I was going to die or not,” Wallace said as a substitute guest host of Ryan Blaney’s “Glass Case of Emotion” po...2018
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  • • Darrell 'Bubba' Wallace Jr escapes huge Pocono NASCAR crash unhurt
    Richard Petty Motorsports driver Darrell 'Bubba' Wallace Jr admitted he was "scared" during the 'hardest crash of his career' in the NASCAR Cup series race at Pocono on Sunday...2018
  • Bubba Wallace escapes serious injury in scary crash at Pocono
    • Bubba Wallace escapes serious injury in scary crash at Pocono
    Wallace lost his brakes and slammed hard into the Turn 1 wall, destroying his Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet....2018
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  • • Handy: Aric Almirola Already Showing He Belongs at Stewart-Hass Racing
    Last season Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Aric Almirola was unsure if he would ever race again. The 33-year old Tampa, Florida native who was driving the No. 43 Ford for Richard Petty Motorsports was involved in a violent crash in the May 13 Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway which would leave him out of a race car for 8-12 weeks. Almirola would return for the Overton’s 301 at New Hampshi...2018
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  • • Daytona Y2K: The story of the “boring” 2000 Daytona 500
    Among all the Daytona 500s run in the race’s history, the 2000 edition of the race is the red-headed stepchild. Most Daytona 500s elicit vivid memories of some of the defining moments in NASCAR history: Richard Petty and David Pearson crashing coming to the checkered flag in ’76, Dale Earnhardt finally triumphing in his 20th try in ’98, Kevin Harvick and Mark Martin racing each other to the line a...2018
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  • • MENCS: New Year, New Team; Time for Almirola to Breakout in 18′
    Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Aric Almirola certainly had an up and down 2017 season. While his statistics weren’t something talked about on a weekly basis, it’s important to take into consideration he missed substantial seat time for many weeks due to being injured. The Florida Native missed seven races due to a back injury he suffered in May at Kansas Speedway. Almirola was involved in...2018
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  • • Stewart-Haas Racing Officially Names Almirola as No. 10 Driver
    After months of rumors swirling that Aric Almirola would take over the No. 10 Smithfield Ford in 2018, the rumors were finally made official today. Stewart-Haas Racing announced the 33-year-old will replace Danica Patrick next years. Rumors of Almirola joining SHR have circulated for months, and even before the Florida driver fractured his back in a horrifying crash at Kansas Speedway in May. Now,...2017
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Richard Petty lifestyle

  • Behind the scenes as Bubba Wallace keeps his Richard Petty tattoo promise: 'I didn't want to be that guy'
    • Behind the scenes as Bubba Wallace keeps his Richard Petty tattoo promise: 'I didn't want to be that guy'
    An impromptu social media experiment left Bubba Wallace on the hook to get a tattoo of The King's autograph. We watched the 25-year-old NASCAR driver keep his word. Then he explained how the whole thing started....2019
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  • Behind the scenes as Bubba Wallace keeps his Richard Petty tattoo promise: 'I didn't want to be that guy'
    • Behind the scenes as Bubba Wallace keeps his Richard Petty tattoo promise: 'I didn't want to be that guy'
    An impromptu social media experiment left Bubba Wallace on the hook to get a tattoo of The King's autograph. We watched the 25-year-old NASCAR driver keep his word. Then he explained how the whole thing started....2019
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  • Bubba Wallace keeps promise, gets Richard Petty tattoo
    • Bubba Wallace keeps promise, gets Richard Petty tattoo
    Petty signed Wallace's arm last month, and the 25-year-old pledged to make it permanent if the photo he shared got 43,000 retweets....2019
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  • Champ Stamp: Wallace says he'll get tattoo of Richard Petty
    • Champ Stamp: Wallace says he'll get tattoo of Richard Petty
    Bubba Wallace says he will get a tattoo of an autograph from 7-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty...2019
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  • • Meet Mike Daly, The Coach Who Never Played Lacrosse
    M ike Daly, tall, Irish and carrying the sturdy body of a 44-year-old former football and baseball player, usually invokes the irony of his life’s work at least once a year — with a line of self-deprecating yet incisive humor directed at the group of 18- to 22-year-olds sitting before him. “But what do I know?” he’ll deadpan in a darkened team film room. “I never played lacrosse.” Perhaps he’s jus...2017
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  • • Ford Performance NASCAR: Daytona 2 (Aric Almirola)
    Ford Performance NASCAR Notes and Quotes Coke Zero 400 – Daytona International Speedway Friday, July 1, 2016 Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 Smithfield Ford Fusion, looks to return to victory lane at Daytona International Speedway, where he piloted the iconic Richard Petty Motorsports Fusion to victory in 2014. Almirola spoke with media members after the only practice session for Cup cars Frid...2016
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Timeline

  • 2023
    "Richard Petty holds the record for most all-time wins in the Daytona 500 with seven."

  • 2022
    "” The sanctioning body announced today that Richard Petty will ride atop its historic float “Always Forward” that celebrates NASCAR‘s 75th anniversary and the upcoming Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum."

  • 2021
    "Richard Petty Motorsports and GMS Racing confirmed earlier in the offseason that Richard Petty Motorsports have sold a majority interest to GMS Racing team owner Maury Gallagher ahead of the 2022 NASCAR […] NASCAR: The one charter that still doesn’t have a home for 2022 - Beyond the Flag - Beyond the Flag - Your #1 Destination for Motorsports News and More"

  • 2020
    "Wallace done with Richard Petty Motorsports"

  • 2019
    "Blickensderfer joins FRM from Richard Petty Motorsports, where he had been a crew chief since 2012."

  • 2018
    "NASCAR legend Richard Petty said that after "accumulating stuff" for 80 years, it's time to sell some of his most famous cars, trophies and other items."

  • 2017
    "Richard Petty and Jeff Gordon discuss their opinions on Dale Earnhardt Jr."

  • 2016
    "As NASCAR's King, Richard Petty, celebrates his 79th birthday on Saturday, look back on his Hall of Fame career with this photo gallery."

  • 2015
    "Richard Petty talks Hornish replacement, bemoans sponsor struggles"

  • 2014
    "Ambrose set for bittersweet final race with Richard Petty Motorsports"

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Richard Petty Trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Only Yesterday: The Most Anticipated Free Agent Signings in NASCAR History
    Kyle Busch's move to RCR in 2023 is just the latest free agent signing in NASCAR history. Take a look at some others, including Tony Stewart and Richard Petty....2022
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  • • NASCAR: One of Cup’s top free agents is off the market
    The long-anticipated signing of a new NASCAR Cup Series contract for Erik Jones took place this past weekend, with Petty GMS Motorsports committing to him for the long haul. Erik Jones didn’t draw much attention to himself during his first season at Richard Petty Motorsports, finishing in 24th place in the NASCAR Cup Series championship […] NASCAR: One of Cup’s top free agents is...2022
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  • • NASCAR: 3 possible landing spots for Erik Jones in 2023
    Erik Jones has quietly played himself into a position where he is considered among the top pending free agents in the NASCAR Cup Series. Not many knew what to expect this year from Erik Jones, who is in his second NASCAR Cup Series season with Richard Petty’s team. Last year, he drove the #43 Chevrolet […] NASCAR: 3 possible landing spots for Erik Jones in 2023 - Beyond the Flag - Beyo...2022
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  • GMS Racing buys majority interest in Richard Petty Motorsports
    • GMS Racing buys majority interest in Richard Petty Motorsports
    GMS has also acquired two charters in the agreement and will run two cars during the 2022 season.Erik Jones signed a contract extension with RPM in August and should remain in the No. 43 car with Ty Dillon being the likely candidate for the second entry. Dillon joined GMS Racing in October when they announced intensions to run a full-time Cup operation next year.Jones has just completed ...Keep re...2021
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  • Richard Petty Motorsports sells majority stake in NASCAR Cup team
    • Richard Petty Motorsports sells majority stake in NASCAR Cup team
    Airline entrepreneur Maury Gallagher, the owner of the GMS squad that claimed Truck titles in 2016 and 2020 with Johnny Sauter and Sheldon Creed, has also acquired two charters in the agreement and will run two cars during the 2022 season.Erik Jones signed a contract extension with RPM in August and should remain in the team's famed #43 car with Ty Dillon being the likely candidate for the ...Keep...2021
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  • Podcast: Erik Jones on Re-Signing with Richard Petty Motorsports, Launching Foundation & More
    • Podcast: Erik Jones on Re-Signing with Richard Petty Motorsports, Launching Foundation & More
    Erik Jones has a new contract for 2022, a new foundation he just launched … and a new bunny! The Richard Petty Motorsports driver joins Davey Segal this week to discuss his new addition to the family and how his dog Oscar is adjusting, re-signing with RPM and why he wants to remain with the ... Read more...2021
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  • • Michael Jordan's Daytona 500 debut was as astonishing as his free-throw dunk
    The Bulls legend and Bubba Wallace’s black-owned team broke barriers in a sport with a history of intolerance. But Nascar’s redemption is not complete Bubba Wallace’s No 23 car leads the field during Sunday’s Daytona 500. Photograph: Mark J Rebilas/USA Today Sports With one lap left in Sunday’s Daytona 500, Bubba Wallace made his move. Pinned behind 15 cars arranged in a neat row on the top groove...2021
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  • • NASCAR: 3 replacement candidates for Bubba Wallace in 2021
    Bubba Wallace is set to move to a new NASCAR Cup Series team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin next year. So who will drive for Richard Petty Motorsports in 2021? Bubba Wallace had been slated to become one of many free agents at the end of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season after signing a […] NASCAR: 3 replacement candidates for Bubba Wallace in 2021 - Beyond the Flag - Bey...2020
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  • • NASCAR: Breaking down the latest major Cup Series rumor
    There have been recent rumblings of a deal involving Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin, Michael Jordan and Richard Petty Motorsports for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. What does it all mean? In terms of drivers already under contract through the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, Denny Hamlin has been in the rumor mill quite often […] NASCAR: Breaking down the latest major Cup Series rumor - Beyon...2020
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  • • NASCAR: 4 possible landing spots for Bubba Wallace in 2021
    Bubba Wallace is in a contract year at Richard Petty Motorsports. Where might he end up competing in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season? No driver has been talked about more than Bubba Wallace has so far in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. While there have been many controversial discussions about the driver of […] NASCAR: 4 possible landing spots for Bubba Wallace in 2021 - Beyond the Flag...2020
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Richard Petty stats and results

  • • Aric Almirola is 30/1 to win 2023 Daytona 500
     ARIC ALMIROLA Daytona Speedweek Pole Qualifying | Duel | Daytona 500No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing Event Overview Wednesday, Feb. 15:  Daytona 500 qualifying (single-lap qualifying to determine pole for the Daytona 500)●  Time/TV/Radio: 8 p.m. ET on FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Thursday, Feb. 16:  Bluegreen Vacat...2023
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  • Denny Hamlin is 10/1 favorite to win 2023 Daytona 500
    • Denny Hamlin is 10/1 favorite to win 2023 Daytona 500
    Sunday Race InfoRace: Daytona 500Date/Time: Sunday, Feb. 19 / 2:30 p.m. ETDistance: 200 laps / 500 milesTrack Length: 2.5 miles Express NotesPress Kit: Download the 2023 FedEx Racing press materials at www.fedex.com/en-us/racing/press-kit, including bios for Denny Hamlin, Chris Gabehart and Joe Gibbs Racing leadership, program highlights and statistics.2022 Seaso...2023
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  • • Past meets present: Richard Petty reveals methods that made him great at Martinsville
    In the history of Martinsville Speedway, no driver had better results at the iconic short track than seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Richard Petty. In total, “The King” won a record 15 races at the 0.526-mile venue. He took to the venue from his earliest days in NASCAR‘s premier division, winning the second of his […]...2022
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  • • Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet hit historic marks with win at COTA
    Hendrick Motorsports and Chevrolet both hit heady milestones with a win on Sunday during NASCAR‘s inaugural race on the 3.41-mile, 20-turn road course at The Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. RELATED: Chase Elliott wins at COTA | Unofficial race results Hendrick tied Richard Petty Enterprises for the most team victories in the NASCAR […]...2021
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  • • Erik Jones Adds Armor All Sponsorship for Daytona 500
    Erik Jones‘ first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race in Richard Petty Motorsports’ No. 43 will feature sponsorship from Armor All, Sports Business Journal‘s Adam Stern tweeted Feb. 5 with a photo of the car’s paint scheme. Armor All is a sister brand to STP, which will continue to support the No. 43 in 2021 as an …...2021
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  • • 2021 season preview: Richard Petty Motorsports
    Today‘s Richard Petty Motorsports preview continues NASCAR.com‘s countdown of team previews for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, starting with new chartered teams then ranked in reverse order of best finish in last year‘s owner standings. MORE: Changes to know for 2021 season RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS Manufacturer: Chevrolet Engine: ECR Engines Driver-crew chief pairings: Erik […]...2021
  • • 2020 NASCAR Team Reviews: Richard Petty Motorsports
    Richard Petty Motorsports entered 2020 understanding its resources were limited but managed to capitalize nonetheless. The No. 43 team, piloted by Bubba Wallace, enjoyed its most successful season since Wallace joined the team in 2018 with one top five, five top-10 finishes and a 22nd-place finish in points. In his third full-time season in the …...2020
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  • • Bubba Wallace to leave Richard Petty Motorsports
    Wallace, 26, is in his third full-time season in the NASCAR Cup Series and has raced only for RPM.2020 has been his strongest year yet with one top five and five top-tens, but speculation has been swirling about his future prospects for some time. His best result came in the 2018 Daytona 500 where he finished second.Wallace is the only African-American driver competing at the top level of ...Keep ...2020
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  • • Bubba Wallace won't return to Richard Petty Motorsports in 2021
    Richard Petty Motorsports confirmed Thursday that Bubba Wallace will not return to the organization's No. 43 Chevrolet for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. RELATED: Cup Series standings | Silly Season's key figures RPM officials released a statement Thursday afternoon. The news was first reported by The Athletic. "Earlier this morning, Darrell 'Bubba' Wallace Jr., […]...2020
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  • • By forcing Nascar's Confederate flag ban, Bubba Wallace is saving a sport from itself
    By convincing his sport to prohibit all displays of the rebel standard at its racetracks and properties, Nascar’s lone black driver is hauling a retrograde organization into the 21st century Not long before the green flag dropped on Nascar’s momentous nighttime Cup feature at Martinsville, Bubba Wallace stood tall on the track in an “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirt, his face shrouded in an American flag...2020
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  • • NASCAR Power Rankings: 10 historic moments in the Daytona 500
    2023
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  • • Aric Almirola is 30/1 to win 2023 Daytona 500
    2023
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  • • Podcast: Erik Jones on Re-Signing with Richard Petty Motorsports, Launching Foundation & More
    2021
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  • • Waid’s World: Richard Petty’s Decision Sparks ‘Southern Invasion’ of Michigan
    Something monumental happened during the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series season. In fact, it was so monumental it shook the entire racing world. It was on a scale of, say, the New York Yankees trading Mickey Mantle at the pinnacle of his career. Richard Petty, who, with his family-owned Petty Enterprises, had been a famous standard-bearer ... Read more...2021
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  • • Wallace leaving Richard Petty Motorsports at season's end
    Bubba Wallace is leaving Richard Petty Motorsports at the end of the season. NASCAR's only full-time Black driver informed RPM of his decision Thursday. ''This was not an easy decision as I have nothing but the utmost respect for Richard Petty and his family, but I believe it's time for someone else to take over the reins of the No. 43,'' Wallace said in a social media post....2020
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  • • Wallace, Columbia Sportswear sign sponsor deal
    Corporate interest in Bubba Wallace has picked up momentum and NASCAR's only Black full-time driver has signed a new sponsor that includes funding for his Richard Petty Motorports team....2020
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  • • Bubba Wallace, Columbia Sportswear sign sponsorship deal
    Corporate interest in Bubba Wallace has picked up momentum and NASCAR's only Black full-time driver has signed a new sponsor that includes funding for his Richard Petty Motorports team. Columbia Sportswear Co. on Wednesday announced a multiyear sponsorship with Wallace as a brand ambassador that will also put the company on the No. 43 at Dover later this month and one to two other races not yet a...2020
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  • • Maurice Petty, NASCAR Hall of Famer, Dies at 81
    Maurice Petty, longtime engine builder and mechanic for Petty Enterprises, died Saturday (July 25) at age 81, the Petty family announced. Petty, the son of Lee Petty and brother of Richard Petty, was the chief engine builder at Petty Enterprises for a number of years and became the first in his profession to be inducted … The post Maurice Petty, NASCAR Hall of Famer, Dies at 81 appeared firs...2020
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  • • Why NASCAR’s support for Wallace was a huge moment for the sport
    It started slowly, a gathering of Cup Series drivers, first a few, then them all, surrounding the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet where it sat in the starting grid line on pit road before the start of the rain-delayed race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.Soon the collective group found their cause – slowing pushing the No. 43, along with its regular driver Bubba Wallace, out of ...Kee...2020
  • • FBI investigates after noose found in garage of Bubba Wallace, Nascar's only black driver
    * Driver has campaigned to ban Confederate flag at events * Alabama governor condemns ‘mark this leaves on our state’ * Interview: Bubba Wallace on Nascar and the Confederate flagThe FBI has launched an investigation after a noose was found in the team garage of Bubba Wallace, Nascar’s only black full-time driver. The noose was discovered at Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway as Nascar prepared f...2020
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Top Richard Petty news

  • • Richard Petty talks Hornish replacement, bemoans sponsor struggles
    NASCAR's all-time wins leader turned team owner is bothered by the state of the sponsorship climate right now in NASCAR....2015
  • • Repeat performance? Aric Almirola aims to make Daytona magic again
    Aric Almirola won last year's rain-shortened Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, making history with Richard Petty Motorsports. Now he aims for a repeat performance, even though his situation entering this year's race is quite different....2015
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  • • Live stream: Richard Petty Motorsports press conference
    Watch live streaming as drivers Sam Hornish Jr., Aric Almirola and team principals from Richard Petty Motorsports speak with reporters on the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour....2015
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  • • Celebrating 'The King' Richard Petty's 79th birthday in photos
    2016
  • • Remembering the life of Adam Petty 15 years after untimely death
    Fourth-generation NASCAR driver Adam Petty was the great-grandson of NASCAR patriarch Lee Petty, the grandson of NASCAR legend and seven-time champion Richard Petty, and the son of former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty....2015
  • • Photos: Celebrating 'The King' Richard Petty's 78th birthday
    As NASCAR's King, Richard Petty, celebrates his 78th birthday on Thursday, look back on his Hall of Fame career with this photo gallery....2015
  • • Richard Petty presents Jeff Gordon with retirement gift ahead of last race
    Jeff Gordon and Richard Petty have a combined 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships and 293 total victories.  Brian ClearyWhen Jeff Gordon made his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1992, it was the final race for NASCAR's "King" Richard Petty. As that day kicked off, Petty presented each of his competitors with a commemorative money clip during the driver-crew chief...2015
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  • • Richard Petty presents Jeff Gordon with retirement gift ahead of final race
    With Jeff Gordon preparing for the final start of his NASCAR Sprint Cup career, the four-time champion was presented two unique gifts from 'The King' Richard Petty....2015
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  • • 'Bubba' Wallace to be first African-American driver at Daytona 500 in nearly 50 years
    Bubba Wallace will be driving the No. 43 car for Richard Petty Motorsports at the Daytona 500...2018
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  • • North Carolina honors 'The King' with 'Richard Petty Day'
    North Carolina celebrated "Richard Petty Day" on Tuesday. The NASCAR legend was honored by his home state for his accomplishments both on and off the track.  "It's an honor to be recognized by the State where we've always called home," said Petty. "It makes you feel good to be honored by the people who serve your city, county and state. Our entire family has grown up and lived here all our lives a...2015
  • • Martin Truex Jr. rolls up a piece of history with third-place run
    Martin Truex Jr.'s third-place finish in Sunday's rain-shortened Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway is his fifth top-five and 14th top-10 finish of the 2015 season. He thus becomes the first driver since Richard Petty, a.k.a. "The King," to roll up 14 top-10 finishes in the first 15 races of a season....2015
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  • • Republican Carson: Confederate flag OK on private property
    Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Monday said NASCAR fans should continue flying the Confederate Flag, so long as it's on private property, as he received the informal endorsement of racing legend Richard Petty....2015
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  • • Richard Petty to receive award prior to this year's race at Watkins Glen
    Prior to the August race weekend at Watkins Glen International, Richard Petty will be presented with the Cameron R. Argetsinger Award for Outstanding Contributions to Motorsports. The award is sponsored by the International Motor Racing Research Center. ...2015
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  • • The top 5 defining moments in Atlanta Motor Speedway history
    Dale Earnhardt Sr., Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Richard Petty, Carl Edwards, others play role in Atlanta Motor Speedway's top five defining moments....2015

NASCAR Fame Ranking

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Richard Petty fantasy rankings and news

  • • Meet Mike Daly, The Coach Who Never Played Lacrosse
    2017
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Richard Petty schedule, game

  • • Aric Almirola is 30/1 to win 2023 Daytona 500
    2023
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  • • Denny Hamlin is 10/1 favorite to win 2023 Daytona 500
    2023
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  • Erik Jones on his conversation with Richard Petty after earning the 200th win for the No. 43 car
    • Erik Jones on his conversation with Richard Petty after earning the 200th win for the No. 43 car
    Erik Jones on his conversation with Richard Petty after earning the 200th win for the No. 43 car and also whether the victory Sunday made up for not making the playoffs...2022
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  • • Erik Jones Pushing to Get Richard Petty Next Victory
    After failing to seal the deal last weekend, Jones is motivated to get Petty back to victory lane, and into the playoffs....2022
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  • • Michael Jordan's Daytona 500 debut was as astonishing as his free-throw dunk
    2021
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  • • 2021 season preview: Richard Petty Motorsports
    2021
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  • • NASCAR: Kevin Harvick quietly surpassed a Richard Petty mark in 2020
    Lost in the midst of Kevin Harvick’s shocking NASCAR Cup Series playoff elimination was the fact that he surpassed Richard Petty in one statistical category and is now within striking distance of the record. The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series round of 8 finale at Martinsville Speedway generally won’t bring back positive memories for Kevin Harvick, […] NASCAR: Kevin Harvick quietly surpas...2021
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  • • Kevin Harvick named NMPA Driver of the Year
    The National Motorsports Press Association has named Kevin Harvick the 2020 Richard Petty Driver of the Year. Harvick was dominant throughout much of the 2020 before being eliminated from the playoffs prior to the Championship race at Phoenix.  Harvick also won the award in 2018 & 2014. See a comprehensive list of previous winners on […]...2020
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  • • Erik Jones Signs with Richard Petty Motorsports for 2021
    Erik Jones will pilot the No. 43 Chevrolet for Richard Petty Motorsports starting with the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, the team announced Oct. 21. The multi-year signing comes two months after Joe Gibbs Racing tagged Christopher Bell to drive the No. 20 Toyota next season. Jones will hop in the seat that is vacated … The post Erik Jones Signs with Richard Petty Motorsports for 2021 appear...2020
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  • • Power Rankings: Ridiculous ROVAL Edition
    Last week, King Richard Petty caused a bit of a ruckus calling dirt racing “unprofessional.” Do you know what is really unprofessional? Having turn 1 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL contribute to the outcome of the NASCAR playoffs. Speaking of unprofessional, how about racing on a wet track not because of rain but because … The post Power Rankings: Ridiculous ROVAL Edition appeared fir...2020
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Richard Petty rumors, scandals

  • • NASCAR driver wishes ‘noose’ situation was handled differently
    An incorrectly identified “hate crime” led to all kinds of different reactions from those in the NASCAR world last June at Talladega Superspeedway. When a suspiciously tied garage pull rope was found in the stall of Bubba Wallace and the #43 Richard Petty Motorsports team at Talladega Superspeedway during a race weekend in June 2020, NASCAR […] NASCAR driver wishes ‘no...2021
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  • • Michael Jordan's Daytona 500 debut was as astonishing as his free-throw dunk
    2021
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  • • NASCAR: Kevin Harvick quietly surpassed a Richard Petty mark in 2020
    2021
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  • • NASCAR: New landing spot emerging for Bubba Wallace?
    Bubba Wallace won’t return to Richard Petty Motorsports for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season and has been linked to a new landing spot for next year. Amid mounting speculation about his future in the NASCAR Cup Series, Bubba Wallace recently announced that the 2020 season will be his third and final season as the […] NASCAR: New landing spot emerging for Bubba Wallace? - Beyond the Fl...2020
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  • • NASCAR: Bubba Wallace won’t return to Richard Petty Motorsports
    The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season will by Bubba Wallace’s third and final season competing for Richard Petty Motorsports, he confirmed on Thursday. Following several months of speculation regarding his NASCAR Cup Series future, Bubba Wallace officially ruled out one destination for the 2021 season on Thursday. That destination is his current team, Richard Petty […] NASCAR: Bubba Wallac...2020
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  • • Bubba Wallace to leave Richard Petty Motorsports
    2020
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  • • NASCAR: Richard Petty Motorsports ‘very close’ to major announcements
    Richard Petty Motorsports are reportedly “very close” to making several major announcements pertaining to the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. Richard Petty Motorsports have been the subject of quite a bit of NASCAR Silly Season speculation in recent weeks regarding the 2021 Cup Series season, given their uncertain future. Bubba Wallace, who holds an ownership […] NASCAR: Richard P...2020
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  • • NASCAR releases a photo of what was found in the garage stall
    NASCAR has released a photo of the garage pull rope fashioned like a noose which was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega Superpseedway. Following the FBI’s investigation which concluded that there was no hate crime committed against Richard Petty Motorsports’ Bubba Wallace, the lone African-American driver of the NASCAR Cup Series, the sport […] NASCAR releas...2020
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  • • NASCAR ‘would do the same thing again’ in Bubba Wallace issue
    NASCAR President Steve Phelps stated that the sport “would do this again” regarding the investigation into the so-called “noose” in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall. Upon the conclusion of the FBI investigation that determined there was no hate crime associated with a so-called “noose” in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace’s #43 Richard Petty Motorsports ...2020
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  • • NASCAR: Bubba Wallace knows he was not targeted
    NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace knows that he was not the target of a hate crime, despite the presence of an apparent noose in his garage stall. After NASCAR reported that a “heinous act” had been committed when an apparent noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace’s #43 Richard Petty Motorsports team at […] NASCAR: Bubba Wallace knows he was not targeted - Beyond th...2020
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