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Facts

Born March 14, 1914 • North Carolina
Died April 5, 2000 (aged 86) • Greensboro • North Carolina
Awards And Honors Sprint Cup Series (1959) • Daytona 500 (1959) • Sprint Cup Series (1958) • Sprint Cup Series (1954)
Notable Family Members son Richard Petty
Jeff Gordon, 2009.
Jeff Gordon
American race-car driver
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Bobby Allison
American stock-car racer
Richard Petty
Richard Petty
American stock-car racer
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Junior Johnson
American stock-car driver
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David Pearson
American stock-car racer
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Ned Jarrett
American stock-car driver
Mario Andretti in a white racing suit with sponsor patches, smiling and seated outdoors at the 1970 British Grand Prix in Brands Hatch, Kent, England.
Mario Andretti
Italian-born American race-car driver
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Cale Yarborough
American automobile racer
A.J. Foyt
A.J. Foyt
American automobile racing driver
Jimmie Johnson smiling in a blue Lowe's racing suit and matching cap before a practice session at Daytona International Speedway.
Jimmie Johnson
American race-car driver
Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt
American race-car driver
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Bill France, Sr.
American sports executive
Patrick Dempsey as Doctor Derek Shepherd in Grey's Anatomy, wearing navy scrubs and a white doctor's coat.
Patrick Dempsey
American actor and race-car driver
Danica Patrick facing forward in a headshot, wearing a bright green GoDaddy.com racing suit with sponsor logos.
Danica Patrick
American race car driver
Janet Guthrie
Janet Guthrie
American race-car driver
Segrave, Sir Henry
Sir Henry Segrave
British race-car driver
Henry Ford and Barney Oldfield
Barney Oldfield
American race-car driver
Bobby Unser
Bobby Unser
American race-car driver
Rickenbacker
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
American pilot
Chevrolet, Louis
Louis Chevrolet
Swiss-born automobile designer and race-car driver

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