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Also Known As Richard Lee Petty
Born July 2, 1937 (age 89) • North Carolina
Awards And Honors Sprint Cup Series (1979) • Sprint Cup Series (1975) • Sprint Cup Series (1974) • Sprint Cup Series (1972) • Sprint Cup Series (1971) • Sprint Cup Series (1967) • Daytona 500 (1964) • Sprint Cup Series (1964)
Notable Family Members father Lee Petty

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Jeff Gordon, 2009.
Jeff Gordon
American race-car driver
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Bobby Allison
American stock-car racer
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Lee Petty
American stock-car driver
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Ned Jarrett
American stock-car driver
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Cale Yarborough
American automobile racer
Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt
American race-car driver
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Junior Johnson
American stock-car driver
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David Pearson
American stock-car racer
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
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
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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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