People
Richard Petty
- Name: Richard Petty
- Birthday: 1937-07-02
- Place of birth: North Carolina, USA
- Popularity: 2.334
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).
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace as Himself | 2021-12-14 |
| Blink of an Eye as Himself | 2019-09-06 |
| The Wood Brothers as Himself | 2019-08-30 |
| there will Never Ever be another driver like Dale Earnhardt | 2019-03-03 |
| Cars 3 as Strip "The King" Weathers (voice) | 2017-06-15 |
| Petty Blue as Self | 2010-10-08 |
| Swing Vote as Richard Petty | 2008-08-01 |
| The Inspiration for 'Cars' as Self - Racing legend | 2006-11-07 |
| Cars as The King (voice) | 2006-06-08 |
| NASCAR: The IMAX Experience as Self | 2004-03-12 |
| Stockcar! as Himself | 1977-11-01 |
| 43: The Richard Petty Story as Richard Petty | 1972-11-01 |
| Country Music as Himself | 1972-09-01 |
| Speedway as Himself | 1968-06-07 |
