Name
Richard Petty
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1937-07-02 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
North Carolina, USA
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).
Known For
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- 2006 The Inspiration for 'Cars' as Self - Racing legend
- 2021 Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace as Self
- 2004 NASCAR: The IMAX Experience as Self
- 1968 Speedway as Himself
- 2008 Swing Vote as Richard Petty
- 2006 Cars as The King (voice)
- 1972 43: The Richard Petty Story as Richard Petty
- 2010 Petty Blue as Self
- 2017 Cars 3 as The King (voice)
- 1977 Stockcar! as Himself
- 1972 Country Music as Himself
- 2019 Blink of an Eye as Himself
- 2019 The Wood Brothers as Himself
- 1972 Corky as Richard Petty
- 1997 The Race to Daytona as Himself
- 2001 Beyond the Glory ( 1 episode )
- 2015 Jay Leno's Garage ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 Arli$$ ( 1 episode ) as Richard Petty
- 1982 Late Night with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
