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  2. 1970 Rebel 400 - Wikipedia

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    The 1970 Rebel 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on May 9, 1970, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.The race is known for a crash involving Richard Petty that inspired NASCAR to implement the window net, a mandatory safety feature in today's NASCAR vehicles.

  3. Richard Petty - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. 1976 Daytona 500 - Wikipedia

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    Richard Petty: Petty Enterprises: Dodge: 199 $35,750 40 Crash (+50 yards) 175 3 32 72 Benny Parsons: L. G. DeWitt: Chevrolet: 199 $23,680 16 +1 Lap 170 4 11 54 Lennie Pond: Ronnie Elder Chevrolet: 198 $16,890 0 +2 Laps 160 5 13 12 Neil Bonnett: Neil Bonnett: Chevrolet: 197 $14,000 0 +3 Laps 155 6 2 81 Terry Ryan: Bill Monaghan Chevrolet: 196 ...

  5. 1984 Firecracker 400 - Wikipedia

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    The 1984 Firecracker 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on July 4, 1984, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. [2]Richard Petty, driving the #43 Pontiac for Curb Racing, won the race.

  6. 1961 Daytona 500 - Wikipedia

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    Both Lee Petty and son Richard Petty crashed during their respective 100-mile (160 km) qualifying events, forcing Petty Enterprises into a noncompetitive role for the 1961 Daytona 500. Son Richard crashed through the guardrail and suffered a sprained ankle in the first qualifier, and while the car remained upright, the crash kept him from ...

  7. Adam Petty - Wikipedia

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    Adam Kyler Petty (July 10, 1980 – May 12, 2000) was an American professional stock car racing driver. A member of the Petty racing family, he was the fourth generation from the Petty family to drive in races in the highest division of NASCAR racing, mostly in what was then known as the NASCAR Busch Series.

  8. 1979 Daytona 500 - Wikipedia

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    The wreck allowed Richard Petty, at the time of the crash over one-half lap behind the leaders, to claim his sixth Daytona 500 win. As Petty made his way to Victory Lane to celebrate, a fight erupted between Yarborough, Donnie Allison and his brother, Bobby , at the site of the backstretch wreck.

  9. Joe Weatherly - Wikipedia

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    Weatherly's fatal crash, combined with Richard Petty's crash at Darlington in 1970, eventually led NASCAR to mandate the window net seven years later, in 1971. Weatherly's grave marker is a sculpture of Riverside Raceway, with a checkered flag marking the spot of his fatal crash. [3]