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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 ...
Kyle Eugene Petty (born June 2, 1960) is an American former stock car racing driver and current racing commentator. He is the son of racer Richard Petty, grandson of racer Lee Petty, and father of racer Adam Petty, who was killed in a crash during practice in May 2000. [1]
Inman grew up playing with his second cousins Richard and Maurice Petty. [4] The Petty brothers were the son of Lee Petty, who finished in the Top 5 points in NASCAR's stock car division every year from its formation in 1949 until 1959 and won the 1954, 1958, and 1959 championships. [5]
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It was founded by Lee Petty with his two sons Richard Petty and Maurice Petty. The team was later owned by Richard Petty, his son Kyle Petty and Boston Ventures. At the time of its folding the team operated the No. 43 and No. 45 Dodge Chargers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Petty Enterprises ran from 1949 until 2008.
Richard Petty Motorsports had kept its second charter since downsizing to one team after the 2016 season. Andrew Murstein and Medallion Financial have been the majority owners of RPM after ...
The cars did so well that NASCAR throttled them back after the 1970 season, but not before Petty won 18 races in his, and firmly imprinted its low, long profile on race fans' imagination.
Petty was the younger brother of Richard Petty, [2] who depended on his engines throughout the latter's career. [1] He was also the uncle of Kyle Petty and Trent Owens, [1] and the great uncle of Adam Petty. [6] Maurice was married to Patricia for 52 years, until her death in 2014. [1] [6] Maurice had three sons: Timmy, Mark and Ritchie. [7]