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Lee Arnold Petty (March 14, 1914 – April 5, 2000) [2] was an American stock car racing driver who competed during the 1950s and 1960s. He is the patriarch of the Petty racing family. He is the patriarch of the Petty racing family.
The team, created in 1949 by owner-driver Lee Petty, became the most successful team of the first 50 years of NASCAR. Competing primarily in the Cup Series, the team won 10 Cup Series owners and drivers championships and amassed 268 NASCAR Cup victories, along with 2 Truck Series wins and 3 ARCA Racing Series victories.
Founded as Lee Petty Engineering, Lee Petty brought Petty Enterprises their first starts, the first of these at Occoneechee Speedway, where Petty finished ninth. The team's first win came that year in Lee's fifth start at Heidelberg Raceway, with Petty and the team finishing 2nd in points that season. Petty won one race in each of the years ...
Petty led the final 14 laps to win his third straight race at North Wilkesboro. The crowd of 9,200 pelted Petty with bottles, rocks, and debris after his win; he had done their local hero wrong. When Petty took the microphone in Victory Lane to explain his side of the story, the crowd began jeering.
Lee Petty was the drivers' champion, [1] while his son, Richard won the NASCAR Rookie of the Year award. [2] Chevrolet won the Manufacturers' Championship. [ 3 ] It was also the last season without NASCAR legend David Pearson until 1987 .
Lee Petty was one of the most successful early NASCAR drivers with 54 wins in 427 races and three championships. His son Richard then became the king of NASCAR with seven Cup Series titles and 200 ...
NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday unveiled the first of 28 unique statues featuring Petty’s famed hat, the feathered Charlie 1 Horse. ... Lee Petty, Richard’s father, won ...
Going all the way back to the 1950s when Lee Petty raced in a distinctive blue Plymouth, the family's stock cars have always been standouts, so when Toyota partnered with Legacy Motor Club ...