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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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Richard Petty who was involved in the lap 10 crash, had a crew member, one Maurice Petty involved in a post crash scuffle with NASCAR officials. Maurice was suspended by NASCAR for the next two Cup Series races.
Adam Petty was 19 when he was killed in a 2000 crash practicing for a race at New Hampshire. Richard Petty, with a record 200 Cup Series wins, seven championships and a first-ballot inductee into ...
From the start, it appeared that David Pearson was on his way to his first Daytona 500 victory as he built a sizable lead on second place Benny Parsons late in the race. . However, Richard Petty, eight laps behind the leaders due to a leaking radiator which needed frequent pit stops to replenish, and Parsons hooked up in a draft and began reeling in Pearson who was slowed by lapped tr