Richard Petty

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Born 1937-07-02 North Carolina, USA 19 credits Presidential Medal of Freedom 1 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame 1

Awards

Won 1 Presidential Medal of Freedom Award

Presidential Medal of Freedom 1 won

1992 Presidential Medal of Freedom Won

North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame 1 won

1973 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Won

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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 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).

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Acting 18 credits