With sons Richard and Maurice Petty, he founded Petty Enterprises, which became NASCAR's most successful racing team.
Robert E. Lee | Spike Lee | Jerry Lee Lewis | Bruce Lee | Peggy Lee | Lee Konitz | John Lee Hooker | Tom Petty | Christopher Lee | Lee | Stan Lee | Lee Kuan Yew | Jamie Lee Curtis | Ang Lee | Richard Petty | Washington and Lee University | Tim Berners-Lee | Lee Hsien Loong | Lee Strasberg | Stewart Lee | Rickie Lee Jones | Lee Marvin | Lee Greenwood | Gypsy Rose Lee | Fort Lee, New Jersey | Brenda Lee | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Lee Harvey Oswald | Tommy Lee | Tommy Lee Jones |
Among the other 23 finalists are circuit founder Bill France, Sr. and his son, Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty (who was also nominated along with his father, Lee), the only seven-time winners of the Sprint Cup Series, along with owner Richard Childress, and Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett, who like Waltrip, both had successful broadcasting careers after retiring as a driver.