Richard Petty finished a lap down in second; the 1-2 finish began one of the most celebrated periods in NASCAR history.
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:*Motor State 400 David Pearson led 154 laps in an easy win, finishing sixteen seconds ahead of Bobby Allison and half a lap ahead of Richard Petty.
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Richard Petty finished seven laps down due to repeated blistered tires.
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Richard Petty stalled on pit road and lost a lap, while privateer Dave Marcis timed fifth and led one lap before hitting the wall.
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Richard Petty won his second consecutive Winston Cup Championship and third overall.
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:*Dixie 500 Allison and David Pearson led 285 of 328 laps but Allison took his third big-track win of the season when Pearson slowed with a souring engine, with Richard Petty a distant second.
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:*Western 500 Richard Petty and Bobby Allison made important debuts in their careers - Petty debuted under the sponsorship of STP while Allison was making his maiden voyage with the Richard Howard Chevrolet under Junior Johnson's control.
ARP sponsors NASCAR ride-alongs for program participants through the Richard Petty Driving Experience and Rusty Wallace Racing Experience.
In November 2010, Medallion Financial Corp., as part of an investment group which includes Richard Petty and Douglas G. Bergeron, signed and closed sale on racing aseets of one of NASCAR's great names, Richard Petty Motorsports.
Afterward, Richard Petty became partial owner of the team, renaming it to Richard Petty Motorsports.
His victory caused local company Mac Tools to offer Ambrose multi-year sponsorship which Ambrose's boss, Richard Petty, approved of.
On September 15, 1968 France shut down the operation after Richard Petty's win.
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The Occoneechee Speedway hosted stock car racing legends such as Fireball Roberts, Richard Petty, Ned Jarrett and Junior Johnson.
Richard Nixon | Richard Wagner | Richard Strauss | Richard Branson | Cliff Richard | Richard Gere | Richard Burton | Richard Hammond | Richard | Tom Petty | Richard Dawkins | Little Richard | Richard Feynman | Richard Attenborough | Richard M. Daley | Richard I of England | Richard Thompson | Richard Francis Burton | Richard Thompson (musician) | Richard Pryor | Richard Linklater | Richard III of England | Richard Petty | Richard II | Richard II of England | Richard E. Byrd | Maurice Richard Arena | Muhal Richard Abrams | Richard Herring | Richard Wright |
In order from second to tenth, the other top ten finishers included: Richard Petty, David Pearson, Maurice Petty, Jack Anderson, Larry Thomas, Larry Manning, Curtis Crider, and Tiny Lund.
On the night before pole qualifying, Richard Petty's cousin and longtime crew chief and team manager Dale Inman was robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of the Atlanta airport.
Richard Petty, Shirley Muldowney, Don Prudhomme, Bunny Burkett are among some of the great drag racers who raced on the now defunct speedway.
Country music artist Trace Adkins has served as a spokesman for BC, recording a series of radio advertisements with retired NASCAR driver and Goody's Powder spokesman Richard Petty.
1974: The rivalry between Richard Petty in the STP Dodge and David Pearson and the Purolator Mercury had begun intensifying in 1973 and reached a new level in 1974 as Petty won the Daytona 500 and Carolina 500 while Pearson had stormed to win the Rebel 450, Winston 500, and World 600.
He sits atop this list of great drivers including Richard Petty and Geoff Bodine.