driver, owner and record-tying seven-time champion. In his stock car career he won 200
races, the 200th win coming in the first race attended by a sitting United States President (Ronald Reagan at the
).
as owner of racing team Petty Enterprises, which would eventually become Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) through a merger.
he voiced a "Petty Blue" #43 Plymouth Superbird named Strip Weathers but usually referred to as The King.
![Richard Petty Scale Model Car](pettyrichard03t.jpg) |
Subject: Richard Petty Scale Model
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2009 Attack of the Plastic
View photo of Richard Petty Model Car - 805KB |
![Richard Petty 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Scale Model](pettyrichard33t.jpg) |
Subject: Richard Petty 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Scale Model
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: C.A.R.S. in Miniature February 2011 Meeting
Model Build Info: Built by Ken Kellner
View photo of Richard Petty 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Model - 2,872KB |
![Richard Petty 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Scale Model](pettyrichard34t.jpg) |
Subject: Richard Petty 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Scale Model
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: C.A.R.S. in Miniature February 2011 Meeting
Model Build Info: Built by Ken Kellner
View photo of Richard Petty 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Model - 2,761KB |
![Richard Petty 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Scale Model](pettyrichard35t.jpg) |
Subject: Richard Petty 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Scale Model
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: C.A.R.S. in Miniature February 2011 Meeting
Model Build Info: Built by Ken Kellner
View photo of Richard Petty 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Model - 2,810KB |
![Richard Petty 1970 Dodge Dart Sportsman Scale Model Car](pettyrichard39t.jpg) |
Subject: Richard Petty 1970 Dodge Dart Sportsman Scale Model
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2012 Summer NNL
View photo of Richard Petty 1970 Dodge Dart Sportsman Model Car - 4.1MB |
![Richard Petty 1970 Dodge Dart Sportsman Model Car](pettyrichard40t.jpg) |
Subject: Richard Petty 1970 Dodge Dart Sportsman Scale Model
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2012 Summer NNL
View photo of Richard Petty 1970 Dodge Dart Sportsman Model Car - 4.0MB |
![Richard Petty 1973 Dodge Charger Scale Model Car](../a/attackoftheplastic2013_003t.jpg) |
Subject: Richard Petty 1973 Dodge Charger Scale Model
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2013 Attack of the Plastic
View photo of Richard Petty 1973 Dodge Charger Model Car - 3.8MB |
![Richard Petty 1973 Dodge Charger Model Car](../a/attackoftheplastic2013_004t.jpg) |
Subject: Richard Petty 1973 Dodge Charger Scale Model
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2013 Attack of the Plastic
View photo of Richard Petty 1973 Dodge Charger Model Car - 3.8MB |
![Richard Petty NRI Schools Advertisement](../p/pettyrichard41t.png) |
Subject: Richard Petty NRI Schools Advertisement
View photo of Richard Petty NRI Schools Advertisement - 5.5MB |
![Richard Petty NRI Schools Advertisement](../p/pettyrichard43t.png) |
Subject: Richard Petty NRI Schools Advertisement
Source: Motor Trend
Date: August 1976
View photo of Richard Petty NRI Schools Advertisement - 3.6MB |
![Richard Petty NRI Schools Advertisement](../p/pettyrichard44t.png) |
Subject: Richard Petty NRI Schools Advertisement
Source: Car and Driver
Date: October 1976
View photo of Richard Petty NRI Schools Advertisement - 5.7MB |
![Richard Petty NRI Schools Advertisement](../p/pettyrichard42t.png) |
Subject: Richard Petty NRI Schools Advertisement
Source: Car and Driver
Date: September 1977
View photo of Richard Petty NRI Schools Advertisement - 5.8MB |
![Richard Petty NRI Schools Advertisement](../p/pettyrichard45t.png) |
Subject: Richard Petty NRI Schools Advertisement
Source: Car and Driver
Date: January 1978
View photo of Richard Petty NRI Schools Advertisement - 5.8MB |
![Richard Petty at the 1983 Van Scoy 500](pettyrichard37t.jpg) |
Event: 1983 Van Scoy 500
Photographer/Source: Mike Traverse
License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic
Caption: The Petty Enterprises STP Pontiac of The King Richard Petty. Richard had a good run in the 1983 Van Scoy 500, leading 21 laps and finished 3rd.
View photo of Richard Petty at the 1983 Van Scoy 500 - 542KB |
![Richard Petty at the 1983 Like Cola 500](pettyrichard38t.jpg) |
Event: 1983 Like Cola 500
Photographer/Source: Mike Traverse
License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic
View photo of Richard Petty at the 1983 Like Cola 500 - 261KB |
![1984 Richard Petty Pontiac Grand Prix Scale Model Car](pettyrichard04t.jpg) |
Subject: 1984 Richard Petty Pontiac Grand Prix Scale Model
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2009 Summer NNL
View photo of 1984 Richard Petty Pontiac Grand Prix Model - 3,669KB |
![1984 Richard Petty Pontiac Grand Prix Scale Model Car](pettyrichard05t.jpg) |
Subject: 1984 Richard Petty Pontiac Grand Prix Scale Model
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2009 Summer NNL
View photo of 1984 Richard Petty Pontiac Grand Prix Model - 3,385KB |
![1985 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1985 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard12t.jpg) |
Event: 1985 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1985 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,440KB |
![1985 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1985 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard13t.jpg) |
Event: 1985 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1985 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,450KB |
![1985 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1985 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard14t.jpg) |
Event: 1985 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1985 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,465KB |
![1986 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard15t.jpg) |
Event: 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 120KB |
![1986 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard16t.jpg) |
Event: 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,532KB |
![1986 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard17t.jpg) |
Event: 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,493KB |
![1986 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard18t.jpg) |
Event: 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,384KB |
![1986 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard19t.jpg) |
Event: 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,314KB |
![1986 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard20t.jpg) |
Event: 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,105KB |
![1986 Richard Petty Car at the 1986 Goody's 500](pettyrichard26t.jpg) |
Event: 1986 Goody's 500
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Car at the 1986 Goody's 500 - 1,195KB |
![Richard Petty at the 1986 Goody's 500](pettyrichard27t.jpg) |
Event: 1986 Goody's 500
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty at the 1986 Goody's 500 - 1,347KB |
![1986 Richard Petty Car at the 1986 Goody's 500](pettyrichard28t.jpg) |
Event: 1986 Goody's 500
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Car at the 1986 Goody's 500 - 1,439KB |
![1986 Richard Petty Car at the 1986 Goody's 500](pettyrichard29t.jpg) |
Event: 1986 Goody's 500
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Car at the 1986 Goody's 500 - 1,497KB |
![1986 Richard Petty Car at the 1986 Goody's 500](pettyrichard30t.jpg) |
Event: 1986 Goody's 500
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Car at the 1986 Goody's 500 - 1,451KB |
![1986 Richard Petty Car at the 1986 Goody's 500](pettyrichard31t.jpg) |
Event: 1986 Goody's 500
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Car at the 1986 Goody's 500 - 1,347KB |
![1986 Richard Petty Car at the 1986 Goody's 500](pettyrichard32t.jpg) |
Event: 1986 Goody's 500
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Car at the 1986 Goody's 500 - 1,482KB |
![Richard Petty 1986 Pontiac 2+2 NASCAR Race Car](../m/mecum2013chicago109t.JPG) |
Subject: Richard Petty 1986 Pontiac 2+2
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2013 Mecum Chicago Auction
Auction Info: Reserve not met, high bid $23,000.
View photo of Richard Petty 1986 Pontiac 2+2 NASCAR Race Car - 3.4MB |
![Richard Petty 1986 Pontiac 2+2 NASCAR Race Car](../m/mecum2013chicago310t.JPG) |
Subject: Richard Petty 1986 Pontiac 2+2
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2013 Mecum Chicago Auction
Auction Info: Reserve not met, high bid $23,000.
View photo of Richard Petty 1986 Pontiac 2+2 NASCAR Race Car - 3.4MB |
![Richard Petty 1986 Pontiac 2+2 NASCAR Race Car](../m/mecum2013chicago311t.JPG) |
Subject: Richard Petty 1986 Pontiac 2+2
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2013 Mecum Chicago Auction
Auction Info: Reserve not met, high bid $23,000.
View photo of Richard Petty 1986 Pontiac 2+2 NASCAR Race Car - 3.1MB |
![1987 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard06t.jpg) |
Event: 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,240KB |
![1987 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard07t.jpg) |
Event: 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,268KB |
![1988 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard08t.jpg) |
Event: 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,038KB |
![1988 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard09t.jpg) |
Event: 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,404KB |
![1988 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard10t.jpg) |
Event: 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,126KB |
![1988 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard11t.jpg) |
Event: 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,303KB |
![1989 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard21t.jpg) |
Event: 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,278KB |
![1989 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard22t.jpg) |
Event: 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,250KB |
![1989 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard23t.jpg) |
Event: 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,282KB |
![1989 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard24t.jpg) |
Event: 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 895KB |
![1989 Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400](pettyrichard25t.jpg) |
Event: 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400
Photographer: John Walczak
View photo of Richard Petty Pontiac at the 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400 - 1,426KB |
![Richard Petty 1992 Miller 400](pettyrichard01t.jpg) |
Event: 1992 Miller 400
Photographer: mandj98
License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
Caption: Petty’s final season of NASCAR racing.
View photo of Richard Petty at the 1992 Miller 400 - 154KB |
![Richard Petty HSCRS](../p/pettyrichard02t.jpg) |
Subject: Richard Petty Car
Photographer: Allan Hack
Event: 2007 HSCRS San Jose Grand Prix
License: Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic
View photo of Richard Petty Car at the 2007 HSCRS San Jose Grand Prix - 4,520KB |
![1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition](../g/grandprix094t.jpg) |
Subject: 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2011 Indian Uprising
View photo of 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition - 2,869KB |
![1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition](../g/grandprix095t.jpg) |
Subject: 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2011 Indian Uprising
View photo of 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition - 2,713KB |
![1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition](../g/grandprix096t.jpg) |
Subject: 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2011 Indian Uprising
View photo of 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition - 2,020KB |
![1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition](../g/grandprix097t.jpg) |
Subject: 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2011 Indian Uprising
View photo of 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition - 2,106KB |
![1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition](../g/grandprix0948t.jpg) |
Subject: 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2011 Indian Uprising
View photo of 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition - 2,052KB |
![1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition](../g/grandprix099t.jpg) |
Subject: 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2011 Indian Uprising
View photo of 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition - 2,695KB |
![1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition](../g/grandprix100t.jpg) |
Subject: 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition
Photographer: Bill Crittenden
Event: 2011 Indian Uprising
View photo of 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition - 1,824KB |