He won three NASCAR championships and the first Daytona 500.
Richard Petty's father was former Nascar champion Lee Petty.
Yes. Lee Petty died on April 5, 2000, he was 86 years old.
He was pretty much born to it. His father Lee, was a NASCAR driver.
Lee Petty won the Nascar Grand National Series championship in 1958.
Lee Petty won the Nascar Grand National Series championship in 1959.
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His parents were Elizabeth and Lee Petty. Lee would win three NASCAR championships in the 1940s and 1950s and would win the Daytona 500 in 1959. He also founded Petty Enterprises.
Lee Petty won the Nascar Grand National Series championship in 1954.
Currently, there is no Petty driving in Nascar. Kyle, son of Richard Petty, is now a TNT race analyst.
Richard Petty is known as "The King" in Nascar.
Richard Petty's son is named Kyle Petty. He is a former Nascar driver and is currently a co-host for Nascar RaceDay on the SPEED channel.
Kyle Petty has finished first in eight Nascar Cup Series races in his career.