From 1958 through 1992, Richard Petty started 1,184 races and won 200 times.
Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 seven times.1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1981
During his Nascar Cup Series career, Richard Petty won 61races starting from the pole position.
Lee Petty won the Nascar Grand National Series championship in 1954.
Over the course of both drivers careers, Dale Sr. and Richard Petty have beaten each other multiple times.
Richard Petty is one of the all-time most popular drivers in the history of NASCAR. He has won NASCARÕs most popular driver 8 times in the years 1962, 1964, 1968, 1974,1975,1976,1977, and 1978.
Richard Petty had a number of accomplishments in his career. However, his record at the Daytona 500 is certainly something to make note of. In a race that only the best are able to win, Petty sat atop the leader board seven different times and holds the record for the most wins at the track.
Jeff Gordon's last Nascar win came on June 12, 2011. It was the 5-Hour Energy 500 at Pocono Raceway.
Richard Petty is nicknamed The King, is most well-known for winning the Nascar Championship seven times.
Jimmie Johnson won three races at Pocono Raceway in the Nascar Cup Series.
Dale Earnhardt Sr. has the most wins at Daytona with 34. This includes victories in the Cup and Busch Series, IROC, the Budweiser Shootout and the Daytona qualifying races.
Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 four times, which is second most. Richard Petty leads all drivers with seven victories.