On February 28, 1960 Richard Petty won his first Cup race at the Southern States Fairgrounds in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Richard Petty drove a Plymouth in his first Nascar championship season, which was 1964.
1964 was his first; 67, 71, 72, 74, 75 and 79 are his others.
For being the only driver to win 200 Nascar Cup Series races and the first to win seven championships. In 1994, Dale Earnhardt Sr. won his seventh Nascar championship, tying Richard Petty.
Richard Petty's first Nascar Grand National Series race was on July 18, 1958.
The year 1964. He had 9 wins that year for a total of winnings of $98,810.00 dollars.
RICHARD PETTY!! Either him or Cale Yarborough.
On September 25, 1949, Red Byron won the first Nascar race held at Martinsville Speedway. It was in the Strictly Stock Series.
Richard Petty's first Nascar Cup race was on July 18, 1958. It was at Canadian Exposition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The series was then known as the Grand National Series.
Richard Petty has been a part of Nascar for over 50 years. His first race was on July 18, 1958.
Richard Petty was 21 years old when he started racing in the Nascar Grand National Series.
Richard Petty became famous by winning a Nascar record 200 races, which include seven Daytona 500s. He was also the first driver to win seven Nascar championships. Later tied by Dale Earnhardt Sr.
The first sponsor of reputation that has news was the STP, lubricants and additives, in 1964 with Richard Petty.