Al Unser Jr. ran just one, the 1993 Daytona 500, but finished 36th after wrecking with Bobby Hillin and Kyle Petty on Lap 158. One of Little Al's 11 career IROC wins came at Daytona, however. New ...

Al Unser Jr. ran just one, the 1993 Daytona 500, but finished 36th after wrecking with Bobby Hillin and Kyle Petty on Lap 158. One of Little Al's 11 career IROC wins came at Daytona, however. New ...

Richard Petty’s request to divulge intimate details of his and his family’s life is embodied in a one-hour SPEED special premiering Feb. 18 at 8:30 p.m. ET.

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Richard Petty walked into the media center at Daytona International Speedway in February 2010, a few days before the season-opening Daytona 500, bearing bad news.

His racing team, Richard Petty Motorsports, was out of money, thanks to George Gillett Jr., who gained majority interest of RPM two years earlier, then lost hundreds of millions of dollars in the ...

Richard Petty made four starts in 1960 before the first of his 200 official victories. ... Al Pearce shamelessly lied his way onto a small newspaper’s sports staff in Virginia in 1969.

The trademark shade of blue was nearly replaced by a sponsor who wanted Richard Petty to drive an all-red car in 1972. By Al Pearce Published: Jan 27, 2024 9:00 AM EST Save Article ...

FILE - In this May 4, 1972, file photo, Richard Petty looks under the hood of his new car, a Dodge, and likes what he sees, in Talladega, Ala. Petty turns 80 this weekend.