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The King, otherwise known as Richard Petty, is the most revered race car driver in NASCAR history. He won 200 races and finished in the top 10 712 times. Born on July 2, 1937, he was the son of Lee Petty, also an accomplished driver. Petty won the NASCAR championship a record seven times and also won the sport's most celebrated race the Daytona 500 seven times. Petty retired as an active race car driver after the 1992 season after a long dry spell. He won his final race, the Firecracker 400 at the Daytona International Speedway in 1984. Petty spent time as car owner before turning over operations to his son, Kyle. He currently is still a visible presence at races, signing autographs and acti...
The King, otherwise known as Richard Petty, is the most revered race car driver in NASCAR history. He won 200 races and finished in the top 10 712 times. Born on July 2, 1937, he was the son of Lee Petty, also an accomplished driver. Petty won the NASCAR championship a record seven times and also won the sport's most celebrated race the Daytona 500 seven times. Petty retired as an active race car driver after the 1992 season after a long dry spell. He won his final race, the Firecracker 400 at the Daytona International Speedway in 1984. Petty spent time as car owner before turning over operations to his son, Kyle. He currently is still a visible presence at races, signing autographs and acting as an ambassador for the sport.
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Lava Man has a calming effect around the track
He toils in relative obscurity now, a beer-and-a-shot horse in the champagne world of big-time racing. This week he's in Barn D, Stall 19 at Pimlico Race Course, right next door to Kentucky Derby winnerI'll Have Another, but light years from the...
Tags: I'll Have Another (racehorse), Pimlico Race Course, Equestrian, Sugar Ray Leonard, Kentucky Derby
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Waltrip gearing up to rewrite history
Michael Waltrip will make a historic run in this year's Daytona 500. He will make his 75th start on the fabled superspeedway — the most of any driver — on Feb. 26. He will drive the No. 40 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota for Aaron Racing. "When...Tags: Daytona 500, Mark Martin, Danica Patrick, NASCAR, Auto Racing
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Gary Nixon rode his way into Motorcycle Hall of Fame
Gary Nixon, an Andarko, Okla., native, was on his way to becoming a respectable baseball player when he was conked in the head by a teammate's swinging bat and decided he'd better find a safer sport. He turned to drag racing and was a champion by age 15....Tags: Broken Bones, Hospitals and Clinics, Injuries and Wounds, Heart Attack, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Dale pales in comparison
Certainly there have been worse transactions in the history of sports. Take your pick: The Red Sox selling Babe Ruth so they could finance a Broadway musical. The Baltimore Colts forcibly dumping pouty Sanford rookie QB John Elway for Mark Hermann and...Tags: Babe Ruth, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Tim Tebow, Broadway Theater, Mark Martin
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Gordon's reign cleanses
HAMPTON, Ga. — Shortly after the 200th lap in Tuesday's AdvoCare 500, a heavy mist started falling on Atlanta Motor Speedway, forcing officials to call for a caution. After pit stops by the usual suspects, it was time to meet the new drivers atop...Tags: Tony Stewart, Bobby Allison, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Juan Pablo Montoya, Clint Bowyer
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Q&A with The Sun's Sandra McKee
Baltimoresun.com StaffSandra McKee has covered NASCAR and other motor sports for the Evening Sun and The Sun since 1976. -------------------- Brandon, Baltimore: Every day at the office the inevitable always manages to pop up when all the guys start talking sports ......Tags: Daytona 500, International Speedway Corp., Major League Baseball, 2016 Olympic Games, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Coke Zero 400 package -- The Shores Resort & Spa on Daytona Beach Shores is revving up a three-night package for Coke Zero 400, the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race...Tags: Cycling, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Spring Training, Weddings, ABBA (music group)
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Petty celebrates 1-2 race start
Associated PressCONCORD, N.C. -- It was just a couple of fast laps for Aric Almirola and Marcus Ambrose. It was a lot more than that to NASCAR's "King." Almirola and Ambrose went 1-2 in qualifying for the Coca-Cola 600, the first time a Richard Petty Motorsports...Tags: Medallion Financial Corporation, Coca-Cola Co., Stock Car Racing, Aric Almirola, NASCAR
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NASCAR driver capsules -- May 31, 2012 - Part 2
ReutersPart 2 : continues.... worked together on the Nationwide Series). Jason and I, we worked really well together. It was seamless. He's trying to figure out exactly what Joey means when he says stuff. He's (Logano) a very bright individual and a good race...Tags: Marcos Ambrose, Car Tires, Coca-Cola Co., Track and Field, Kurt Busch
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Wallace calls for shorter Sprint Cup schedule
Rusty Wallace might not be sharing a popular belief among NASCAR's higher-ups by suggesting the Sprint Cup schedule be reduced by four races. But it's a wonderful common-sense idea. "It's the classic case of supply and demand," Wallace, inducted last...
Tags: Coca-Cola Co., Stock Car Racing, Aric Almirola, U.S. Air Force, NASCAR
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