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Richard Petty Remains King of NASCAR

Why is Richard Petty the King? Let us count the ways. He won 200 races. He's signed at least a million autographs. He's 73 years old. As impressive as those feats are, what makes Petty the greatest driver in NASCAR history isn't numbers. The King was good enough to win, but wise enough to know you don't win at all...

New Book Tackles NASCAR's Greatest Debates

EDITORS NOTE: When you start talking about Richard Petty's rightful place in NASCAR history vs. Dale Earnhardt vs. Jeff Gordon, you're going to get in an argument. In his first book, Trading Paint: 101 Great NASCAR Debates, recently published by John Wiley & Sons Inc., motorsports writer Jerry Bonkowski tackles these...

Does NASCAR Need a Drivers Union Like IndyCar and Formula One?

No way. Won't happen. No need. That's the prevailing consensus on whether NASCAR drivers will ever create the type of drivers organization formalized in the IZOD IndyCar Series a couple weeks ago and that has long existed in Formula One and even the National Hot Rod Association. There have been concerted efforts over the...

Arkansas Racetrack's Dirty Little Secret: The Mystery of the Mud

(Aug. 24) -- Recently, I was in West Memphis, Ark., at the Riverside International Speedway. The track is the site where many famed drivers, from Richard Petty to Al Unser Sr. to A.J. Foyt, raced along with local legends like Clarence "Hooker" Hood. A young Elvis Presley hung out here in the early 1950s, and Johnny Cash...

NASCAR Hall of Fame Inducts First Class

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Nearly two weeks after first opening its doors, the NASCAR Hall of Fame in downtown Charlotte hosted more than 2,300 people - from overall-clad moonshiners to champion drivers to fans dressed in souvenir t-shirts and flip-flops - who came together Sunday afternoon to induct the Hall's first five...

Richard Petty News From the Web

05/30/12 A Memorable Memorial Day Weekend It Was Source: Racin' Today There is no debate about which is the biggest, most important and most spectacular auto race in America.
05/25/12 Almirola takes first pole Source: Mail Tribune - Medford OR It's been awhile, but Richard Petty has bragging rights once again in Charlotte.
05/25/12 Almirola captures first pole at Coca-Cola 600 Source: The News Tribune - Tacoma WA It's been a while, but Richard Petty has bragging rights once again in Charlotte, N.C. Aric Almirola took the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 with a lap of 192.940 mph Thursday night, and teammate Marcus Ambrose finished second at 191.598, giving Petty a front-row sweep at Charlotte Motor Speedway for NASCAR's longest race.
05/22/12 Previous NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees Source: That's Racin' Dale Earnhardt: Won 76 races in his career, the first in 1979 at Bristol, Tenn., and the last in 2000 at Talladega, Ala. ... Won seven season championships, tied for most all-time with Richard Petty.
05/22/12 Easy NASCAR Hall Voting Is Thing Of The Past Source: Racin' Today As we walked toward the room in the Charlotte Convention Center prior to voting for the first class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame three years ago, a colleague shook his head and said, man, this could be tough.