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Richard Petty Returns to Daytona, Talks About Lynda

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- According to her husband, Lynda Petty all but pushed him out the door. "She was jumping around and she said, 'Get up and get out of here, go on to Daytona' -- so she's doing pretty good,'' Richard Petty told reporters three hours before the start of Sunday's Daytona 500 -- a race he's won a record...

Hall Call Could Lead to Confusion

We're still a few months away from learning who the first five inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame will be, giving us a little time to banter back and forth about who should be in that critical first class. I'm curious to see how everything plays out with the criteria for induction. With three premier but separate...

Daytona Trackside: Earnhardt and Petty

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Catching up on the news and notes trackside at Daytona International Speedway.Dale Earnhardt Jr. met with reporters briefly Friday and seemed pretty much resigned to the fact that he won't be making the 12-driver Chase for the Championship this season. He's currently ranked 19th, 285 points behind...

After Crash, Andretti Looks to Make 500

The first foray for Richard Petty into the world of IndyCar racing came to a nasty, grinding and gut-wrenching halt in turn one of the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.That crash -- check the video later in the post -- kept Petty's No. 43 driven by John Andretti with assistance from longtime IndyCar...

Petty's 500 Entry No 'Publicity Stunt'

FanHouse's Holly Cain first jumped on the news Friday from the IRL IndyCar Series season-opener in St. Petersburg, Fla., and Monday NASCAR's 'King' officially announced his entry to open-wheel's highest affair. Latest IndyCar Photos ** AUTO RACING PACKAGE FOR APRIL 8 AND THEREAFTER ** In this Friday, April...

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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.