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Richard Petty
North Carolina, USA
Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and W…
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Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 43 Plymouth/Pontiac for Petty Enterprises. He is one of the members of the Petty racing family. He was the first driver to win the Cup Series championship seven times (a record now tied with Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson), while also winning a record 200 races during his career. This included winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times and winning a record 27 races in one season (1967).
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2021
Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace
Movie Self
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2019
Blink of an Eye
Movie Himself
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2019
The Wood Brothers
Movie Himself
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2017
Cars 3
Movie The King (voice)
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2015
Jay Leno's Garage
TV show Self
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2010
Petty Blue
Movie Self
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2008
Swing Vote
Movie Richard Petty
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2006
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
Movie Self - Racing legend
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2006
Cars
Movie The King (voice)
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2004
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
Movie Self
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2001
Beyond the Glory
TV show
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1997
The Race to Daytona
Movie Himself
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1996
Arli$$
TV show Richard Petty
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1982
Late Night with David Letterman
TV show Self - Guest
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1977
Stockcar!
Movie Himself
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1972
43: The Richard Petty Story
Movie Richard Petty
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1972
Country Music
Movie Himself
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1972
Corky
Movie Richard Petty
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1968
Speedway
Movie Himself
