The sheer fact in it of itself that Richard is still here is amazing, let alone the other fact that he's currently a team owner. I mean, he's been around for the entire length of the existence of NASCAR, and he's STILL involved, now as the figurehead of RPM. Just awesome. Glad The King is around giving back to the sport he helped grow so many decades ago.
200 wins 7 championships (5 coming from the Winston era) winning in 5 different formats (the most of any driver) Most wins in NASCAR cup 7 time Daytona 500 champion Most wins in a single season (1967) One of the most wins of nascar modern era- 13 wins (1975) 81 wins in total in nascar modern era 1971-1992 Won his 7 championships in 5 different championship formats 8 time most popular driver 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
Fechin Attuah. My hero I first witnessed him win the 1964 daytona 500 as a kid. Got his autograph that day.Never be another Long live the KING Richard Petty
Dale Sr is the best when it came to consistency under the Winston format. Petty had to adapt to the constant rule changes in his career along with Johnson
@@stevenrohauer1830 petty only didn’t had competition when people died early, severe injuries or retired early. That’s between 67-71 the person he was only competing at that time was Pearson
@@stevenrohauer1830 he raced with the best the sport offered...and he was the best...dont even go here...he was a goddamn monster...u just a damn hater...
I live in the UK so don’t know a great deal about NASCAR, but Richard Petty is such a legend, he just seems like such a normal guy where most would be big heads. Legend
Even though some people would probably say that he stayed racing too long, especially from 1988 when he entered his 50's, but without doubt, he more than earned his nickname, "The King." The NASCAR record books, however great or small, will feature Richard Petty a staggering number of times. An amazing career
Didn't know there was THAT many petty's. One of my favorite drivers i never got to see race. Man are times different. Good looking cars, Lack of safety equipment, and rules, like the beginning they show people on the grass lol, absolutely nothing but balls of steel back in the day. Nothing but absolute respect for these drivers. And Rest in Peace to all the ones that lost their lives in racing.
Well you don't race on the grass, much of what is "safety" just bs to bunch the field up, which is not safe 🤣... you noticed how spaced out they are? Now they say the fans would call that kind of racing boring now. I promise you it wasn't. They didn't have nearly as many caution Flags. The safer barrier the Hans device all of that has nothing to do with any of the other lol
Petty and his dad did what few others did in early NASCAR... PUT EVERY OUNCE OF THEIR BEING INTO NASCAR RACING. Even in a more structured schedule and higher competition of the 1970’s, Petty was still able to win 54 races in the Winston Cup years. So to say that Petty had it easy... HE MADE IT EASY!
I carry a lot of respect for that man. Richard Petty he never forgot where he came from.He never let money go to his head.That's one thing I respect him for
Wow, Richard Petty was a man of many images throughout the '60's and '70's especially, he's 83 and still goin' strong, long live the King of NASCAR!!! I even have 7 pairs of the sunglasses he marketed for Cool ray polaroid eyewear from the '70's!!! They're sometimes easy to come by!!!
I don’t care what anyone says Richard Petty is that GUY he is the greatest NASCAR driver of all time and there is no debate and no one is coming close to EVEN touching that title and that line of greatness Petty had.
What an amazing career. 200 wins and countless of other records in NASCAR. His career ended before I was born, I would have loved to see him racing every week. Long live the king. NASCAR is one of the two sports that I watch even during vacation and get out of bed for it (also during the night). The other one is Formula 1.
I remember my dad had a picture of the king in our garage and in the pic he had the STP hat on with the brim bent kind of squared like he does at 26:00. I thought that was cool as hell and I swear every baseball cap I had was bent like that growing up lol love the King!
It was so cool to see all the fans come down to the fence and wave off a beaten and broken car because they knew who the driver was and what he meant to the sport. Even broken and beaten he still had that final lap...Many others have deserved it and never got to have that aspect...I.E...Dale Sr. And Alan Kulwicki...
Richard Petty always has been my favorite driver since I was a kid 🤣 I was talking about him after I got some stuff for Christmas I believe but my mom asked me and dad why he always wore sunglasses asked if he was blind 🤣🤦
I am 58 years old and my father told me long time ago which driver I should keep my eyes on when watching Nascar on Tv…Even to this day Richard Petty is. I visited his museum/garage
It's unreal that Lee Petty screamed by the second place car like that in 1959 winning the inaugural Daytona 500 by a dang yard and they are still having close finishes there at Daytona still. Man, oh man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When I saw the notification for this I thought he died cause you know how people look back at people's lives when they die. Sry it's just something that I noticed
No one but no one could come close to Richard Petty and this film proves it -sorry Jeff ,sorry Dale ..But now its really all about the money and sponsorship.( But back in the day, it was all about who was the real best driver to put on a show for the most important reason.........THE FANS !!!!!!!!!!!!! )..............CASE CLOSED-I WAS THERE.
As a fan of over 40+ yrs , I've seen many changes in NASCAR some good some not so ! I'm proud of what they've done when it comes to safety , but I do miss being able to tell one manufacturer from the other . As it is it might as well be like the IROC series .
Will Legacy Motory Club, led by Richard Petty, hire fellow NASCAR owner Brad Daugherty, form Petty-Daugherty Enterprises, switch from Toyota to Dodge, and have all 4 teams (42, 43, 44, 45) for the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025?
27 wins in one season 1967 with the same car which was a year old 1966 model at the time... unrepeatable ... \ Petty's 200 wins.. 190 of them in a mere 800 starts!!!! un thinkable...the next closest Pearson with 105 wins,,
you don't have to tell me any nascar history.. I grew up surrounded by Petty blue, because my dad worked for Chrysler/Plymouth as a body man. but a lot of Richard's wins were in 250 lappers on a 5/16 mile track .. not 500 milers like we know today... he will always be the king... hope he is healthy and happy today and for a long time to come... he gives me hope that i too can live long even if i flip 20 times or fly out a window of a stockcar.. that man is a miracle in so many ways.. hell he even put up with Kyle while being Maurice' brother and Lee's son that's friggin amazing enough.. nowhatimean / ps your statement wrong... have you been to level cross? in 1967 they drove a 66 model car and it was the same car that won over 20 of those
Richard Petty was and will always be my favorite driver......
Hail to the King!!!
I could watch 50s nascar footage all day
Nice, you're here. And yes 50s nascar footage is amazing
Sometimes I do haha
Nascaristhebest
Did you notice it? You know all the things sitting in the stands around the track what do you call them oh yeah fans🤣😂🤣😅
Yessir
The sheer fact in it of itself that Richard is still here is amazing, let alone the other fact that he's currently a team owner. I mean, he's been around for the entire length of the existence of NASCAR, and he's STILL involved, now as the figurehead of RPM. Just awesome. Glad The King is around giving back to the sport he helped grow so many decades ago.
I'm like 💯
There Ain't nothin else that could be said in a better way... He's always gonna be THE KING!!!!
The man, the myth, the legend, the king himself
He'll soon be known as the ghost too
@@hayfeverpatient8620 hater...
@@hayfeverpatient8620Hater!
200 wins
7 championships (5 coming from the Winston era) winning in 5 different formats (the most of any driver)
Most wins in NASCAR cup
7 time Daytona 500 champion
Most wins in a single season (1967)
One of the most wins of nascar modern era-
13 wins (1975)
81 wins in total in nascar modern era 1971-1992
Won his 7 championships in 5 different championship formats
8 time most popular driver
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Fechin Attuah. My hero I first witnessed him win the 1964 daytona 500 as a kid. Got his autograph that day.Never be another Long live the KING Richard Petty
Dale Sr is the best when it came to consistency under the Winston format. Petty had to adapt to the constant rule changes in his career along with Johnson
Petty raced against amateurs for 70% of his career he was the only guy getting sponsorship money he's not the best or top 3 to be honest
@@stevenrohauer1830 petty only didn’t had competition when people died early, severe injuries or retired early. That’s between 67-71 the person he was only competing at that time was Pearson
@@stevenrohauer1830 he raced with the best the sport offered...and he was the best...dont even go here...he was a goddamn monster...u just a damn hater...
The thing I like about Richard Petty is he has always been down to earth, a Champion for everyone. So humble and genuine.
I live in the UK so don’t know a great deal about NASCAR, but Richard Petty is such a legend, he just seems like such a normal guy where most would be big heads. Legend
Even though some people would probably say that he stayed racing too long, especially from 1988 when he entered his 50's, but without doubt, he more than earned his nickname, "The King." The NASCAR record books, however great or small, will feature Richard Petty a staggering number of times. An amazing career
Didn't know there was THAT many petty's. One of my favorite drivers i never got to see race. Man are times different. Good looking cars, Lack of safety equipment, and rules, like the beginning they show people on the grass lol, absolutely nothing but balls of steel back in the day. Nothing but absolute respect for these drivers. And Rest in Peace to all the ones that lost their lives in racing.
Well you don't race on the grass, much of what is "safety" just bs to bunch the field up, which is not safe 🤣... you noticed how spaced out they are? Now they say the fans would call that kind of racing boring now. I promise you it wasn't. They didn't have nearly as many caution Flags. The safer barrier the Hans device all of that has nothing to do with any of the other lol
Petty and his dad did what few others did in early NASCAR... PUT EVERY OUNCE OF THEIR BEING INTO NASCAR RACING. Even in a more structured schedule and higher competition of the 1970’s, Petty was still able to win 54 races in the Winston Cup years. So to say that Petty had it easy... HE MADE IT EASY!
No one will ever break all of his records some are amazing, 10 wins in a row phenomenal....
Thanks for the memories Richard. I’ve been a big fan of yours as long as I can remember.
I carry a lot of respect for that man. Richard Petty he never forgot where he came from.He never let money go to his head.That's one thing I respect him for
Richard Petty the king of Nascar
Richard is The King of Nascar and always will be known as one of the greatest legends.
@Peter Demerly nah Earnhardt is nascar's greatest driver ever
@@rcracer8872 Based on what?
Haha he shut up bc he got called out
He's the most accomplished driver in NASCAR history and that will never change.
The greatest in all of Nascar. 🚦🏁
King Richard is a class act.
The King of all nasacr will never be matched 200 hundred victories forever the the King
Wow, Richard Petty was a man of many images throughout the '60's and '70's especially, he's 83 and still goin' strong, long live the King of NASCAR!!! I even have 7 pairs of the sunglasses he marketed for Cool ray polaroid eyewear from the '70's!!! They're sometimes easy to come by!!!
I don’t care what anyone says Richard Petty is that GUY he is the greatest NASCAR driver of all time and there is no debate and no one is coming close to EVEN touching that title and that line of greatness Petty had.
Hell yeah he is, he even drove convertible in 1949 Dayonta 500
I have so much love and respect for this guy
10 Races in a row wow ❤️
Richard Petty is the greatest BADASS in the history of NASCAR. No one will ever be what The King was and still is.
That '79 finish gives me the goosebumbs.
NASCAR has come a long way.
What an amazing career. 200 wins and countless of other records in NASCAR. His career ended before I was born, I would have loved to see him racing every week. Long live the king.
NASCAR is one of the two sports that I watch even during vacation and get out of bed for it (also during the night). The other one is Formula 1.
I could watch my youthful of 90's NASCAR Races even the final farewell of The King, Richard Petty.
The sound of these engines is the best music to muy eart
Wow....I never knew he won 10 in a row....can't believe it amazing
The first lap in the PLYMOTH was legendary, the competition was 😨
I remember his last season, I went to his last Phoenix race.
I remember my dad had a picture of the king in our garage and in the pic he had the STP hat on with the brim bent kind of squared like he does at 26:00. I thought that was cool as hell and I swear every baseball cap I had was bent like that growing up lol love the King!
It was so cool to see all the fans come down to the fence and wave off a beaten and broken car because they knew who the driver was and what he meant to the sport. Even broken and beaten he still had that final lap...Many others have deserved it and never got to have that aspect...I.E...Dale Sr. And Alan Kulwicki...
Richard Petty always has been my favorite driver since I was a kid 🤣 I was talking about him after I got some stuff for Christmas I believe but my mom asked me and dad why he always wore sunglasses asked if he was blind 🤣🤦
I am 58 years old and my father told me long time ago which driver I should keep my eyes on when watching Nascar on Tv…Even to this day Richard
Petty is.
I visited his museum/garage
absolute legend.
@@juanjuangarcia285 oh shut up hes the best
OUTSTANDING !
The KING!!! Awesome video!!!
This is greater than great
Richard Petty wins plus Richard Petty wins times 100
The absolute best
6:47 "PETTY PASSES!!!!!.... with only 199 LAPS TO GOOOOO!!!!"
The convertibles and people standing in the apron just shows how long Richard has been around
The REAL King Richard!
What a great guy.
Thank you SO much for posting!
1964 - the legend of the Hemi is born
Back when they were truly bone stock cars the best racing NASCAR ever produced watching race on Sunday and go by 1 on Monday
North Carolina got the best racers Petty, Earnhardt from there my new idea the museum in NC
It's unreal that Lee Petty screamed by the second place car like that in 1959 winning the inaugural Daytona 500 by a dang yard and they are still having close finishes there at Daytona still. Man, oh man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of the most recognized names is sports
Super star!
Long live the King!
Photographers like bowling pins on the edge of the track
petty and Reagan. 2 of the greatest
There's only one Richard Petty. When he passes. Away. I'll never will get never get in my driveway be people every where
I still stand by NASCAR as it was known died with the #3
The Legend
Richard petty is the greatest racecar driver ever
Happy 85th Birthday Richard Petty
When I saw the notification for this I thought he died cause you know how people look back at people's lives when they die. Sry it's just something that I noticed
Even if he his retired it’s always interesting.
Omg. Footage of The King without his royal mustache!! I thought he came out the womb with that already fully grown 😳
Thank you Richard Petty for everything. You will always be my hero.
Richard to the hall of fame
Great vid, what a wonderful career.
He,, family,,was,, great race,,,he,, all was,,be,,king
Richard Petty’s greatest moments *notice the video length is 43 minutes* i see what you did there nascar
No one but no one could come close to Richard Petty and this film proves it -sorry Jeff ,sorry Dale ..But now its really all about the money and sponsorship.( But back in the day, it was all about who was the real best driver to put on a show for the most important reason.........THE FANS !!!!!!!!!!!!! )..............CASE CLOSED-I WAS THERE.
Awesome 👌 🆒️
Richard Petty's most ICONIC Finish in a WIN - 1979 Daytona 500
Richard Petty's most ICONIC Finish in a LOSS - 1976 Daytona 500
all hail to the king.
Dinoco is All His
Hail to the KING!
I love Richard petty
You made the video 43 minutes long on purpose, right?
As a fan of over 40+ yrs , I've seen many changes in NASCAR some good some not so ! I'm proud of what they've done when it comes to safety , but I do miss being able to tell one manufacturer from the other . As it is it might as well be like the IROC series .
Wonderful
Classic nascar 🤠🤠
RIP NASCAR
I want one of those Petty Enterprise hats
That Pontiac rolled his window down at the pit stop, like he was pulling in to a gas station to order, fill 'er up with Ethyl.
no one will live long enough to break 2oo wins!!!!!!! god bless dale!!!!!!
KING 👑
Will Legacy Motory Club, led by Richard Petty, hire fellow NASCAR owner Brad Daugherty, form Petty-Daugherty Enterprises, switch from Toyota to Dodge, and have all 4 teams (42, 43, 44, 45) for the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025?
All hail the King
So many ads. Had 3 in 3 minutes. Love the footage.
@NASCAR do best of Natalie Decker next she is my favorite NASCAR driver, hero, and I look up to her
it is how the king get into it back then when JR and sr was into now,
"ah tiel yew huwatt!"
What a awesome MAN
I’m not here to say something profound, I’m just happy I beat Carnation for once
Didn’t ask
27 wins in one season 1967 with the same car which was a year old 1966 model at the time... unrepeatable ...
\ Petty's 200 wins.. 190 of them in a mere 800 starts!!!! un thinkable...the next closest Pearson with 105 wins,,
It wasn't just one car they had several cars and one was a dodge Coronet that they doctored up to look like a Plymouth
you don't have to tell me any nascar history..
I grew up surrounded by Petty blue, because my dad worked for Chrysler/Plymouth as a body man.
but a lot of Richard's wins were in 250 lappers on a 5/16 mile track .. not 500 milers like we know today... he will always be the king... hope he is healthy and happy today and for a long time to come... he gives me hope that i too can live long even if i flip 20 times or fly out a window of a stockcar.. that man is a miracle in so many ways.. hell he even put up with Kyle while being Maurice' brother and Lee's son that's friggin amazing enough.. nowhatimean /
ps your statement wrong...
have you been to level cross?
in 1967 they drove a 66 model car and it was the same car that won over 20 of those
Can I get the lead in composite/photo of him smiling with the car in the background on a fold out auto window shade?
Didn't knew that Jim Lampley was in Nascar.
Looks like a football field painted on the front stretch grass at Daytona
Richard Petty sold me a 1974 brand new Dodge Charger from watching him race.
Best of Richard petty
👍🏁🏁👍43
If only you added 3 seconds to the video it could have been exactly 43 minutes long!
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