Richard Petty

Birthday:: 07/02/1937
Place of birth:: North Carolina, USA:
Biography:: 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).

Credits

	Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace (2021) as Self
	Blink of an Eye (2019) as Himself
	The Wood Brothers (2019) as Himself
	Cars 3 (2017) as The King (voice)
	Petty Blue (2010) as Self
	Swing Vote (2008) as Richard Petty
	The Inspiration for 'Cars' (2006) as Self - Racing legend
	Cars (2006) as The King (voice)
	NASCAR: The IMAX Experience (2004) as Self
	The Race to Daytona (1997) as Himself
	Stockcar! (1977) as Himself
	43: The Richard Petty Story (1972) as Richard Petty
	Country Music (1972) as Himself
	Corky (1972) as Richard Petty
	Speedway (1968) as Himself