Richard Petty (Born in 1937)

Richard Petty is an American stock car racing driver nicknamed “The King” for his highly successful time in the NASCAR Cup Series. He has won 200 of the cup races and collected seven Winston Cups. He came from a racing family; his father, Lee Petty, was one of NASCAR’s pioneers.

He was inducted into the first class of NASCAR’s hall of fame in 2010. Petty remains active as the owner of the car restoration and modification shop named “Petty’s Garage,” which he founded in 2008. He also owns a professional stock car racing team called ‘Richard Petty Motorsports’, which competes in the NASCAR Cup Series.