Richard Petty
Born: 1937-07-02 in North Carolina, USA
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2021
- Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace as Himself
2019
- Blink of an Eye as Himself
- The Wood Brothers as Himself
2017
- Cars 3 as The King (voice)
2015
- Jay Leno's Garage as Self
2010
- Petty Blue as Self
2008
- Swing Vote as Richard Petty
2006
- Cars as The King (voice)
- The Inspiration for 'Cars' as Self - Racing legend
2004
- NASCAR: The IMAX Experience as Self
2001
1997
- The Race to Daytona as Himself
1977
- Stockcar! as Himself
1972
- Corky as Richard Petty
- Country Music as Himself
- 43: The Richard Petty Story as Richard Petty
1968
- Speedway as Himself