Richard Petty drove his first NASCAR race in 1958, but as the son of three-time series champion Lee Petty ... a fresh coat of paint at his new race shop - as well as a fresh outlook for a new ...

Until his father Lee lodged a protest of the scoring—confirmed by his mother Elizabeth’s scorecard. “We go racing all day ... also kept the books for Petty Engineering, which took ...

They announced that the two teams will move forward as one entity that operates out of the GMS Racing shop in Statesville ... special meaning for Petty. His father, Lee Petty, used this number ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Lee Petty of Randelman, N.C., reigned today as winner of the 500-mile NASCAR stock car race sweepstakes, but he had to wait three days to make it official. Johnny Beauchamp ...

Little did they know, it would turn into a racing empire. Richard Petty's father, Lee Petty began building race cars in 1949 and Richard was right in the middle of it. Richard said, "First cup ...

Also, the Petty ... Engineering and Petty Enterprises was first established by Petty family patriarch, Lee Petty. The original A-frame building was built in the early 1940s, with a tin roof and dirt ...

From Lee Petty in 1949 to Thad Moffitt this year: 75 years of unparalleled excellence from the first family of NASCAR racing. Editor's note: This year, the Petty family is celebrating 75 years of ...

NASCAR has had it's share of superstars, but one of the first was racing late-bloomer Lee Petty. Petty didn't begin his racing career until he was 35-years-old. He was a quick study in the art ...

Petty's appearance on the podcast coincided with his family's celebration of three quarters of a century in racing. His father, Lee Petty, won the first-ever Daytona 500. Richard later became ...