Actor
Richard Petty
Born July 2, 1937 in North Carolina, USA5 films
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).
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First watchCars20067.1as The King (voice)Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy…View filmEssential films
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5 films as actor- 2017Cars 3The King (voice)
- 2008Swing VoteRichard Petty
- 2006CarsThe King (voice)
- 197243: The Richard Petty StoryRichard Petty
- 1972CorkyRichard Petty