Crew member hooks up radio communications equipment as champion Richard Petty prepares to qualify for the 1980 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona...
Richard Petty, of Randelman, North Carolina, won the Mountaineer 500 stock car race at Huntington, West Virginia, 8/16, with a new track record of...
Exhaustion shows on the face of Purolator 500 winner Richard Petty after he receives his trophy at the Pocono International Raceway 8/1. Petty, who...
The rain which canceled the day's activitiies at the Daytona Speedway 2/13 didn't put a damper on the big smile sported by NASCAR driver Richard...
Richard Petty smiles as he sprays champagne in the victory circle at the Daytona International Speedway 7/4 after winning the Fire-cracker 400, his...
Richard Petty of Randleman, North Carolina, is all smiles after winning the American "500" stock car race here yesterday at a record speed of 105.06...
Richard Petty, NASCAR all-time money winner, buckles his safety7-belt as he prepares for practice rounds for the Pennsylvania 500. The race will be...
Hampton, Georgia: Nascar driver Richard Petty, who has 200 career wins, rubs his head after posting a qualifying speed of 170.660 miles per hour, not...
Driver Richard Petty slides out from underneath his famed Pontiac 2/15 in the garage area of the Daytona International Speedway. Petty, if he...
Richard Petty gunning for his 14th victory at the North Wilkensboro Speedway talks with driver Cale Yarborough just before taking the track for their...
Nominees for the Gilette Cavalcade of Champions were on hand at the Plaza Hotel. All reaching for the top award, left to right, back row, are:...
Driver Richard Petty sits beside his racecar prior to the start of the 1988 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona...
Driver Richard Petty relaxes in the speedway garage prior to the start of the 1986 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in...
Driver Richard Petty sits beside his racecar prior to the start of the 1988 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona...
Driver Richard Petty sits beside his racecar prior to the start of the 1988 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona...
Driver Richard Petty relaxes in the speedway garage prior to the start of the 1986 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in...
Driver Richard Petty talks with his son, Kyle Petty, in the speedway garage area prior to the start of the 1984 Firecracker 400 stock car race at...
Driver Richard Petty relaxes in the speedway garage prior to the start of the 1986 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in...
Driver Richard Petty stands with his son, Kyle Petty, in the speedway garage area prior to the start of the 1984 Daytona 500 stock car race at...
Driver Richard Petty cools off in the speedway garage after competing in the the 1983 Firecracker 400 stock car race at Daytona International...
Driver Richard Petty talks with his son, Kyle Petty, in the speedway garage area prior to the start of the 1984 Firecracker 400 stock car race at...
Driver Richard Petty sits in his racecar prior to the start of the 1980 Daytona 500 tock car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach,...
Driver Richard Petty celebrates winning the 1984 Firecracker 400 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Driver Richard Petty sits inside his racecar prior to the start of the 1980 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona...
Driver Richard Petty talks with his son, Kyle Petty, in the speedway garage area prior to the start of the 1984 Firecracker 400 stock car race at...
Driver Richard Petty celebrates winning the 1984 Firecracker 400 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Driver Richard Petty sits inside his racecar prior to the start of the 1983 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona...
Driver Richard Petty stands in the speedway garage prior to competing in the the 1983 Firecracker 400 stock car race at Daytona International...
Driver Richard Petty sits beside his racecar prior to the start of the 1988 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona...
Driver Richard Petty sits beside his racecar prior to the start of the 1988 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona...
Driver Richard Petty sits beside his racecar prior to the start of the 1988 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona...
Richard Petty, driver of the STP Pontiac, talks with members of his racing crew in the Daytona International Speedway garage prior to the start of...
Richard Petty, driver of the STP Pontiac, sits on the pit road wall at the Daytona International Speedway as he watches cars qualify for the 1980...
Driver Richard Petty relaxes in the Daytona International Speedway garage prior to the start of the 1983 Daytona 500 on February 20, 1983 in Daytona...
Richard Petty, driver of the STP Pontiac, sits on the pit road wall at the Daytona International Speedway as he watches cars qualify for the 1980...
Richard Petty, driver of the STP Pontiac, cuts his birthday cake in the Daytona International Speedway garage prior to the 1986 Firecracker 400 on...
Richard Petty, driver of the STP Pontiac, cuts his birthday cake in the Daytona International Speedway garage prior to the 1986 Firecracker 400 on...
Driver Richard Petty relaxes in the Daytona International Speedway garage prior to the start of the 1983 Daytona 500 on February 20, 1983 in Daytona...
Richard Petty, driver of the STP Pontiac, signs an autograph in the Daytona International Speedway infield prior to the running of the 1985...
Richard Petty, driver of the STP Pontiac, signs an autograph in the Daytona International Speedway infield prior to the running of the 1985...
Driver Richard Petty relaxes in the Daytona International Speedway garage prior to the start of the 1983 Daytona 500 on February 20, 1983 in Daytona...
Richard Petty, driver of the STP Pontiac, walks through the Daytona International Speedway garage area after qualifying for the 1986 Daytona 500 on...
Driver Richard Petty works on his race car in the Daytona International Speedway garage prior to the start of the 1983 Daytona 500 on February 20,...
Richard Petty, driver of the STP Pontiac, poses for a photograph in the Daytona International Speedway infield prior to the running of the 1985...
Driver Richard Petty prepares to enter his race car during qualifying for the 1981 Daytona 500 on February 14, 1981 at the Daytona International...
Richard Petty, driver of the STP Pontiac, signs autographs in the Daytona International Speedway infield prior to the 1980 Firecracker 400 on July 4,...
Richard Petty, driver of the STP Pontiac, walks through the Daytona International Speedway garage prior to the start of the 1985 Daytona 500 on...
Richard Petty, driver of the STP Pontiac, signs autographs in the Daytona International Speedway infield prior to the 1980 Firecracker 400 on July 4,...
As rain begins to fall, a member of NASCAR driver Richard Petty's racing crew hands Petty his signature cowboy hat in Victory Lane at the Daytona...
Team owner and former champion driver Richard Petty signs autographs for fans in the Daytona International Speedway garage area prior to the start of...
Car owner and former champion driver Richard Petty surveys the scene in the Daytona International Speedway garage prior to the start of the 2005...
Team owner and former champion driver Richard Petty talks with a fan after signing his autograph on the fan's shirt signs in the Daytona...
As rain begins to fall, a member of NASCAR driver Richard Petty's racing crew hands Petty his signature cowboy hat in Victory Lane at the Daytona...
Car owner and former champion driver Richard Petty surveys the scene in the Daytona International Speedway garage prior to the start of the 2005...
Team owner and former champion driver Richard Petty signs his autograph on a fan's shirt in the Daytona International Speedway garage area prior to...
Richard Petty, driver of the STP Pontiac, celebrates in Victory Lane at the Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 1984 in Daytona Beach, Florida,...
Richard Petty, driver of the STP Pontiac, celebrates in Victory Lane at the Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 1984 in Daytona Beach, Florida,...
As rain begins to fall, a member of NASCAR driver Richard Petty's racing crew hands Petty his signature cowboy hat in Victory Lane at the Daytona...
As rain begins to fall, Richard Petty, driver of the STP Pontiac, talks with a TV reporter in Victory Lane at the Daytona International Speedway on...
Car owner and former champion driver Richard Petty surveys the scene in the Daytona International Speedway garage prior to the start of the 2005...