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Richard Petty never won in his final 8 season or about 240 races and rarely ran in the top10. Go back to the top and figure out the percentages of top 5's and top 10's and you will know why he will always be The King.

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I think this was one of the best looking cars on the circuit in 1997, especially after they dropped the yellow nose and went with all red. The scheme was designed by a guy from Sweden who submitted his ideas to the "Paint the King's Car" contest.

Here's a blast from the past - Sears Point California.

The rest of the pics on this page are from my trip to the inaugural California 500 at Fontana Speedway in June of 1997.

Me and the King - really !!!

Here is why I waited all those hours, this is the picture that Richard Petty is signing in the image above. I carried this picture in my camera bag for 4 years before I could get it autographed.       (top)

Richard Petty Statistics

200 Career NASCAR Winston Cup victories in 1,185 starts.

126 Poles, 555 Top 5, 712 Top 10, 559 Races Led

7 NASCAR Winston Cup Championships (1964, ’67, ’71, ’72, ’74, ’75, ’79)

7 Daytona 500 victories. (1964, ’66, ’71, ’73, ’74, ’79, ’81)

27 victories in one season. (1967)

Winston Cup Rookie of the Year 1959.

1971 Driver of the Year.

The sport's first million dollar driver 

National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Driver of the Year in 1974 and 1975.(At a time when ALL the winners were open wheel drivers)

Nine -time Most Popular Driver Award. (1962, ’64, ’68, ’70, ’74, ’75, ’76, ’77, ’78)

Recipient of the NMPA's Myers Brothers Award in 1964, 1967, 1971 and 1992 for significant contribution to the sport.

Inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1997.

Webmaster's self portrait, I got bored waiting for the king ...

Atlanta 2001 Pictures