Richard Petty
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).
Movie Appearances
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
as Self - Racing legend
2006
Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace
as Himself
2021
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
as Self
2004
Speedway
as Himself
1968
Swing Vote
as Richard Petty
2008
Cars
as The King (voice)
2006
43: The Richard Petty Story
as Richard Petty
1972
Petty Blue
as Self
2010
Cars 3
as The King (voice)
2017
Stockcar!
as Himself
1977
Country Music
as Himself
1972
Blink of an Eye
as Himself
2019
The Wood Brothers
as Himself
2019
Corky
as Richard Petty
1972
The Race to Daytona
as Himself
1997
