Richard Petty
Actor
- Born
- July 2, 1937 (age 89) · North Carolina, USA
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).
Known for
Cars
June 8, 2006
Cars 3
June 15, 2017
Swing Vote
August 1, 2008
Speedway
June 7, 1968
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
March 12, 2004
Blink of an Eye
September 6, 2019
43: The Richard Petty Story
November 1, 1972
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
November 7, 2006
Corky
January 1, 1972
Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace
December 14, 2021
Petty Blue
October 8, 2010
Stockcar!
November 1, 1977
Acting15
- 2021Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace as Self
- 2019Blink of an Eye as Himself
- 2019The Wood Brothers as Himself
- 2017Cars 3 as The King (voice)
- 2010Petty Blue as Self
- 2008Swing Vote as Richard Petty
- 2006The Inspiration for 'Cars' as Self - Racing legend
- 2006Cars as The King (voice)
- 2004NASCAR: The IMAX Experience as Self
- 1997The Race to Daytona