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    Richard Petty

    1937-07-02 (87 years old) in 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).

    Movies

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    Blink of an Eye
    70 %|Sep 6, 2019
    Documentary
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    The Wood Brothers
    100 %|Aug 30, 2019
    Documentary
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    Cars 3
    68.55000000000001 %|Jun 15, 2017
    Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
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    Petty Blue
    70 %|Oct 8, 2010
    Documentary
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    Swing Vote
    57 %|Aug 1, 2008
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Inspiration for 'Cars'
    57 %|Nov 7, 2006
    Documentary
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    Cars
    70 %|Jun 8, 2006
    Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
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    NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
    73 %|Mar 12, 2004
    Documentary
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    Stockcar!
    0 %|Nov 1, 1977
    Documentary
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    43: The Richard Petty Story
    65 %|Nov 1, 1972
    Drama
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    Country Music
    0 %|Sep 1, 1972
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    Speedway
    58 %|Jun 7, 1968
    Comedy, Music, Romance

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    Jay Leno's Garage
    75 %|Oct 7, 2015
    Reality, Documentary, Comedy, Talk
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    Beyond the Glory
    60 %|Jan 7, 2001
    Documentary