Lee Arnold Petty (March 14, 1914 – April 5, 2000) [2] was an American stock car racing driver who competed during the 1950s and 1960s. He is the patriarch of the Petty racing family. He …

Lee Petty, American stock-car driver who won three National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) championships (1954, 1958, and 1959). He was integral in making …

Jan 26, 2024 · From Lee Petty in 1949 to Thad Moffitt this year: 75 years of unparalleled excellence from the first family of NASCAR racing.

Jan 12, 2022 · All told, Lee Petty swept up 54 NASCAR Cup Series wins, 332 top-ten finishes, and was the first driver to capture the Grand National Champion title three times, in 1954, …

Jan 2, 2025 · Legendary, Richard Petty might have boasted 201 wins rather than his unmatched 200 wins, if not for a victory that eluded him just shy of his 22nd birthday during his second …

Apr 7, 2000 · Lee Petty, a champion stock car racer in the 1950's who was the father of the sport's greatest driver, Richard Petty, died Wednesday in Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, N.C. …

Lee Petty. Along with winning the first Daytona 500, Lee Petty also was the first driver to capture three championships in what now is the NASCAR Cup Series.

Lee Petty was the first NASCAR driver to win three national championships; he finished fifth or better 231 times. Besides being one of the best drivers in NASCAR history, Lee Petty played a …

Lee Petty, the patriarch, was born in 1914. Entering the sport at age 35, he was hardly a youngster for such an arduous form of racing. His first Grand National race, at the Old …

Lee Petty, a pioneer in NASCAR racing, laid the foundation for what would become Petty Enterprises, a legendary team in the sport. His vision and determination led to the formation of …