Lee Petty

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Lee Arnold Petty (March 14, 1914 – April 5, 2000) was an American stock car racing driver who competed during the 1950s and 1960s.

He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR and one of its first superstars.

He is also the father of Richard Petty, who went on to become one of the most successful stock car racing drivers of all time.

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Career

Petty was born near Randleman, North Carolina, the son of Jessie Maude (née Bell) and Judson Ellsworth Petty. When he started racing, he was thirty-five years old. He competed in NASCAR's inaugural race, held at Charlotte Speedway's three-quarter mile dirt track; he borrowed from his neighbor under the condition that the reward money earned from the race would pay off any damage to the vehicle. Petty lost control of the vehicle and rolled it into turn three with son Richard watching. Petty will take factory cars to a local service station, tear the mufflers off the vehicle, and go racing, basing on his earlier participation as a regular moonshine runner.

He finished in the top five in season points for NASCAR's first 11 seasons, winning the NASCAR Grand National Series driver's championship three times. In 1959, Petty became the champion of the inaugural Daytona 500.

Motorsports career results

(Bold) – The key is (Bold) (British – Pole position won by qualifying time). Italics – pole position earned by points standings or training time. (Most laps led) – What ails me.)

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Awards

• In 1990, Petty was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
• He was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1996.
• He was elected to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
• He was selected as one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998 along with his son, Richard Petty.
• He was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on May 23, 2011.