By every conceivable measure, the 1981 Daytona 500 was Bobby Allison's to lose. The 1978 Daytona 500 winner and his infamous ...
In this episode of 'Shift', Richard Petty takes us back to 1992 and what the NASCAR world thought of the addition of lights to the high banks of Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Winston All-Star race.
But Richard ... last Winston Cup championship. One last Daytona 500 triumph in 1981 came three years before his last driving win of any kind. With President Ronald Reagan in attendance, Petty ...
When we talk about the Daytona 500, the crown jewel of the NASCAR Winston-Cup series ... new light on that iconic win. The Petty Brothers spill the beans on Richard Petty’s thrilling 1981 ...
In December 1978, Petty had 40 percent of his stomach removed because of ulcers. However, he came back two months later to win the Daytona 500 en route to his last Winston Cup. Richard Petty ...