Richard Petty--NASCAR

Past TTM Success; Richard signed our custom ticket.

Richard Petty in 2006
Born	Richard Lee Petty July 2, 1937 (age 82) Level Cross, Randolph County, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements	1964, 1967, Grand National Series Champion 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979 Winston Cup Series Champion Tied with Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson for most NASCAR Cup Series Championships (7) 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1981 Daytona 500 Winner 1967 Southern 500 Winner 1975, 1977 World 600 Winner All-Time Wins Leader in NASCAR Cup Series (200) All-Time Poles Leader in NASCAR Cup Series (123) Holds record for most NASCAR Cup Series wins in a season (27 in 1967) Holds record for most consecutive NASCAR Cup Series wins (10 in 1967) Most all time wins at Daytona International Speedway (10)
Awards	1959 Grand National Series Rookie of the Year NASCAR's Most Popular Driver (1962, 1964, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Inductee (1989) International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee (1997) NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee (2010), Diecast Hall of Fame (2011) Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) Presidential Medal of Freedom (1992)
NASCAR Cup Series career
1,184 races run over 35 years
Best finish	1st (1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979)
First race	1958 Jim Mideon 500 (Toronto)
Last race	1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta)
First win	1960 untitled race (Southern States)
Last win	1984 Firecracker 400 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 200 712 123
NASCAR Convertible Division career
15 races run over 2 years
Best finish	4th (1959)
First race	1958 Race No. 14 (Columbia)
Last race	1959 Race No. 14 (Greenville-Pickens)
First win	1959 Race No. 13 (Columbia)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 8 10