Get the stories behind the 10 most unique drivers to participate in the Daytona 500, from Midwest legends, to international ...

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Richard Petty leads the Daytona 500 in victories with seven wins. Petty took his first checkered flag at the event in 1964, while his last win came in 1981. He is ...

Petty's Petty Enterprises teammate Pete Hamilton also drove the Superbird (No. 40), winning three races including the 1970 Daytona ... the Dodge Charger from the 70s was his favorite. Richard ...

The Dodge Daytona laid the foundations for the Superbird's eventual success. Plymouth improved the model and managed to win back the legendary racer, Richard Petty, who had jumped ship to Ford.

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On Feb. 23, 1964 at Daytona, Florida on the tri-oval track of the Daytona International Speedway the fifth Daytona 500 mile ...

NASCAR legends Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Bill Elliott, Ken Schrader and Bobby Labonte will join Danny Sullivan and Scott ...

As much as our rose-tinted retro spectacles like to believe that motorsports was better in the old days, domination has been ...

Four-time NASCAR Champion Jeff Gordon has raced nearly every circuit but Laguna Seca in his 30-year racing career and amassed ...

He won the 24 Hours at Daytona a record ... Canepa will be driving a Dodge Avenger formerly driven by Dale Earnhardt, George Follmer, Emerson Fittipaldi, Richard Petty, and various other ...

Hamilton’s victories, including a remarkable win at the 1970 Daytona 500 ... It was just a pleasure to drive.” – Richard Petty After initially competing with Plymouth, Petty moved to Dodge, where the ...