Richard Petty - The King
NASCAR®
Richard Petty
"The King"
NASCAR® and The Highland Mint™ combine to present this
tribute to Richard Petty, aka "The King" of NASCAR®.
This hand signed 8"x10" photograph of King Richard,
overlayed with the image of his famous #43 STP Pontiac Grand Prix,
is Double Matted and encased in a 13"x16" glass covered frame.
Includes a 24kt Gold Overlay "Autograph Collection" Medallion
and a Certificate of Authenticity
LAST ONE IN STOCK!
THIS IS #075 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 500
Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "The King", is a former American stock car race car driver who raced from 1958 to 1992 in the NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now known as the NASCAR Cup Series) . Most notably, King Richard drove the No. 43 Plymouth and Pontiac for Petty Enterprises. He was the first driver to win the Cup Series championship seven times (a record now tied with Dale Earnhardt, Sr. and Jimmie Johnson), while also winning a record 200 races during his career. This included winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times and winning a record 27 races (10 of them consecutively) in one season (1967). Statistically, he is the most accomplished driver in the history of the sport and is one of the most respected figures in motorsports as a whole.
Petty remains very active in the sport as both a NASCAR team owner (Petty GMS Motorsports) in the Cup Series, and owner of Petty's Garage (car restoration and modification shop) in Level Cross, North Carolina. During his 35-year career, Petty collected a record number of poles (123) and over 700 top 10 finishes in a record 1,184 starts, including 513 consecutive starts from 1971 to 1989. Petty was the first driver to win in his 500th race start, being joined by Matt Kenseth in 2013. He was inducted into the inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2010. Petty is a second-generation driver. His father, Lee Petty, won the first Daytona 500 in 1959 and was also a three-time NASCAR champion.
