I'm pretty sure Richard Petty is not going to wait a hour just to meet you. More like you waited an hour to meet Richard Petty. He was signing autographs fir other people.
Great video! So impressive and Richard could not have been more accommodating. What a class act! Wonder how much Richard made STP over the years. To this day, he’s the first thing I think of when I see an STP product.
‼️‼️I live right across the street from the church that Richard attends,I see him quite often on Sunday mornings,I’ve been a fan of Richard since I was in the 3rd grade,I’m 62 now, I’ve holler howdy to Richard when he was walking back to his car at church,and he always waved back and said hi 👋,nice friendly gentleman.
I've known who Richard Petty was since I was probably seven or eight years old I'm 53 now yeah I know time flies yada yada but in my opinion to me was one of the most nicest guys you could ever meet and just an all-around great guy God bless Richard Petty
Awesome footage of the King Matt. I wish I could get more involved in racing other than being a fan of it everyday. :) A tour with the King: Priceless.
Most winningest driver in NASCAR history. Jeff Gordon came close and so did David Pearson . Petty set a lot of records and most he was driving Dodge or Plymouth. That era was big motors and big balls . No power steering and flying over 200 mph . Petty was first to innovate many safety equipment in the race cars which NASCAR later mandated. Great video. Awesome and great man that has a lot of knowledge
The reason they have safety nets is because of a crash at Daytona I believe his head it the ground multiple times and that's when they finally made it mandatory to have them.
You inspired me.In the 60s I built every model of your cars.By 67 I was tearing em down and rebuildin.Like the Pontiac blocks them all.Rotiserrin a 72 Formula.The few of the strike left .350 can be turned into good motor .Its done.Now the 70 455 is on the plate.
Almost bought a New , light blue Dodge Dart w/ 340ci 4speed , roll cage ..no radio + #43 on exterior of Petty Dodge production car of 500 was made ... but dad didn’t want to co-sign ...grrr!!!! That had to be late 60s to early 70s era. The motor was speciality tune , street/track tires , all Petty badges , tuned exhaust system & loud for public buyers.