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(Adam Petty) Last weekend marked the 10th anniversary of the death of Lee Petty’s great-grandson, Richard Petty’s grandson, and the son of Kyle and Patti Petty, Adam Petty. It is hard to believe that ten years have passed since that tragic Mother’s Day weekend accident at the Louden, N.H. race track. Adam was such a charismatic young . . . → Read More: What Might Have Been? If the France family is the backbone of NASCAR, then the Petty family was the “lifeline” of the NASCAR. It was Richard’s father, Lee Petty, that won the very first race staged at the famous Daytona International Speedway in 1959. But more importantly, it was Richard Petty who became the “poster child” of NASCAR. It was Richard . . . → Read More: Richard Petty #3 Inductee // // (photo courtesy NASCAR) This morning NASCAR celebrated the opening of their brand, new state of the art, Hall of Fame. Many of the living legends of NASCAR assembled for the grand opening ceremonies. The official opening ceremonies was briefly “interupted” by the loud rumbling of Richard Petty rolling up the stage in his . . . → Read More: NASCAR Hall of Fame Opens (photo courtesy John Harrelson/Getty Images) The world of NASCAR has its share of heroes over the past 60+ years. NASCAR also has its share of heroines, the only thing is they are often unseen, aka the driver’s wives! None of the wives are more respected than Richard Petty’s wife, Lynda Petty. Lynda has been battling lymphoma for several months . . . → Read More: If Richard Is The King….? (photo courtesy Chris Graythen/Getty Images) There was a time when race car drivers would do ANYTHING to win a race! Do the names like Dale Earnhardt, Sr., David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Fireball Roberts, and Junior Johnson ring a bell? These men were hard charging, blatantly fierce race car drivers. Yeah I know that was long ago and in . . . → Read More: Competitors Fierce or Friendly? (File photo courtesy of Indy Racing League) Two of the great families in American auto racing will team up to race in this year’s Indianapolis 500 it was announced Wednesday. Andretti Autosport of the Indy Racing League, it was revealed, will work in a joint effort with racing legend Richard Petty and Window World, . . . → Read More: Andretti And Petty Join Forces For Indy (Marty Robbin’s Nashvile Race Car) What was once known for her fast, wild, and frisky Saturday nights will soon be just a memory! The historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is closing their doors after this weekend’s race. That will close the book of one of the most historic and fabled short track in NASCAR history. “It will be a . . . → Read More: She Was Fast And Wild: Soon Just A Memory (photo courtesy of Leon Hammack) If the announced merger of Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing comes to fruition, it means the the new organization will be competing in Fords. RPM will then end its association with Chrysler. For many decades in NASCAR, Petty Enterprises and Chrysler were synonymous. The Petty Plymouths and Dodges have won races, championships, . . . → Read More: Does History Repeat Itself? (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images) Most probably because of these tough financial times Richard Petty folded his racing team, Petty Enterprises, into Gillette-Evernham Racing prior to the start of the 2009 season. Even though Petty remains the face, and quite often the voice of Richard Petty Motorsports, most think he is little more than a figurehead for . . . → Read More: King Richard and Prince Faisal (photo from nascar.com) NASCAR has decided to leak slowly some of the 25 people who are on the first ballot for the initial induction into NASCAR’s Hall of Fame. The first individuals to be inducted into the Hall of Fame should be, really, a no brainer for NASCAR! Unfortunately, NASCAR has limited the first class to five inductees, . . . → Read More: My NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductees |
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