Lee petty was an early stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a pioneer of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. It all began in 1948 at the age of 35, he decided his hand on dirt track stock car racing attempt. The NASCAR Winston Cup driver developed four generations from this decision.
In the 16 years he won in NASCAR he finished 5 point in eleven seasons in the top and won three Grand National Championship. He is on NASCAR's all-time wins-list to seventh place. Lee petty was also the winner of the prestigious first Daytona 500 ever. The aim was so close to Johnny Beauchamp, that it took three days NASCAR, whether petty of the winner was.
He because of hard, but his movements with strategy calculated. His best season was 1959, when he reached 41 49 events and won 12 of them. In addition to one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR, Lee played an important role business end of stock car racing. Today "The first family of NASCAR" enjoys the continued success of the petty enterprises the Lee petty, founded. Several years after his retirement petty was quoted words: "We were not like some of the others."
Some of the other young drove them and took everything from racing they could. We have put it back. If a sponsor stop, stop some of the other young. They spent their money for pleasure. We we build spent. Racing has everything we did was sought. We started under an OL ' Reaper shed with no soil in it and we built it. "That was probably what I was most proud."
Lee petty was involved in race after his retirement. Finally, his son Richard was to soon until then Kyle follows grandchildren and great-grandson Adam involved. Enter the legacy which so long Lee, started.
Born: 14 March 1914
Place of birth: Randleman, NC
Died: April 5, 2005
Cause of death: Aneurysm
Awards:
Grand National Champion: 1954, 1958, 1959
Inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, 1990
Inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, 1996
In the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
NASCAR Cup series stats:
427 Races over a 16 year career
First race: 1949: Charlotte Speedway
Last race: 1964 Watkins Glen International
First win: 1949 Heidelberg Raceway (Pittsburgh)
Last win: 1961 Speedway Park (Jacksonville)
WINS: 54
Top 10 of: 332
Poland: 18
By Cindy Pischel
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