List of NASCAR race wins by Petty Enterprises

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Petty Enterprises was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team, created in 1949 by owner-driver Lee Petty, became the most successful team of the first 50 years of NASCAR. Competing primarily in the Cup Series, the team won 10 Cup Series owners and drivers championships and amassed 268 NASCAR Cup victories, along with 2 Truck Series wins and 3 ARCA Racing Series victories.

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Although primarily fielding cars for Lee Petty, Richard Petty, and Kyle Petty, others who drove for the team included Jim Paschal, Buddy Baker, Pete Hamilton, Jimmy Hensley, Bobby Hamilton, John Andretti, Marvin Panch, Jeff Green, and Bobby Labonte. Petty Enterprises scored its last Cup Series win in 1999 and closed after the 2008 season, merging operations with Evernham Motorsports to become Richard Petty Motorsports.

Grand National/Winston Cup Series

Lee Petty competed in the inaugural series race in 1949, crashing out after completing half distance. Lee went on to win 54 races from 1949 to 1961, including the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959. Richard Petty won 200 races from 1960 to 1984. Of those, 196 wins came with Petty Enterprises, mainly in the No. 43 but also in Nos. 41 and 42 from 1962 to 1966. Petty ran two dirt races for owner Don Robertson in 1970 at Columbia Speedway and North Carolina State Fairgrounds as part of a deal with Petty Enterprises, winning both starts. [1] [2] He moved to newly-formed Curb Racing for 1984 and 1985, winning his last two career races during the 1984 season. [1] After 1983, the team went winless in the series until 1996, when Bobby Hamilton found victory lane. The last two wins for the team came in 1997 with Hamilton and 1999 with John Andretti.

. – Petty Enterprises won driver's championship

NASCAR Cup Series victories [3]
No.DateSeasonCar #DriverRaceTrackLocation
1October 2 1949 42 Lee Petty 1949-07 Heidelberg Raceway Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2October 29 1950 42 Lee Petty 1950-19 Occoneechee Speedway Hillsborough, North Carolina
3July 31 1951 42 Lee Petty 1951-18 Monroe County Fairgrounds Rochester, New York
4July 11 1952 42 Lee Petty 1952-21 Morristown Speedway Morristown, New Jersey
5September 742 Lee Petty 1952-26 Central City Speedway Macon, Georgia
6September 1442 Lee Petty 1952-27 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania
7February 1 1953 42 Lee Petty 1953-01 Palm Beach Speedway Palm Beach, Florida
8April 1942 Lee Petty Richmond 200 Atlantic Rural Exposition Fairgrounds Richmond, Virginia
9May 1742 Lee Petty 1953-11 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
10June 742 Lee Petty 1953-14 Louisiana Fairgrounds Shreveport, Louisiana
11July 442 Lee Petty 1953-20 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Spartanburg, South Carolina
12February 21 1954 42 Lee Petty 1954-02 Daytona Beach and Road Course Daytona Beach, Florida
13May 2342 Lee Petty 1954-13 Sharon Speedway Hartford, Ohio
14June 2542 Lee Petty 1954-20 Monroe County Fairgrounds Rochester, New York
15July 1142 Lee Petty 1954-25 Grand Rapids Speedrome Grand Rapids, Michigan
16August 1342 Lee Petty 1954-28 Southern States Fairgrounds Charlotte, North Carolina
17August 2942 Lee Petty 1954-30 Corbin Speedway Corbin, Kentucky
18October 1742 Lee Petty 1954-36 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
19November 7, 1954 1955 42 Lee Petty 1955-01 Tri-City Speedway High Point, North Carolina
20February 1342 Lee Petty 1955-03 Speedway Park Jacksonville, Florida
21March 642 Lee Petty 1955-05 Oglethorpe Speedway Pooler, Georgia
22May 2942 Lee Petty 1955-18 Forsyth County Fairgrounds Winston-Salem, North Carolina
23June 1942 Lee Petty 1955-22 Airborne Speedway Plattsburgh, New York
24August 742 Lee Petty 1955-32 Forsyth County Fairgrounds Winston-Salem, North Carolina
25July 1 1956 42 Lee Petty 1956-29 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Weaverville, North Carolina
26July 742 Lee Petty 1956-31 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Spartanburg, South Carolina
27June 29 1957 42 Lee Petty 1957-26 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Spartanburg, South Carolina
28August 1642 Lee Petty 1957-38 Old Bridge Stadium Old Bridge, New Jersey
29September 842 Lee Petty 1957-42 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Weaverville, North Carolina
30October 542 Lee Petty 1957-48 Southern States Fairgrounds Charlotte, North Carolina
31March 2 1958 42 Lee Petty 1958-03 Concord Speedway Concord, North Carolina
32March 1642 Lee Petty 1958-05 Wilson Speedway Wilson, North Carolina
33June 2542 Lee Petty 1958-25 Lincoln Speedway New Oxford, Pennsylvania
34June 2842 Lee Petty Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Speedway Hickory, North Carolina
35July 1842 Lee Petty Jim Mideon 500 Canadian Exposition Stadium Toronto, Ontario
36August 2242 Lee Petty 1958-39 Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, North Carolina
37October 542 Lee Petty 1958-48 Salisbury Speedway Salisbury, North Carolina
38February 22 1959 42 Lee Petty Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida
39April 543 Lee Petty Gwyn Staley 160 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
40May 342 Lee Petty Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
41May 2242 Lee Petty 1959-15 Southern States Fairgrounds Charlotte, North Carolina
42June 1442 Lee Petty [note 1] 1959-20 Lakewood Speedway Atlanta, Georgia
43June 1842 Lee Petty 1959-21 Columbia Speedway Cayce, South Carolina
44August 2942 Lee Petty 1959-21 Columbia Speedway Cayce, South Carolina
45September 1142 Lee Petty Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Speedway Hickory, North Carolina
46September 2042 Lee Petty 1959-40 Orange Speedway Hillsborough, North Carolina
47October 1142 Lee Petty 1959-42 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Weaverville, North Carolina
48October 1842 Lee Petty Wilkes 160 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
49February 28 1960 43 Richard Petty 1960–06 Southern States Fairgrounds Charlotte, North Carolina
50March 2742 Lee Petty Gwyn Staley 160 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
51April 1043 Richard Petty Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
52April 2442 Lee Petty 1960-15 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Weaverville, North Carolina
53May 2942 Lee Petty 1960-18 Orange Speedway Hillsborough, North Carolina
54June 542 Lee Petty Richmond 200 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds Richmond, Virginia
55July 1042 Lee Petty 1960-24 Heidelberg Raceway Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
56September 1843 Richard Petty 1960–39 Orange Speedway Hillsborough, North Carolina
57November 20, 1960 1961 42 Lee Petty 1961-02 Speedway Park Jacksonville, Florida
58April 2343 Richard Petty Richmond 200 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds Richmond, Virginia
59May 2143 Richard Petty World 600 Qualifier #1 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina
60April 15 1962 43 Richard Petty Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
61April 2243 Richard Petty Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
62July 1443 Richard Petty Pickens 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Greenville, South Carolina
63July 2942 Jim Paschal Southeastern 500 Bristol International Speedway Bristol, Tennessee
64August 542 Jim Paschal Nashville 500 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Tennessee
65August 843 Richard Petty 1962-39 Huntsville Speedway Huntsville, Alabama
66August 1242 Jim Paschal Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Weaverville, North Carolina
67August 1542 Richard Petty 1962-41 Starkey Speedway Roanoke, Virginia
68August 1843 Richard Petty International 200 Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, North Carolina
69August 2143 Richard Petty 1962-43 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Spartanburg, South Carolina
70September 3043 Richard Petty Wilkes 320 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
71November 4, 1962 1963 41 Jim Paschal 1963-01 Fairgrounds Raceway Birmingham, Alabama
72November 11, 196243 Richard Petty 1963-02 Golden Gate Speedway Tampa, Florida
73November 22, 196241 Jim Paschal Turkey Day 200 Tar Heel Speedway Randleman, North Carolina
74March 243 Richard Petty 1963-08 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Spartanburg, South Carolina
75March 343 Richard Petty 1963-09 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Weaverville, North Carolina
76April 1443 Richard Petty South Boston 400 South Boston Speedway South Boston, Virginia
77April 1543 Jim Paschal 1963-18 Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, North Carolina
78April 2143 Richard Petty Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
79April 2843 Richard Petty Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
80May 241 Richard Petty Columbia 200 Columbia Speedway Cayce, South Carolina
81May 543 Jim Paschal 1963-22 Tar Heel Speedway Randleman, North Carolina
82May 1841 Richard Petty 1963-24 Old Dominion Speedway Manassas, Virginia
83June 941 Richard Petty 1963-27 Fairgrounds Raceway Birmingham, Alabama
84July 2143 Richard Petty 1963-36 Bridgehampton Raceway Bridgehampton, New York
85July 3041 Richard Petty Pickens 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Greenville, South Carolina
86August 442 Jim Paschal Nashville 400 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Tennessee
87August 843 Richard Petty Sandlapper 200 Columbia Speedway Cayce, South Carolina
88October 543 Richard Petty 1963-51 Tar Heel Speedway Randleman, North Carolina
89October 2041 Richard Petty South Boston 400 South Boston Speedway South Boston, Virginia
90December 29, 1963 1964 43 Richard Petty Sunshine 200 Savannah Speedway Savannah, Georgia
91February 2343 Richard Petty Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida
92May 1743 Richard Petty 1964-24 South Boston Speedway South Boston, Virginia
93May 2441 Jim Paschal World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina
94June 1143 Richard Petty 1964-29 New Concord Speedway Concord, North Carolina
95June 1443 Richard Petty Music City 200 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Tennessee
96June 2643 Richard Petty 1964-34 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Spartanburg, South Carolina
97August 243 Richard Petty Nashville 400 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Tennessee
98August 1643 Richard Petty Mountaineer 500 West Virginia International Speedway Ona, West Virginia
99October 2541 Richard Petty 1964-60 Harris Speedway Harris, North Carolina
100July 31 1965 43 Richard Petty Nashville 400 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Tennessee
101August 843 Richard Petty Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Weaverville, North Carolina
102September 1043 Richard Petty Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Speedway Hickory, North Carolina
103September 1743 Richard Petty 1965-48 Old Dominion Speedway Manassas, Virginia
104November 14, 1965 1966 42 Richard Petty Georgia Cracker 300 Augusta Speedway Augusta, Georgia
105February 2743 Richard Petty Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida
106April 3043 Richard Petty Rebel 400 Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina
107May 743 Richard Petty Tidewater 250 Langley Field Speedway Hampton, Virginia
108May 1043 Richard Petty Speedy Morelock 200 Middle Georgia Raceway Byron, Georgia
109May 2242 Marvin Panch World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina
110June 1243 Richard Petty Fireball 300 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Weaverville, North Carolina
111July 3043 Richard Petty Nashville 400 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Tennessee
112August 743 Richard Petty Dixie 400 Atlanta International Raceway Hampton, Georgia
113November 13, 1966 1967 43 Richard Petty Augusta 300 Augusta Speedway Augusta, Georgia
114March 543 Richard Petty Fireball 300 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Weaverville, North Carolina
115April 643 Richard Petty Columbia 200 Columbia Speedway Cayce, South Carolina
116April 943 Richard Petty Hickory 250 Hickory Speedway Hickory, North Carolina
117April 2343 Richard Petty Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
118April 3043 Richard Petty Richmond 250 Virginia State Fairgrounds Richmond, Virginia
119May 1343 Richard Petty Rebel 400 Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina
120May 2043 Richard Petty Tidewater 250 Langley Field Speedway Hampton, Virginia
121June 643 Richard Petty Macon 300 Middle Georgia Raceway Byron, Georgia
122June 843 Richard Petty East Tennessee 200 Smoky Mountain Raceway Maryville, Tennessee
123June 1843 Richard Petty Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina
124June 2443 Richard Petty Pickens 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Greenville, South Carolina
125July 943 Richard Petty Northern 300 Trenton Speedway Trenton, New Jersey
126July 1343 Richard Petty 1967-31 Fonda Speedway Fonda, New York
127July 1543 Richard Petty Islip 300 Islip Speedway Islip, New York
128July 2343 Richard Petty Volunteer 500 Bristol International Speedway Bristol, Tennessee
129July 2943 Richard Petty Nashville 400 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Tennessee
130August 1243 Richard Petty Myers Brothers 250 Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, North Carolina
131August 1743 Richard Petty Sandlapper 200 Columbia Speedway Cayce, South Carolina
132August 2543 Richard Petty 1967-39 Savannah Speedway Savannah, Georgia
133September 443 Richard Petty Southern 500 Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina
134September 843 Richard Petty Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Speedway Hickory, North Carolina
135September 1043 Richard Petty Capital City 300 Virginia State Fairgrounds Richmond, Virginia
136September 1543 Richard Petty Maryland 300 Beltsville Speedway Beltsville, Maryland
137September 1743 Richard Petty Hillsboro 150 Orange Speedway Hillsborough, North Carolina
138September 2443 Richard Petty Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
139October 143 Richard Petty Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
140November 26, 1967 1968 43 Richard Petty Alabama 200 Montgomery Speedway Montgomery, Alabama
141April 743 Richard Petty Hickory 250 Hickory Speedway Hickory, North Carolina
142April 1343 Richard Petty Greenville 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Greenville, South Carolina
143May 3143 Richard Petty Asheville 300 New Asheville Speedway Asheville, North Carolina
144June 643 Richard Petty East Tennessee 200 Smoky Mountain Raceway Maryville, Tennessee
145June 843 Richard Petty 1968-22 Fairgrounds Raceway Birmingham, Alabama
146June 2243 Richard Petty Pickens 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Greenville, South Carolina
147July 943 Richard Petty Maine 300 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford, Maine
148July 1143 Richard Petty Fonda 200 Fonda Speedway Fonda, New York
149July 2543 Richard Petty Smoky Mountain 200 Smoky Mountain Raceway Maryville, Tennessee
150August 2343 Richard Petty 1968-37 South Boston Speedway South Boston, Virginia
151September 843 Richard Petty Capital City 300 Virginia State Fairgrounds Richmond, Virginia
152September 1543 Richard Petty Hillsboro 150 Orange Speedway Hillsborough, North Carolina
153September 2243 Richard Petty Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
154September 2943 Richard Petty Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
155October 2743 Richard Petty American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina
156November 17, 1968 1969 43 Richard Petty Georgia 500 Middle Georgia Raceway Byron, Georgia
157February 143 Richard Petty Motor Trend 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California
158April 2743 Richard Petty Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
159June 1943 Richard Petty Kingsport 250 Kingsport Speedway Kingsport, Tennessee
160July 643 Richard Petty Mason-Dixon 300 Dover Downs International Speedway Dover, Delaware
161July 1543 Richard Petty Maryland 300 Beltsville Speedway Beltsville, Maryland
162July 2643 Richard Petty Nashville 400 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Tennessee
163July 2743 Richard Petty Smoky Mountain 200 Smoky Mountain Raceway Maryville, Tennessee
164August 2243 Richard Petty Myers Brothers 250 Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, North Carolina
165September 2843 Richard Petty Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
166February 22 1970 40 Pete Hamilton Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida
167March 843 Richard Petty Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina
168March 1543 Richard Petty Savannah 200 Savannah Speedway Savannah, Georgia
169April 1240 Pete Hamilton Alabama 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Lincoln, Alabama
170April 1843 Richard Petty Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
[note 2] April 3043 Richard Petty Columbia 200 Columbia Speedway Cayce, South Carolina
171June 1443 Richard Petty Falstaff 400 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California
172June 2643 Richard Petty Kingsport 100 Kingsport Speedway Kingsport, Tennessee
173July 743 Richard Petty Albany-Saratoga 250 Albany-Saratoga Speedway Malta, New York
174July 1243 Richard Petty Schaefer 300 Trenton Speedway Trenton, New Jersey
175July 2443 Richard Petty East Tennessee 200 Smoky Mountain Raceway Maryville, Tennessee
176August 243 Richard Petty Dixie 500 Atlanta International Raceway Hampton, Georgia
177August 1143 Richard Petty West Virginia 300 International Raceway Park Ona, West Virginia
178August 2340 Pete Hamilton Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Lincoln, Alabama
179August 2843 Richard Petty Myers Brothers 250 Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, North Carolina
180August 2943 Richard Petty Halifax County 100 South Boston Speedway South Boston, Virginia
181September 1343 Richard Petty Capital City 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Richmond, Virginia
182September 2043 Richard Petty Mason-Dixon 300 Dover Downs International Speedway Dover, Delaware
[note 2] September 3043 Richard Petty Home State 200 [note 3] State Fairgrounds Speedway Raleigh, North Carolina
183October 1843 Richard Petty Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
184November 843 Richard Petty Georgia 500 Middle Georgia Raceway Byron, Georgia
185February 14 1971 43 Richard Petty Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida
186March 743 Richard Petty Richmond 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Richmond, Virginia
187March 1443 Richard Petty Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina
188March 2143 Richard Petty Hickory 276 Hickory Speedway Hickory, North Carolina
189April 843 Richard Petty Columbia 200 Columbia Speedway Cayce, South Carolina
190April 1543 Richard Petty Maryville 200 Smoky Mountain Raceway Maryville, Tennessee
191April 1843 Richard Petty Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
192April 2543 Richard Petty Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
193May 211 Buddy Baker Rebel 400 Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina
194May 2143 Richard Petty Asheville 300 New Asheville Speedway Asheville, North Carolina
195June 2643 Richard Petty Pickens 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Greenville, South Carolina
196July 1443 Richard Petty Albany-Saratoga 250 Albany-Saratoga Speedway Malta, New York
197July 1543 Richard Petty Islip 250 Islip Speedway Islip, New York
198July 1843 Richard Petty Northern 300 Trenton Speedway Trenton, New Jersey
199July 2443 Richard Petty Nashville 420 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Tennessee
200August 143 Richard Petty Dixie 500 Atlanta International Raceway Hampton, Georgia
201August 843 Richard Petty West Virginia 500 International Raceway Park Ona, West Virginia
202August 2743 Richard Petty Sandlapper 200 Columbia Speedway Cayce, South Carolina
203October 1743 Richard Petty Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Dover, Delaware
204October 2443 Richard Petty American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina
205November 1443 Richard Petty Capital City 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Richmond, Virginia
206December 1243 Richard Petty Texas 500 Texas World Speedway College Station, Texas
207January 23 1972 43 Richard Petty Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California
208February 2743 Richard Petty Richmond 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Richmond, Virginia
209April 2343 Richard Petty Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
210April 3043 Richard Petty Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
211May 2811 Buddy Baker World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina
212June 2543 Richard Petty Lone Star 500 Texas World Speedway College Station, Texas
213September 1043 Richard Petty Capital City 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Richmond, Virginia
214September 2443 Richard Petty Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
215October 143 Richard Petty Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
216February 18 1973 43 Richard Petty Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida
217February 2543 Richard Petty Richmond 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Richmond, Virginia
218April 843 Richard Petty Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
219June 1043 Richard Petty Alamo 500 Texas World Speedway College Station, Texas
220September 943 Richard Petty Capital City 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Richmond, Virginia
221September 3043 Richard Petty Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
222February 17 1974 43 Richard Petty Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida
223March 343 Richard Petty Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina
224April 2143 Richard Petty Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
225May 1143 Richard Petty Music City USA 420 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Tennessee
226June 1643 Richard Petty Motor State 360 Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan
227July 2843 Richard Petty Dixie 500 Atlanta International Raceway Hampton, Georgia
228August 443 Richard Petty Purolator 500 Pocono International Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania
229August 1143 Richard Petty Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Lincoln, Alabama
230September 843 Richard Petty Capital City 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Richmond, Virginia
231September 1543 Richard Petty Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Dover, Delaware
232February 23 1975 43 Richard Petty Richmond 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Richmond, Virginia
233March 1643 Richard Petty Southeastern 500 Bristol International Speedway Bristol, Tennessee
234March 2343 Richard Petty Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway Hampton, Georgia
235April 643 Richard Petty Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
236April 2743 Richard Petty Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
237May 2543 Richard Petty World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina
238June 843 Richard Petty Tuborg 400 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California
239July 443 Richard Petty Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida
240August 2443 Richard Petty Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan
241September 1443 Richard Petty Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Dover, Delaware
242September 2143 Richard Petty Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
243October 543 Richard Petty National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina
244November 243 Richard Petty Volunteer 500 Bristol International Speedway Bristol, Tennessee
245February 29 1976 43 Richard Petty Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina
246August 143 Richard Petty Purolator 500 Pocono International Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania
247October 2443 Richard Petty American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina
248March 13 1977 43 Richard Petty Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina
249March 2043 Richard Petty Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway Hampton, Georgia
250May 2943 Richard Petty World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina
251June 1243 Richard Petty NAPA 400 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California
252July 443 Richard Petty Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida
253February 18 1979 43 Richard Petty Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida
254April 2243 Richard Petty Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
255August 1943 Richard Petty Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan
256September 1643 Richard Petty CRC Chemicals 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Dover, Delaware
257October 2143 Richard Petty American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina
258April 20 1980 43 Richard Petty Northwestern Bank 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
259May 1043 Richard Petty Music City USA 420 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Tennessee
260February 15 1981 43 Richard Petty Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida
261April 543 Richard Petty Northwestern Bank 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
262August 1643 Richard Petty Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan
263March 6/13 [note 4] 1983 43 Richard Petty Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina
264May 143 Richard Petty Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Lincoln, Alabama
265October 943 Richard Petty Miller High Life 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina
266October 27 1996 43 Bobby Hamilton Dura Lube 500 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona
267October 27 1997 43 Bobby Hamilton AC Delco 400 North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina
268April 18 1999 43 John Andretti Goody's Body Pain 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia
  1. Richard Petty originally took the checkered flag to win his first NASCAR Grand National race. Second place finisher Lee Petty protested the result, asking for a recount of the race's scorecards. NASCAR officials recounted the scorecards and awarded the win to Lee Petty, placing Richard in second. [4]
  2. 1 2 Petty Enterprises leased a dirt track car from owner Don Robertson, and the win is credited to Robertson.
  3. This was the final NASCAR Cup race held on a dirt track until 2021.
  4. The race was stopped just past a quarter distance due to rain and resumed a week later.

Exhibition Races

NASCAR Exhibition victories [5]
No.DateSeasonCar #DriverRaceTrackLocation
1February 8 1964 43 Richard Petty Daytona 500 Pole Position Race #2 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida
2July 29 1973 43 Richard Petty ACME Super Saver 500 [note 1] Pocono International Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania
3February 17 1977 43 Richard Petty Qualifying Race #1 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida
  1. Race was run under USAC Stock Car Series sanctioning.

Wins by driver

Eight drivers won at least one points race for Petty Enterprises in the Cup Series; Lee and Richard Petty combined to win 250 of the 268 races.

NASCAR Cup Series victories by driver [3]
DriverWins
(Points)
Wins
(Exhibition)
First Win
(Points)
Last Win
(Points)
Richard Petty 196319601983
Lee Petty 54019491961
Jim Paschal 9019621964
Pete Hamilton 3019701970
Buddy Baker 2019711972
Bobby Hamilton 2019961997
Marvin Panch 1019661966
John Andretti 1019991999

Convertible Division

The Petty's ran part-time in the NASCAR Convertible Division from 1957 to 1959, winning three races. [6] [7]

NASCAR Convertible Division victories [8] [9]
No.DateSeasonCar #DriverRaceTrackLocation
1May 16 1958 42 Lee Petty 1958-10 Southern States Fairgrounds Charlotte, North Carolina
2July 18 1959 43 Richard Petty 1959-13 Columbia Speedway Cayce, South Carolina
3July 31 1959 42 Lee Petty 1959-14 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Greenville, South Carolina

Truck Series

Petty Enterprises fielded an entry in the NASCAR Truck Series from the inaugural season in 1995 to the 2002 season, winning two races with Jimmy Hensley. [10]

NASCAR Truck Series victories [10]
No.DateSeasonCar #DriverRaceTrackLocation
1August 15 1998 43 Jimmy Hensley Federated Auto Parts 250 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Tennessee
2April 17 1999 43 Jimmy Hensley NAPA 250 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia

ARCA Series

In 1979, Petty fielded Kyle Petty in the ARCA series for a race at Daytona, which he won. In 1998, Adam Petty made two starts for the team, winning once, and in 2007 Chad McCumbee ran at Pocono, winning the race. [11]

ARCA Series victories [11]
No.DateSeasonCar #DriverRaceTrackLocation
1February 11 1979 44 Kyle Petty Daytona ARCA 200 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida
2September 30 1998 45 Adam Petty EasyCare Certified 100 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina
3June 9 2007 62 Chad McCumbee Pocono 200 Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania

Winston West Series

Richard Petty competed in eight Winston West Series races from 1964 to 1984, winning three times at Phoenix International Raceway. [12]

NASCAR Winston West victories [12]
No.DateSeasonCar #DriverRaceTrackLocation
1November 26 1978 43 Richard Petty Arizona NAPA 250 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona
2November 23 1980 43 Richard Petty Arizona Winston 250 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona
3November 29 1981 43 Richard Petty Warner W. Hodgdon 250 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona

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Petty Enterprises was a NASCAR racing team based in Level Cross, North Carolina, USA. It was founded by Lee Petty with his two sons Richard Petty and Maurice Petty. The team was later owned by Richard Petty, his son Kyle Petty and Boston Ventures. At the time of its folding the team operated the No. 43 and No. 45 Dodge Chargers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Petty Enterprises ran from 1949 until 2008. The team closed shop in January 2009 and merged with Gillett Evernham Motorsports after sponsorship could not be found for any of the cars in the Petty stable; the merged team took the name Richard Petty Motorsports, adopting a logo similar to that of Petty Enterprises' logo. In 2021, Richard Petty Motorsports became Petty GMS Motorsports, and in 2023 the team rebranded as Legacy Motor Club.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Childress Racing</span> Auto-racing company

Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by Richard Childress. In the Cup Series, the team currently fields two Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 teams: the No. 3 full-time for Austin Dillon and the No. 8 full-time for Kyle Busch. In the Xfinity Series, the team currently fields three Chevrolet Camaro teams: the No. 2 full-time for Sheldon Creed, the No. 3 part-time for Ty Dillon, and the No. 21 full-time for Austin Hill. RCR has had at least one car successfully qualify for every Cup race since 1972, the longest such active streak, and is known for the longstanding use of the number 3 on its primary race car.

Chad McCumbee is an American stock car racing driver. He currently drives in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and has run four full seasons in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He is also known for his portrayal of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trent Owens</span> American racing driver and crew chief

Trent T. Owens is an American stock car racing driver and crew chief who works for Kaulig Racing as the crew chief for their No. 31 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE in the NASCAR Cup Series, driven by Justin Haley. He was previously a driver in what was then known as the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series. He is also the nephew of seven-time Cup Series champion Richard Petty. Owens previously crew chiefed for Petty's team as well as JTG Daugherty Racing, Braun Racing/Turner Motorsports/Turner Scott Motorsports and Bobby Gerhart Racing.

Jeffrey McClure is an American former stock car racing driver who raced for multiple years in all three major NASCAR series as well as what is now the ARCA Menards Series. McClure has been involved in the ARCA after his driving days are over, working as a team owner and most recently as a crew chief.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dale Inman</span> NASCAR crew chief

Dale Inman is a retired NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Series crew chief from Level Cross, Randolph County, North Carolina. He is best known for being the crew chief of Richard Petty at Petty Enterprises during three decades. They won 188 races and seven championships together. Inman spent most of his career working for Petty Enterprises. He also was the crew chief for Terry Labonte's 1984 championship with Hagan Racing. NASCAR.com contributor Rick Houston said that if the best crew chief was "settled on statistics and statistics alone, Dale Inman is the greatest crew chief of all time." He is credited for starting the main duties of the position including preparation, and driver-pit communication. Inman has the most victories as a NASCAR crew chief at 193, 188 of which were with Richard Petty. Inman won five additional races from 1982 to 1984 with Tim Richmond and Terry Labonte.

Jeremy Petty is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently works as a crew chief on the No. 7 car in the ARCA Menards Series for driver Eric Caudell and his team, CCM Racing. Petty previously competed in the ARCA Series as a driver, including running one full season in 2009 for Hixson Motorsports. He also made one attempt in both the NASCAR Nationwide and Truck Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erik Jones</span> American racing driver

Erik Benjamin Jones is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Legacy Motor Club. His nicknames are EJ, his initials, and That Jones Boy, given to him by announcer Ken Squier. Until 2021, Jones had spent his entire NASCAR and ARCA career with Toyota, and while in their driver development program, he won the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship.

Maurice Petty was an American NASCAR crew chief and engine builder for Petty Enterprises, of which he was part owner. He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2011. He was subsequently enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2014. He was the first engine builder to be inducted into that Hall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chase Briscoe</span> American racing driver

Chase David Wayne Briscoe is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 14 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing. He also owns a World of Outlaws sprint car racing team, Chase Briscoe Racing. He won the 2016 ARCA Racing Series championship.

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