Car No. 43 through the years in NASCAR | NASCAR.com
Jul 2, 2019 · Richard Petty's No. 43 edges out Bill Elliott's No. 9 for the checkered flag at Rockingham in March 1983 to get back on a winning track.
Richard Petty - Wikipedia
Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 43 Plymouth/Pontiac for Petty Enterprises. He is one of the members of the Petty ...
The King’s Garage: Richard Petty’s Cars - Carsforsale.com
Mar 23, 2023 · A good number of the 268 Petty Enterprises wins can be chalked up to the number 43 that was worn by Richard Petty starting back in 1958. Richard Petty was introduced as a NASCAR stock car driver back in 1958. His car of choice back then was a 1957 Oldsmobile 88 that featured a unique detachable roof.
Drivers of the No. 43 in NASCAR history
Oct 21, 2020 · In 2018, Richard Petty Motorsports named Bubba Wallace as the full-time driver in the No. 43 in the NASCAR Cup Series.
43 — The r/NASCAR Historian
In NASCAR Cup Series competition the #43 car has started more races than any other number. The number has started 2,240 races and has 200 wins, 122 poles, 580 top 5s, and 854 top 10s. Richard “The King” Petty has the one of longest and most successful career anyone has …
1971 Plymouth Road Runner – The Richard Petty Driven …
Jun 10, 2019 · This Road Runner was the 1971 NASCAR Grand National championship winning car driven by “The King” Richard Petty, interestingly it was also the last stock car to win a NASCAR Grand National championship using a production-based body and engine.
NASCAR: Richard Petty, why he used No. 43 - FOX SPORTS
Jan 12, 2016 · And the one that started it all: Richard Petty’s No. 43. ‘The King’ carried the digits almost exclusively throughout his record-setting career. Petty piloted the No. 43 to all but eight of his 200 of his career Sprint Cup wins, and all seven of his championship triumphs.
Richard Petty through the years, career highlights | NASCAR
2017: NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty drives the No. 43 STP Plymouth on the parade laps for the Bojangles' Southern 500. Petty was reluctant to pull off the track, so NASCAR showed 'The...
Richard Petty's 200th Victory Car - Smithsonian Institution
This Pontiac No. 43 — that number was Richard Petty's hallmark, as No. 42 was for his father's cars — follows the 1984 design rules. Note the tubular space-frame, specially built body, racing wheels and tires, and safety gear in the interior.
Richard Petty: NASCAR win in 43 car at Darlington ends 55-year …
Sep 8, 2022 · Before the checkered flag waved over Erik Jones’ Petty-GMS Racing Chevrolet on Sunday night at Darlington Raceway, 55 years had passed to the day since Richard Petty’s famed No. 43 had...
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