Richard Petty has a record 200 wins in the NASCAR Cup Series to go along with seven championships. The Hall of Fame driver known as “The King” and his family have been with the stock car series since its inception in 1948. He turned 87 this week and says his family should be hailed for something far bigger than anything it did in NASCAR. Petty wants the family legacy to be the Victory Junction Gang Camp, which was opened in 2004 for chronically ill children as a way to honor his late grandson.
Richard Petty, ‘The King’ of NASCAR, says camp for seriously ill children is family’s true legacy
Bruce Kropp
Jul 4, 2024 | 8:06 AM
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