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Remember the athletes who’ve come before us and set the standards of excellence for today.
Petty hooked America with his charisma and NASCAR talent, and is a legend of the game.
Just 10 days after his 21st birthday in 1958, Richard Petty started the engine of his Oldsmobile and his first NASCAR race was on. When it was over, he’d placed sixth, and had officially begun his career that would span 35 years, cover 1,184 races, and change the face of racing.
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